virgin hub

[CJ38]

If I acquired a hub 5 could I just fit it in place of the hub 3 without any input fro virgin media and would it work ok

[Tudor]

No. No. VM hubs are the property of VM, you only rent them. If you "acquire" one it’s a stolen hub. The hub you are using is registered to your account and you cannot use another without the current one being deregistered and the new one registered by VM. 

[jbrennand · Accepted solution]

Why not just "acquire" a better quality wireless router and use that with the Hub in modem only mode.

[Cardiffman282]

Assuming, as I always do, that everything is legit here and you are simply upgrading to Gig1 and optimistically believe that you will secure a Hub 5 over the higher stocked Hub 4, then yes and yes AFAIK.

On a side note there is a "scratched up" Hub 1 on Ebay at time of posting for a fiver for the collectors amongst you (and a more thriving trade in brown omniboxes and VM remotes).