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EE’s new WiFi 7 router

TuckerUK
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Just seen on ISPreview that EE are releasing a new WiFi 7 router later this year. Hopefully it come with 2.5gb or 10gb ports so it’s future proof with the new 1.6gb package that’s being released to the public soon. 

 

 

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/02/first-pictures-of-ees-new-wifi-7-uk-broadband-router-e...

 

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Bluenose_Dave
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It getting closer to launch after this EE announcement and it has 2.5gb lan ports 

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/09/ee-uk-launches-wi-fi-7-broadband-router-and-5g-standal...

FFTP Busiest Home Bundle 1.6Gb,
Smart hub Pro and 3 backhauled smart WiFi Pro extenders
WiFi 7 devices iPhone 16 Pro Max
UkzVortex98
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Yes But it seems that Smart Hub Pro is being locked to 1.6 and up and there is still no update on if they will bring digital voice to 1.6gbps when Vodafone can give you 1.6gbps with Digital Voice but you can't have voicemail online you got to have handset with voicemail build in to it

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cliffy37
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@UkzVortex98 I wouldnt touch digital voice, just get a good VOIP provider instead if you still require a landline

Bluenose_Dave
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I’m on 1.6gb so be long over due not options to get the pro router yet

 

FFTP Busiest Home Bundle 1.6Gb,
Smart hub Pro and 3 backhauled smart WiFi Pro extenders
WiFi 7 devices iPhone 16 Pro Max
Ben570
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I would much rather buy a Netgear, TP-Link, <insert another reputable brand here> router than use any hub from EE. They are crippling features, for example custom DNS, DDNS, and an in-built web admin interface are all absent from the Smart hub but were features on previous hardware like the BrightBox models. And users are being forced to use the EE app for smartphones to manage their routers, but the app is fundamentally an advertising platform for EE first and you have to go into sub-menus to access the router management features. And to top it off, the app is buggy, slow, unreliable and is a lesson in how not to do  usability. I would definitely not be getting excited for any future hardware they produce. 

Niklaus3
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Sorry if I'm late jumping on this post but I just wanted to share my experience!

I'm on the 1.6Gb package and I had spoken to one guide last night who claimed he had placed the order for my new wifi 7 hub as I asked for it to replace my hub 6.

Royal mail text never came through and I called again today, a nice gent I spoke to said he apologises for what i was told but its not possible as the system doesn't allow them to change my package.

I called again at 12 today and spoke with the "next gen" team and he again apologised but told me ALL existing 1.6gb customers WILL be recieving these new hubs. They are going to proactively send them out when the system updates in the next 72 hours and I will have mine by Wed/Thursday next week.

May be worth calling the next gen team and telling them you want to be put on the "list" to recieve the new hub if you are on the 1.6gb package.

I was also informed that anyone on a lesser package just has to "upgrade" their hub to be able to get it which they can already do. I assume this comes with a £10 cost I was told about on a previous call.

Granted I did give them 2 options prior to being told all of this which were as follows:

1.Supply me with the new WiFi 7 hub and I will be happy.

2. I would raise a complaint with my service as I'm paying for 1.6gb and only recieving 900mb in which case I would go down the route of being refunded my previous month's where I have not recieved these speeds via Ethernet and then ultimately get the new hub regardless because of not recieving the correct speeds.

(My modem recieves 1.6gb+ however all engineers only have the capability of testing to 1gb due to that being the maximum output of the Hub 6 via ethernet).

Hope this can help someone in getting this new hub which *hopefully* works correctly.

I spoke with EE this morning and was told exactly the same thing regarding the 72 hours and all existing 1.6gb customers getting the new hub.