https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-Smart-Hub-7-Plus-Orientation/m-p/1636975#M143910 <P>Anyone use the Smart Hub 7 Plus on its side rather than upright?</P><P>The shelf space where my existing BT Smarthub 2 is positioned is only 15cm high.</P> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:10:21 GMT townfan63 2026-08-28T09:10:21Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-Smart-Hub-7-Plus-Orientation/m-p/1636975#M143910 <P>Anyone use the Smart Hub 7 Plus on its side rather than upright?</P><P>The shelf space where my existing BT Smarthub 2 is positioned is only 15cm high.</P> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:10:21 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-Smart-Hub-7-Plus-Orientation/m-p/1636975#M143910 townfan63 2026-08-28T09:10:21Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-Smart-Hub-7-Plus-Orientation/m-p/1636981#M143913 <P><a href="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3502090">@townfan63</a>&nbsp;It's designed to be upright, so do use it that way, longer cable and reposition the 7 Plus hub. You will see the advice in the section.</P><P><A href="https://ee.co.uk/help/device-help/smart-hub-7-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EE Smart Hub 7 Device Guide | Broadband Help</A></P><UL><LI>Keep device upright on its stand at all times to avoid overheating.</LI></UL><P>You also can just keep using the BT Smart Hub 2 if you wish, unless you have another specific reason to not do so.</P> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:43:03 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-Smart-Hub-7-Plus-Orientation/m-p/1636981#M143913 JimM11 2026-08-28T09:43:03Z