Virgin Hub 3 alternative

flarumfan

Is there anything anyone can suggest that would suitable (and not cost the earth) to replace the Virgin Hub 3 that they give you, it’s of course junk and it provides little coverage to the top room in the house.

Would a mesh WiFi system be of better use or just a different router altogether?

Thanks 😊

phenomlab

flarumfan the immediate thought here would be just to use a WiFi extender. You can also use power line adapters to achieve the same objective and get a reliable connection.

flarumfan

We already have boosters, they do the trick but could be better, there does seem a general complaint against the hub 3 router.

phenomlab

flarumfan if the presentation is still Ethernet (which it should be for cable as it’s a standard) then you should arguably be able to use another type of router, or if that’s not possible, you can still attach another router to the hub and use that to serve the wi-fi.

Sounds crazy, but it does in fact work.

flarumfan

I know you can put the hub 3 into modem and add another box, I’ve been thinking of doing this 👍🏻 I just need to find a suitable new router.

phenomlab

flarumfan yes, it’s often referred to as bridge mode. This way, the traffic is passed onto the next device in the chain (usually via the DMZ port that all routers have - typically port 4).

By putting the Virgin hub into bridge mode, the router then needs to assume control over the traffic in terms of acting as the gateway, and providing internet access.