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PSA: Avoid Virgin Media's Superhub 3 for gaming (read if you are with Comcast also)


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Since I have had the Superhub 3, I have had nothing but problems with it. Originally it was the 'port flapping' issue which seems to have been resolved now. However I have been noticing that during gaming and VoIP calls, I get frequent latency spikes. As I use the Superhub 3 in modem mode, I assumed it was the Netduma router I was using, so I switched that out and it made no difference.


 


Therefore I browsed the VM forums and found this.. 


 


http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Hub-3-Compal-CH7465-LG-TG2492LG-and-CGNV4-Latency...


 


There seems to be an issue with the Superhub 3 chipset, which causes latency spikes under load. I never had this problem with the Superhub 2 which I had in modem mode with the Netduma. I don't think VM or Intel will be resolving this issue anytime soon (I believe the port flapping issue took several months to resolve). So I would suggest asking them to exchange the Superhub 3 for a Superhub 2 ac (or just 2). 


 


Another post below, states that the Intel CPU erroneously could be dropping around 6% of your packets causing at least 200ms spikes! (worth a read).


 


http://www.fudzilla.com/news/processors/42312-intel-s-puma-6-chip-set-falls-asleep


 


P.S. This issue may be present in some Comcast routers (Xfinity), so check the second link to see if this affects you. 


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Thanks, good to know this has already been highlighted. I wouldn't expect a fix soon though as Virgin/Intel would need to test the new firmware (beta) prior to making it available to everyone else. The 'port flapping' issue (frequent disconnects) on the Superhub 3 took 9 months, I believe, to be resolved via firmware. 

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Good to hear that its more stable now. I have heard the Xbox 1 version of FIfa has a lot of button delay. That said the PS4 isn't consistent either, even with the Netduma, because EA servers are atrocious. 

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Update:

 

I just swapped out my superhub 3 (they actually call it hub 3, guess its not super then) for the superhub 2ac in modem mode and now I am getting exceptional ratings on the ping diagnostic tool on the Netduma UI. I am also finally getting 'A' grades on DSL reports without my download buffers skyrocketing every few seconds. 

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can someone please helpp me,,, i have the hub3 modul which is apparently effected by this , can i buy my own modem ? if so which is the best modem to buy which is not affected by this issue ?

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can someone please helpp me,,, i have the hub3 modul which is apparently effected by this , can i buy my own modem ? if so which is the best modem to buy which is not affected by this issue ?

As others mentioned they swapped it out with the Superhub 2 so you could phone Virgin and request it as a replacement to the SH3 

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