@GuyTrem wrote:
I just called them and was told it was logistical supply issues why I am getting the 4.2 hub. I was advised to wait till my system was activated and then call back to requerst a free upgrade.
Failing that I might just buy one off Ebay .
The question is....are they actually better than the 4.2 hub ?, I would have thought so considering they are ...what 4 years newer in technology ?
Thst depends on your definition of better. The new white hub does offer WiFi6 against the WiFi5 of the black hub which means in the area close to to the hub devices that support that standard can access the full 900Mb/s of the fastest package Sky sell while the hub 4.2 tops out around 700Mb/s. In practice however very few apps or activities can ever use that extra bandwidth so while speedtests look better in practice nothing is lost. Move two rooms away and speeds are similar. The new hub's can use a wider range of 5GHz channels that can helpif your home is subject to interference.
If you have Sky Q boxes the black hubs are a far better match as the tv boxes act as wifi extenders a function you lose with the white hub. Having had both routers I find them much the same. The newer hubs are more locked down but easier for a novice as settings are in the My Sky app shile the black hub still uses a less user friendly web interface which allows more options like the ability to split WiFi bands and manually control channels used etc whichbtge app does not allow.
In terms of range I found they are both roughly the same so I use a third party system operating in wifi access mode for my own wifi devices.
Dont buy off eBay as the newer hubs have to be added to the My Sky app by Sky to ooerate correctly.
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65inch Sky Glass, 3 Sky Streaming Pucks, Sky Ultrafast + and Sky SR213(white Wifi Max hub) main Wifi from 3 TP-Link Deco M4 units in access point mode
