EE 1.6gbps - Question relating to fibre modem and supplied Hub

[Ultrabeat]

I have ordered the 1.6gbps package from EE which should be going live on 5th December. 

I am currently on BT's Full Fibre 900, so already have the small white fibre model box in my home, but what I would like to know is if this Fibre modem is actually capable of speeds greater than 1gbps, or if an engineer will be needing to change this on the day?

I guess second to this, is the new EE Hub also the modem? I use my own networking equipment and I am trying to prepare what I need to be able to support the upgrade on day one. I know I will be able to put the EE Hub in bridge mode if this is the case, I am just also unsure how many 2.5g ports the new hub has?

[garywood84]

It's absurd that the Hub doesn't have ports to support a wired connection at maximum speed, particularly when it comes to the Smart WiFi Plus. There's little point to the repeater devices if they are not connected to the hub via ethernet cable, because they can only amplify a signal that's already dropping off.

[chipmunk77]

Afraid not, it's with another router that has 2.5gb lan (an Asus rog ax6000).

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[Ultrabeat]

TBF, most people don't need more than 1gig internet and you get to a a point where the servers you download from can't upload as fast as you can download. Don't get me wrong, there is still benefits above 1.6gig to be had, but I would have thought most people getting the 1.6gig package would have some sort of interest in networking and perhaps even have their own equipment.

Most people I know who don't care about downloading stuff just get whatever the most affordable package is for them (usually £35-45 a month)

[chipmunk77]

I only got it because it was cheaper than my existing BT 900, which had crept up to £95+ and they refused to lower.

Wouldn't have bothered either if the ax6000 wasn't conveniently half price at the time, and I had a use for some of its features.

[garywood84]

@chipmunk77 Thought so, mate. I guess that means that you're not using EE Digital Voice? I do, so that's a limiting factor for me in being able to use my own router. When it's eventually possible for me to upgrade to 1.6 Gbps (it's not, currently, because I'm an existing user, and only new provisions can be 1.6 Gbps, according to sales), then I'll either need to port my number over to an alternative VOIP provider, or switch to a different service provider... 

[Stevejo1]

EE hub plus has 2.5 gb port ...the ONT has to also be upgraded to one with a 2.5 gb port ....but you still won't get wired 1600mb speeds unless you buy your own router with 2.5 gb wan and additional 2.5 can port available

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[garywood84]

@Stevejo1 ... Which is a problem for anyone using EE Digital Voice, because that only works through the EE router, and that router has to be the first device connected to the ONT. 

There's pretty much no point to the 1.6 Gbps tier without EE upgrading its hardware.

[Stevejo1]

I would have thought by now most folk wouldn't use a house phone I had a voice number with BT that has never been used ,I think we have had our mobile numbers for about 14 years and ditched using a landlines or voice for about 8 years it's pretty much like having a dvd player and were mid 50's not even part of the young team get an gt-axe16000 asus router and a 2.5 gb hub that will pretty much future proof your self for 5 years + unless you want wifi 7 a gt-be98pro will be out soon only virgin is testing as high as 2.2gb broadband right now and I don't think the hardest gamer will need more than 2.5gb for downloads for a while

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[marvinman66]

You only get an upgraded ONT when you get 1.6 gigabit package. Oh yes BT are releasing a 1.8 gigabit package soon and next year they will up the speeds to 2 gigabit I think it will stay like this for some time ( years ) if you want 1.8 gigabits speed head over to openreach website that did have a link to register when it gets released. To truly get really fast service you need to turn your Wi-Fi off on your router And run  Cat 8 cables And use Wi-Fi 7 from a separate sauce Connected to the router but you may already know this. 

[cliffy37]

Seen 2.1Gbps on speed test and achieved real world speeds of 1.65Gbps downloading from Steam. Of course it helps to have a fast enough hard drive to receive those speeds else the hard drive will bottleneck your downloads. For example when using a Gen 3 NVME i never saw over 1.1Gbps as soon as i moved to Gen 5 NVME i got 1.6Gbps