Telephone home hubs

[Coldicote]

There are lots of telephone service advertisements and pictures for so-called 'some hubs' these days. They look a bit complicated to me. How does one use them and what do they achieve that can't be done without them?

[Coldicote]

I was of course meaning 'home hubs'. Sorry for typing error. It is after all the early hours of the morning!!

[mike11111]

A home hub (BT) connects you to the internet.

[ChuckFickens]

Home hub is just the name that BT call their wireless router, they are nothing special and no better really than any other wireless router any ISP gives away for free.

[riptide]

Well all I can say Coldi is that I had trouble with connection problems for quite a while until I got the BT Home hub - fantastic. I am now connected wirelessly, excellent speed and no disconnection problems. Very easy to connect you get simple instructions when you receive it. I have an Apple imac which is "n" enabled wirelessly which probably helps.

[Coldicote]

Thanks for your replies. I'm hesitating because I already have Orange broadband and at present I'm enjoying free web space with (formerly) freeserve which I think Orange no longer supports but allows it to continue. If I change to BT broadband I fear I might lose my webspace or are BT broadband and someone else's webspace two different things?