Before accepting an upgrade offer I searched here and on the web but found few details on the new pro router. The little I did find implied the advanced settings were limited. Broadband support assured me that it had the same as the current router (I saved the online chats just in case).
Set it up yesterday for the hub, booster and 5G mobile backup modem which went OK. Tested that a phone worked on the hub VoIP.
The advanced settings are available on the app and from a web browser. It mostly does have the same settings and I could set the DNS for pi-hole which was my main concern.
You can't alter the wi-fi settings except:
In case your device struggles to connect to the Main Wi-Fi, you can enable Compatibility Mode:
1. Main Wi-Fi:
• Same SSID and Password
• Supports 2.4GHz / 5GHz
• Security WPA2
2. Premium Wi-Fi:
• New Premium SSID
• Supports 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz
• Security WPA3
I left all the settings on default to start, only changed the SSID and passwords back to the THG3000g router settings, the only issue I had was with Sonos (as usual). Hive, Amazon Firestick worked with no input. On Wi-Fi close to the router the internet speed is up from 46 to 51 but the Streaming - tbbx1 test on the thinkbroadband speed test was more than twice as fast as before, though I don't really know what that particular test means.
I had 3 BT Whole Home Wi-Fi disks before, the single Pro Booster was enough to replace them with no drop in speed in the house, not so great in the garden. The router Wi-Fi alone has better range than the old grey hub.
It only has 2 LAN ports, one usb-c and one usb-a port. A 32GB usb-c stick with with music (exfat, SAMBA setting) in the usb-a port (with a converter) was immediately available in Windows and could be added to Sonos which I could never get to work with the old hub. The usb-c port is used by the 5G backup modem.
Hope this helps anyone looking to upgrade.
