Virgin Hub 5 or 5x - modem mode or WiFi off

[THEGRIFF24]

So I've joined Virgin media. My fixed line speeds locally have been 15mbs and so I've been using 5g broadband via Three with good speeds, however their network is pretty unreliable.

I believe I'm getting FTTP via XPON, there's a large black box on the nearest pole.

Does this dictate what router you'll get the 5 or 5x.

I've been using a Deco mesh in access point mode , so no real need for modem mode, but on my 5g router I have disabled WiFi which is recommended for access point mode. 

On the Hub 5 I've read that WiFi keeps coming back on if disabled. Can you disable WiFi on the 5x and does it suffer the same problem?

[Client62]

The Auto Channel algorithm of our Hub is equally poor especially on the 2.4GHz, band, but far worse is the loss of Wi-Fi Compatibility the moment Wi-Fi Optimization is enabled. Too many forum threads report ... with Wi-Fi Optimization disabled our laptop, printer etc can now connect are working fine. We avoided the VM Pods knowing they require Wi-Fi Optimization to remain enabled.

[Sephiroth]

... and I have always avoided Router Mode (as well as the Superhub 1).