Broadband ISP YouFibre Launch New WiFi 7 Routers as Standard for UK Plans
Internet provider YouFibre, which is the primary retail ISP outlet for Netomnia’s (Brsk) 8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that the latest Wi-Fi 7 tech will now be included as standard across all residential and business broadband packages “at no extra cost” – making it one of the first among major providers to do so.
Until now only a few providers have launched Wi-Fi 7 capable routers and most of them have restricted it to their fastest packages (even YouFibre’s did something similar, such as on their top 7-8Gbps package). But in order to change that approach, YouFibre has today introduced two new Wi-Fi 7 capable routers for their slower tiers.
In addition, for any customers who might need more Wi-Fi coverage in their home, the provider’s YouMesh boosters are now also equipped with Wi-Fi 7 technology for whole home coverage. Details of the new kit can be found on their Getting Started page or via these direct links – YouFibre Hub, YouFibre Hub Pro and the YouMesh Booster.
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The kit for their slower tiers naturally isn’t quite as high spec, but it’s still better than a lot of other routers we’ve seen. For example, the Hub Pro features 4 x 1Gb, 1 x 10Gb LAN and 1 x 10Gb WAN port, as well as a phone port for the YouPhone service. By comparison, the regular Hub only has 3 x 1Gb, 1 x 2.5Gb LAN ports, as well as 1 x 2.5Gb WAN port and a phone port. Both devices also feature a USB port, but they don’t state the capabilities.
Ryan Battle, MD of YouFibre, said:
“We believe cutting-edge connectivity should be standard so unlike the major broadband providers, we’re making it accessible for all new customers. No need to choose the top speed. No add-on fees. Just the best Wi-Fi technology available, for everyone.
We’re not just delivering faster internet, we’re delivering equipment that’s future-ready. Our customers won’t need to worry about whether their home Wi-Fi can keep up. It already does.”
Just to be clear, the new YouFibre Hub will be supplied to customers on the YOU 150, YOU 500 and YOU 1000Mbps plans. Meanwhile, the new YouFibre Hub Pro will be supplied to customers on the YOU 2000 and YOU 8000Mbps plans.
Customers of YouFibre typically pay from just £23.99 per month for symmetric speeds of 150Mbps and that goes up to £99.99 if you want 8Gbps (7,000Mbps average).
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I’ll believe it when I see it. I was on an old mo tly rolling plan, went to upgrade it and had to sign up to 18 months, despite then not needing to actually do anything. So I asked for the newer WiFi 6 router since I’m being tired in to 18 months for no reasons. The script following idiots they have on customer service wouldn’t agree to any of it. Sent an email complaining, still nothing. Sadly not the customer friendly company they were a couple of years ago.
got this one back in May. It’s a big boy, its quite heavy. The web admin page is clunky but it does the job. Delivered on the speed too but I didn’t use it, i use a mikrotik instead and youfibre make it super easy to use your own
There is someone on Reddit claiming to have 40gbit from youfibre. https://www.reddit.com/r/speedtest/s/0GErb9tH0W
Now, you really are baiting the BT defenders on here with that post 🙂
Wait for “nobody needs the speed”, “BT are clever being with legacy GPON” – multitude of possible reasons OTHER than this trounces BT GPON speeds, and is way ahead of old, legacy GPON.
I suspect the speed test was a network test as Netomnia is 50PON throughout their network now, but not aware of any actual orderable packages faster than 8gbps yet (which is still way ahead of BT’s legacy GPON).
He mentions it’s not a consumer package? what the issue
‘There is someone on Reddit claiming to have 40gbit from youfibre.’
Yes, me. Hi!
‘I suspect the speed test was a network test as Netomnia is 50PON throughout their network now’
No, they aren’t 50GPON throughout. Not a network test, most exchanges can handle 50GPON fine but don’t have any PONs carrying 50GPON as there’s no OLT there. No point in having them there until people order.
‘He mentions it’s not a consumer package? what the issue’
The ONT is rack mounted and doubt most consumers have a rack or a 100 GbE LAN behind it.
I’m on the Wakefield exchange which while it’s not one that comes to mind as a big Internet hub is very well connected for fibre backbone. I was the first 8000 consumer customer and am the first 40000 or whatever they call it customer.
Giving these new routers to new customers, are fine as they need routers, it is when these providers give existing customers new routers, the majority of people would not notice the difference between Wi-Fi 6 and WEi-f7 or maybe even below Wi-Fi 6.
We waste too much electrical stuff in this country, the same with mobile phones being change every 1 to 2 years.
Does it have the ONT built-in or is it a separate box? I don’t tend to use the ISP provided router for anything other than a WiFi access point, preferring instead to have my own dedicated firewall connected to the incoming line.
Still separate ONTs
Rather they give static ip free of charge on request…
They are a new ISP. They aren’t one of the older ones that received hundreds of thousands of IP addresses for free, they paid £30+ for each one. They hand them out on demand free of charge their pool is burned in no time.
The WIFI 7 on the Sagemcom router is not true wifi 7. connect with a WIFI 7 adapter on windows 11 and it still uses 802.1.1ax
Plus its only dual band 2.4 and 5ghz with no MLO tech. So it’s just a glorified WIFI 6 router. In fact I get better speeds over wifi 6 than I do the so called 7. I don’t buy it at all.
Sorry this article not true or youfibre scam people. I got only youfibre hub version on you2000 service.