VirginMedia@360M - Compal Modem / Hub 3.0

Glad I decided to keep the tp link

Yggr of Asgard wrote: »

As soon as I change the 5 GHZ network back to the "802.11 a/n/ac mixed" speed tests are back down to 25/23 Mbps, so it looks like the hub does not like mixed network and bumps all the devices down to slower connection.

Mixed mode has never really worked one, one shít client and everyones in the dark age.

I keep anything that isnt new and proven off 5Ghz, decent kit only.


If you live in an apartment block or terraced house 2.4 can unfortunately be considered almost dead though, unfortunately, so you may not have that choice.

ED E wrote: »

Mixed mode has never really worked one, one shít client and everyones in the dark age.

I keep anything that isnt new and proven off 5Ghz, decent kit only.


If you live in an apartment block or terraced house 2.4 can unfortunately be considered almost dead though, unfortunately, so you may not have that choice.

My old netgear never had the problem.

However now that I have done the configuration changes to the HUB it is working really well.

I'm streaming via a Sonos Bridge to 4 speakers internet HD radio, to 1 Speaker FLAC from the NAS, the Apple TV (AC) is streaming a NAS movie fine with no skipping when forwarding, the other Apple TV (3rd Gen) is streaming Netflix just fine and the Skype For Business Phone call I am on right now is also of good quality.

I think I give this a couple of days to see how it continues and than see if I need a new router to make the leap into AC.

For 360 you need the new hub.

Existing customers can upgrade with a new 12 month contract but no equipment fee.

Ctrl Alt Del wrote: »

Anyone here,with the new HUB found out if the device works at 1Gb Full Duplex OR 1Gb Half Duplex on the LAN side !?
The light on my switch indicates half-duplex for the router.
Not a big issues just wodnering why .

Check all cables you are using is at least cat5e or better use Cat 6 cables

paulboland wrote: »

What's the wireless signal strength with the new Hub like for 2.4ghz and 5ghz compared to the horizon box router


Has anyone done a distance test
For both signal and speed tests to see its performance at different floor levels and outside back garden etc

This is a quick test only.

2.4 GHz (set to N only)

iPad
50 meters away from the upstairs Hub in the garden signal very weak, getting 0.78 / 0.91 Mbps.
10 meters away from the hub on the same floor I'm getting 27/32 Mpbs.

Windows 10 Phone
30 meters away from the upstairs Hub in the back of my house I'm getting -89 dBm signal strength with 12/12 Mbps.
1 meter away form the upstairs Hub on the same floor I'm getting -49 dBM signal strength with 24/21 Mbps.

5 GHz (set to AC only)

Laptop
1 meter away from the hub on the same floor connects with 866 Mbps to the hub, speed results similar to LAN with 346/35 Mbps.

Apple TV
About 8 meters away 1 floor down 315/33 Mbps


Hope that helps, I will do some more testing over the weekend.

Seems trying multiple avenues of Virgin contact didn't get me anywhere.

Pretty much tied into my current 240mb until end of contract.

Two options provided to me(existing customer, take what stake you want from being 20+yrs a customer from the original company through all the buyouts)

1) Cancel my current package and moved onto a package basically there for new customers. €95 a month and I get about the same service provision and the 360mb. However additional costs for my two Virgin mobile plans

2) Drop TV and keep everything else I have, for €60 a month. But pay a €200 cancellation fee for breaking early from contract.

Pretty disappointing. Usually defend UPC/Virgin through the price hikes and stuff because I've always been looked after. first time I've received a stone walling, and find it a bit incredible there is no viable offer for existing customers who are on the package they forcefully pushed early last year.

No major deal I guess, just hate not being on the current high end BB speeds. Will revisit my package and bundles when I get to end of contract. My Horizon TV package is still sitting in the wrapper.

bk wrote: »

Could you drop the two Virgin Mobile plans and go with ID mobile instead?

Virgin Mobile is €25 per month, ID mobile are currently offering half price plans for 6 months, so unlimited calls, texts and 20GB data for €15

Virgin 25 × 12 = 300
ID (15 × 6) + (30 × 6) = 270

So ID would be cheaper over a year and of course it is a 30 day contract, so nothing stopping you moving back to Virgin (or another company) after the 6 months).

Might at least help out a little.

Why would anyone do that, isnt ID Three ? and from my own experience three is a horrendous network.

This hub has some strange behavior which continues to make my day.

I assigned a static IP to my NAS in the NAS and the speed dropped to 1/2 of what I had with DHCP. Assigning an IP via the reserve rule in the Hub for the NAS and I got the speed back to normal.

My Sonos Devices (going via a Boost on a LAN port) all work fine (even with FLAC streaming) but the HUB says they are connected as 10 Mbps devices if they are more than 10 meters away. The one near the router shows up as 1000 Mbps. Not that it matters, they work but it's strange.

My Apple TV (4th Gen) only connects to the 2.4 GHz network unless I go into the Hub Wireless/Security settings and deny it the 2.4 GHz network which than forces it onto 5 GHz where it get's excellent speed (8 meters away connects with 866 Mpbs to WiFi and does 315/33 Mbps
internet.

If you do any changes to the IP configuration of the device you are accessing the HUB configuration from make sure you log out because otherwise you can't log onto the page for about 10 minutes as it allows only 1 login at a time.

However the throughput on the 5 GHz AC network is excellent, my Apple TV is streaming from the internet without any issues, from the NAS I have even big movies without a problem.

Now the throughput on 2.4 GHz N is temperamental and seams to be influenced by rain and magic. I can't get consistent performance, sometimes it's excellent and the next minute it's not.

ED E wrote: »

If the 2.4 is erratic limit it to narrow bands, itll collide less and often be significantly more stable.

Really dislike the use of the term hub, a hub is something else in networking terms that this most certainly is not.

Still playing with the settings of the 2.4 to see how I can improve it because if I get that fixed, the "Virgin Media Hub 3.0" works for me as it does my main things (Skype for Business, Sonos, Apple TV) without problems.

Rokta wrote: »

I got it today and I have to say the wireless performance on 5ghz outclasses the Horizon box. However... if you have a Horizon Box and you upgrade to 360 mention to them to make sure to put a splitter into the box.... they forgot it for me and after a call said it will be delivered within 24 hours but atm I disconnect my TV to play around with the new modem.

You should be able to pick up a splitter in Maplin, cheap enough.

paulheu wrote: »

Arriving next Monday. Will go straight to bridge mode.. pfSense will take care of the routing and have a UniFi AC access point up so who cares..

For a home network that is a nice setup.

I made some changes to the 2.4 GHz network settings in the "Virgin Media Hub 3.0" (Channel/Band) and now my devices get a nice 56/36 near the hub and 41/36 at the other side of the house.

It helped also that I moved the Sonos Boost (which creates a mesh Wifi Network) further away from the "Virgin Media Hub 3.0".

So for my entertainment / office setup the "Virgin Media Hub 3.0" is good enough at this point, let's see how it continues to behave if there is more stress.

I have horizon Box and broadband is still active on that

I got the new virgin hub delivered today
I connected up but got no network

I rang Virgin and they told me I have to wait 48 hours for the virgin hub network be active
They have to disable horizon network for me first to get the virgin hub network active

This is crazy it should not take 48 hours in my opinion

Also today I'm noticing my horizon upload speed is 19mb -20mb when it was always 24mb