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Resolved! Wifi no longer visible on London underground

Hi all,  I noticed for the first time today that the usual virgin media WiFi network isn't there on the tube. Is this being phased out?     [MOD EDIT: Please see update on post 111 here]      

ruswit by On our wavelength
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UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi

UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi WiFi is a somewhat notorious, though essential commodity. In many cases, when its behaviour does not meet the user’s perception of the claims made by the ISP (e.g. Virgin Media), the blame is quickly heaped on the IS...

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Sephiroth by Alessandro Volta
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Getting a better Wireless Network Signal

Seeing so many posts about Good, Bad & ugly Wifi, I thought I would post some suggestions for people out there.   There are definitely good, midrange & poor routers with quite variable performance wifi.  Never expect a mass market product to be the b...

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Hub status data - understanding network log messages

N Warning: Long, dull, a bit technical. NHaving needed to repeat myself a few times, I thought I'd share my understanding of what you might find in a Hub 3's network log when things go wrong, and what it means.  First of all, this post is based on my...

Andrew-G by Alessandro Volta
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Recommended to Change Hub Location?

My hub is currently, located right at the front of the house, so currently, it is in the corner meaning the signal doesn't reach everywhere that well. We have 3, pods and it helps a bit, but because we mostly work upstairs it seems a bit counterprodu...

Wifi pod not detected

Hi i have plugged in my WiFi pod and waited 24 hrs but it is not detected on virginmedia connect app so cannot run health check etc. I tried a different location and still not recognised. Any ideas, or am i better off cancelling it and just increasin...

unable to connect to internet hub 5x

just got virgin today with the new hub 5x it works can connects to the hub and it boots but nothing else more via wifi or anything else, it shows a orange light , and under the router settings , under advanced>tools>network status>configuration it co...

botric by Joining in
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Lag loading Youtube videos, whatsapp images, etc

Hi All,   I recently purchased a virgin media broadband package and having the exact same issues and it's driving me insane.  I live in Turnpike Lane, North London.  Has anyone been able to fix this yet? Calling up Virgin has not been of any help and...

Obaidiio by Joining in
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wifi

Since 5pm Monday night my wifi has stopped so have to use my mobile phone to do things. Very annoyed tried manual and automatic reboot but nothing works my hub shows connection then goes into authentication mode. Tried ringing in but the useless robo...

Red light on Hub 3

Hi, My hub 3 is constantly showing a red light. I've checked online and it says it is overheating but it doesn't feel like it is. And I've checked it's not in modem mode. Any fixes for this?

sig93 by Joining in
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Delay after delay

I'd arranged the broadband on the 6th September to be installed on the 23rd September. Then this was moved to the 11th October(this was fine as we were informed they would need to do some works due to a blockage in the line). Now I've been told its b...

AdamG99 by Joining in
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Superhub 3 stuck on red light and passwords not working

So I recently had an issue where the upload speed suddenly tanked to sub dial up speeds, I noticed the router also had a red light.  Anyway I rebooted the Router which seemed to have fixed the upload speeds but still the Super Hub 3 is stuck with a r...

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Resolved! Mobiles not connecting to WiFi

Hello,Been having issues with the above since Christmas Eve. It just happened for no reason - no network maintenance was done.My Android work phone and son's Android mobile will not connect to the WiFi anymore.Have unplugged the router, done a pinhol...

Billy70 by On our wavelength
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