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[sheddyian]

This mornings wander around the charity shops, and a rummage in the 50p bin at the Cats Protection League, produced these three gems for a grand total of £1.50 :



No PSU with the HomeHub 3, but I expect I'll find something.  Just noticed it says DC 12Volt 1A, but there's no polarity indicated - lets assume it's centre positive, eh? 

The BT Homehub is a Type A.  Can it be unlocked to do anything useful?

I see it's got a USB port on it, which I understand can be accessed via the network, so assuming the hub actually works and can be configured to co-habitate with my existing modem, at the very least I've got myself a 50p NAS server device if I connect a USB drive.

Ian

ps You can never have enough IEC mains leads! 

[Finguz]

http://www.psidoc.com/showthread.php/608-How-to-unlock-your-Home-Hub-3A-*Now-With-added-SSH-Unlock*

 

[sheddyian]

Thanks !

It's actually a Home Hub 3 A , but I see that site has info on that too

However, I've stumbled at the first hurdle, as none of my 12 volt PSUs have the right sized plug to fit it, so I'll have to do a bit more tinkering first....

Ian

[Finguz]

Thanks !

It's actually a Home Hub 3 A , but I see that site has info on that too

However, I've stumbled at the first hurdle, as none of my 12 volt PSUs have the right sized plug to fit it, so I'll have to do a bit more tinkering first....

Ian

Yeah I posted the wrong link in my haste, but I've changed it to the correct one now 

I know that the power supply from a home hub type 2 B works ok, but not the type A which is 15 volts.

[GigabitEthernet]

Nice . This is the Home Hub 3 with a Lantiq chipset, whereas the type B has a Broadcom (6361?) chipset. I will be interested how it performs on your local DSLAM/MSAN...

[sheddyian]

Nice . This is the Home Hub 3 with a Lantiq chipset, whereas the type B has a Broadcom (6361?) chipset. I will be interested how it performs on your local DSLAM/MSAN...

That almost sounds ominous, like it's going to be apalling performance? 

I'm on a TalkTalk LLU ADSL2+ service, usually get around 20K download (except during my recent bouts of neighbourly REIN).

Although I wasn't intending to use it as a modem as such, I'll certainly give it a go if I can unlock it, and first, if I can find a suitable power supply with a plug that will fit 

Even on ebay, adaptor plugs are over £10 per set! 

I can see I'll be opening up the Home Hub and soldering some wires onto it!

Ian

[sheddyian]

Thought :

Does anyone here know the size of the DC power plug required for the BT Home Hub 3 model A ?

Then at least I can order 1 x correct sized plug, instead of an expensive set of adaptors that might not fit anyway.

I've tried to measure the size of the socket, but can't get consistent results.

Ian

[GigabitEthernet]

Sorry, it was not my intention to sound ominous. I actually meant that it would be interested to see how it performs compared to a Broadcom chip, as I might end up seeing if I can find one for cheap, so I am interested to hear about your experiences.

[sheddyian]

Sorry, it was not my intention to sound ominous. I actually meant that it would be interested to see how it performs compared to a Broadcom chip, as I might end up seeing if I can find one for cheap, so I am interested to hear about your experiences.

It's ok, as I assumed that was what you meant, and should have put a more ironic smiley on my message

IF I can get a suitable power supply to it AND it actually works [1] AND I can unlock it for use with TalkTalk, you can be sure I will be posting my results on here 

Ian

[1] It was 50p out of a bin in the Cats charity shop, after all.

[burakkucat]

In my grotto, I have both a BT HH3.0B and a BT BH3.0. I have been led to believe that the latter is just a BT HH3.0A with different firmware . . .

Looking at the PSU of the BT BH3.0, I see it is marked as follows --

BT Switching Power Supply
Model No: S012NB1200100
P/N: 253371437
Input: 230V~50Hz 300mA
Output: 12.0V==1000mA
For use with BT Home Hub 3.0 Type A

I can confirm that the centre pin is the positive connection on the Hub.

Measuring the PSU plug, to the best of my ability, I make its dimensions to be 12 x 5 x 2.1 mm. (L x D_outer x D_inner)

[asbokid]

 

[GigabitEthernet]

'Different firmware'?

[sheddyian]

I can confirm that the centre pin is the positive connection on the Hub.

Measuring the PSU plug, to the best of my ability, I make its dimensions to be 12 x 5 x 2.1 mm. (L x D_outer x D_inner)

Thanks!

Suspect I'll solder some wires to the PCB as it's the cheapest option, given that the modem cost me 50p.

There were a number of PSUs in the 50p bin, but all were obviously branded as being unrelated to the HomeHub eg Nokia, Binatone, Ericcson.  I had a good rummage!

Ian

[tickmike]

Join your local Freecycle groups around where you live (I belong to six  ) www.freecycle.org
These hubs etc are given away regularly for free.

[burakkucat]

'Different firmware'?

Hum?    I'm not sure if that query is addressed to The Cattery but just in case, I'll try to clarify --

In my grotto, I have both a BT HH3.0B and a BT BH3.0. I have been led to believe that the latter is just a BT HH3.0A with different firmware . . .

• BT HH3.0B == British Telecommunications Home Hub 3.0 Type B
• BT BH3.0 == British Telecommunications Business Hub 3.0
• BT HH3.0A == British Telecommunications Home Hub 3.0 Type A

I am led to believe that the second item in the above list is identical to the third item but with a different firmware image. Firmware that is more appropriate for the business use of the device.