05-08-2025 06:01 PM
First up I should state that I have reported the issue posted below to EE Customer Services, but I thought it worthwhile posting here in case others are searching.
I have a new service connected (1.6gbps service) with a Smart Hub Pro and multiple Smart Wifi Pros. I thankfully have an ethernet network plumbed in, so all the Smart Wifi Pros are connected via ethernet directly back into the Smart Hub Pro.
What I have noticed is that if you connect an Apple TV to the Smart Hub Pro via the second ethernet socket on the Smart Hub Pro, you will experience connectivity issues and speed issues (speeds drop down to 100-150mbps when measured using the SpeedTest app). Connectivity issues range from apple authentication issues to a few other odd gremlins. If I place a switch inbetween the Smart Hub Pro and the Apple TV, the speeds go back up to maximum (1gbps), and the connectivity issues disappear, so the software/firmware issue seems to be directly correlated to having the Apple TV directly connected to the Smart Wifi Pro using ethernet.
I have been able to replicate the issue with multiple Apple TVs and multiple Smart Hub Pros, so the issue definitely seems to be a software/firmware related issue - it is not a hardware issue. Plugging an Apple TV directly into the router (Smart Hub Pro) does not exhibit the issue, so it is only via the extenders.
Hopefully the issue will be fixed in a future update, although it does make me wonder whether any other devices experience issues when connected to the Smart Wifi Pro via the ethernet socket.
11-08-2025 05:47 PM
@TraderTravel - is the degradation immediate for your Apple devices, or does it kick in over time similar to what @wenklaw is reporting?
@wenklaw wrote:And I’m also unable to connect to my openvpn host I have running on my NAS (on the same network) if the device trying to connect is connected to the EE WiFi pro. If the device is connected to the EE router it can connect to my OpenVPN host no problem.
This has been reported elsewhere.
15-08-2025 04:33 PM
This is going to sound strange but it varies.
I have an Apple TV downstairs where it is immediate each time I go via the smart wifi pro, whereas upstairs it’s progressive (sometimes).
Regardless it always becomes an issue.
The speed for me is not the key issue, it’s the glitchy authentication issues.