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Discussion topic: Considering upgrade to fiber

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This message was authored by: Stephenward45

Considering upgrade to fiber

I've been having issues with the bandwidth for years and fiber is finally in my area. If I upgrade to fiber will sky send me a new hub ( currently one srugglea to handle 30mbps so would not cope with 500mbps) or would I need to get my own?
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This message was authored by: Chrisee

Re: Considering upgrade to fiber

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Stephenward45 assuming you currdntly have a Sky Broadband hub - the upright black model - there is no guarantee Sky will replace it with the newer and potentially faster Sky Max hub shich is white. Both hubs comfotably handle cconnection speeds up to 900Mb/s over Ethernet although the black hub tops out around 650Mb/s over WiFi as it is a WiFi5 device while the white hub supports WiFi6.

 

The black hubs support Sky Q so are a better match if you have those TV boxes, the white hub doesnt so there are compromises in the way tge TV boxes work. If you definitely want the white hub you caan get one by adding Sky's WiFi Max package to your order but be careful what you wish for as thec**bleep**e hubs are evdn more locked down than the model you currently have. .

 

 

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