topic Re: Upgrading to Wifi 7 Smart Hub Pro without full fibre? in Broadband & Landline

Upgrading to Wifi 7 Smart Hub Pro without full fibre?

Chris_Gee — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:15:26 GMT

It's all in the title. Can some technical whizz break down the pros and cons?

Essentially, is it a good idea to upgrade from Smart Hub2 to Smart Hub Pro wifi 7 when I only have the normal 67 fibre package and not the full fibre?

Have people done this, and does it noticably improve 1) Speed 2) Latency 3) Range 4) stability ?

Thanks

Chris

Re: Upgrading to Wifi 7 Smart Hub Pro without full fibre?

tnj — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:20:30 GMT

The Smart Hub Pro WiFi 7 does not have an ADSL/Gfast modem and would require an external modem for FTTC.

Re: Upgrading to Wifi 7 Smart Hub Pro without full fibre?

Chris_B — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:48:14 GMT

@Chris_Gee The speed is governed by your contracted tariff speed. Ie 67meg you’ll not get faster because of having a wifi 7 router it’s still 67 meg.

Re: Upgrading to Wifi 7 Smart Hub Pro without full fibre?

XRaySpeX — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:12:36 GMT

It would be overkill even if it had a DSL modem or you'd supply 1.