In reply to a post by wobblyheed:

Is this only suitable for Apple products though?

No, it's just a router.

And having had one, in my opinion it's a long way from being the best value for money on the market.

I'd go with smouty and suggest the Asus RT-N66U; it's what I currently use and it's excellent.

If you want the very best wifi N speeds then buy a top rated AC router as they will have high powered transmitters which give you great wireless speeds on all bands and obviously you have the option of using AC wifi as well. The top 2 AC routers are the Linksys EA6500 and the Asus RT-AC66U, both are highly rated with excellent wifi coverage. Not cheap at around £160 but like with most things in life you get what you pay for. I've got the EA6500 and its a dream to use.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-EA6500-Dual-Band-Wi-...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-AC66U-Diamond-Dual-B...

Other cheaper alternatives to consider are the Asus RT-N66U, Netgear WNDR4500 (N900) or the Linksys EA4500. These are also very good but will cost you at least £100.

In reply to a post by baby_frogmella:

Other cheaper alternatives to consider are the Asus RT-N66U, Netgear WNDR4500 (N900) or the Linksys EA4500. These are also very good but will cost you at least £100.

I have the Linksys EA4500 and it is quite smart (the remote access and the Smart WIFI app for Android are really neat). The smart router software isnt really to my liking though - it reminds me of the ISP branded routers with everything dumbed down or hidden.

The media server is quite good if you don't use it seriously.

In reply to a post by baby_frogmella:

If you want the very best wifi N speeds then buy a top rated AC router as they will have high powered transmitters which give you great wireless speeds on all bands and obviously you have the option of using AC wifi as well. The top 2 AC routers are the Linksys EA6500 and the Asus RT-AC66U, both are highly rated with excellent wifi coverage. Not cheap at around £160 but like with most things in life you get what you pay for. I've got the EA6500 and its a dream to use.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-EA6500-Dual-Band-Wi-...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-AC66U-Diamond-Dual-B...

Other cheaper alternatives to consider are the Asus RT-N66U, Netgear WNDR4500 (N900) or the Linksys EA4500. These are also very good but will cost you at least £100.

Thanks. I have been reading reviews for the asus routers. Im happy to pay upto £150 - £160. However, with top end ac rated routers is I'd need to update usb dongles to match to get the best use out of them.

In reply to a post by wobblyheed:

However, with top end ac rated routers is I'd need to update usb dongles to match to get the best use out of them.

Not really, you could continue to use wifi N only with the Asus RT-AC66 (backwards compatible) and believe me, the wifi N coverage on this router blows the competition away and then one day if you decide to upgrade your wireless clients to AC, you wouldn't need to buy a new router. Like i said, the transmitters in the AC routers are much more powerful than the b/g/n versions and as a result, you will find far superior coverage on all wifi standards (b/g/n/ac) compared to previous generation routers.

Yes, I completely agree. They are WAY more powerful and there is no reason to spend over £100 and not get AC support - it'll have much more life in it that way.

In reply to a post by smouty:

Thanks. The reasons I think the HH3b is rubbish are because the thing doesnt hold linked channels ie say 2 + 6 for more than a few minutes. Once dropped, it doesnt pick up the dropped channel again.

Even the 'experts' on the BT forums say it doesnt handle multiple wireless connections very well.

Frequently, devices connected wirelessly dont show in the Manager interface. Referesh and they still dont show.

I could go on but I think my point is made.

Sorry but I don't agree regarding the wifi. It is doing what it is designed to do and sticks closer to the 802.11N standards than some routers. When using N mode are you using WPA2 only?
Can you see my point about configuring the router correctly?

The HH3 is a 2.4ghz wifi router. It is not recommended to use 40mhz mode on 2.4 ghz due to congestion but if you are in the lucky situation where you are in a relatively clear area then another router may help but I would definitely only consider 5ghz if higher throughput is a primary requirement.

If you are interested there is some background here - http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-fea...

In reply to a post by smouty:

In reply to a post by smouty:

Thanks. The reasons I think the HH3b is rubbish are because the thing doesnt hold linked channels ie say 2 + 6 for more than a few minutes. Once dropped, it doesnt pick up the dropped channel again.

Even the 'experts' on the BT forums say it doesnt handle multiple wireless connections very well.

Frequently, devices connected wirelessly dont show in the Manager interface. Referesh and they still dont show.

I could go on but I think my point is made.

Sorry but I don't agree regarding the wifi. It is doing what it is designed to do and sticks closer to the 802.11N standards than some routers. When using N mode are you using WPA2 only?
Can you see my point about configuring the router correctly?

The HH3 is a 2.4ghz wifi router. It is not recommended to use 40mhz mode on 2.4 ghz due to congestion but if you are in the lucky situation where you are in a relatively clear area then another router may help but I would definitely only consider 5ghz if higher throughput is a primary requirement.

If you are interested there is some background here - http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-fea...

Fraid we'll have to agree to disagree on the HH3 but thanks for the comments again. Lots of people who stick with it are those who really dont know any better or how to optimise home networks.

As I have said, many of the experts on the BT forum acknowledge the HH3's poor wireless qualities and other failings. Its signal degradation a mere couple of metres away is quite amazing considering BT push it so much. As for configuring the HH3, well, there's not an awful lot to configure, is there.

Would you mind providing a link to the BT forum thread you mentioned or your username on that forum.
Cheers.

In reply to a post by billford:

In reply to a post by wobblyheed:

Is this only suitable for Apple products though?

No, it's just a router.

And having had one, in my opinion it's a long way from being the best value for money on the market.

I'd go with smouty and suggest the Asus RT-N66U; it's what I currently use and it's excellent.

Seconded, I've just swapped from an Airport Extreme to an N66U in the last two days, and I now get 5GHz service in areas where the Airport Extreme didn't provide coverage!