Using a BT Business Hub on a home line.

In total desperation at being let down again and again by BT, who have now given me a broadband speed between 83 kbps on a good day and 15 kbps on a normal day, I'm trying anything to get even close to a 'proper' broadband speed. I was advised to try a business hub as it has a more robust build quality and may improve thngs.
Consequently I bought a BT Business Hub off an eBay seller. It has arrived sealed and unused but I have no password for it - only the wireless key and the Hub password.
As I'm a long-standing BT customer (maybe not for much longer) how can I use this hub with my existing account?
Struggling with less than 50 KB/s… a quarter of what it used to be.

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Have today just been upgraded to BT Infinity using the new VDSL modem and BT Home Hub.
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Ok. I think I have found a work-around for this, which shows that the problem is the BT home hub.
Delete all the devices showing on the hub (in the Advnaced Settings).
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I just received my blackberry Z10 phone and I have to say it is very very nice to use.
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