Upgrade to BT Homehub?

notagser

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I currently have my home pc connected via BT Voyager 2100 router.
Kids and work laptops connect wirelessly through this.
I have now got a couple of BT homehubs (Kids now home from uni!)
Question is: Is it worth changing the voyager to a homehub, or am I better just sticking with something that seem to work fine? Is the 802.11n wireless standard of the homehub significantly better than the 802.11g of the voyager?
(I'm not on BT broadband)
 
I have to admit, I really like the Voyager so I'd say stick with that. Unless you're doing lots of transferring of large files wirelessly (in which case, wrong technology for the job) I'd stick with the Voyager.
Plus, you'd only have to go through the setup and configuration of all the computers and the router all over again.
 
I did

I upgraded to the Homehub because my Voyager 2100 needed resetting constantly. The connection is now far more stable and I am able to get wireless reception in parts of the house that previously needed a wired connection from the Voyager.
 
I'd leave it, the home hub installs reams of pernicious software on your system and disables your normal networking software in XP, which is actually quite good. If you want to upgrade, I'd get a Netgear router (this one is the n- standard which will work, doesn't need software and removes any need for you to speak to the inappropriately named BT help desk, ever.
 


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