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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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Resolved! How do I order a WiFi Pod?

I am experiencing poor WiFi performance (<5Mbps) in a couple of areas of my house, as confirmed by the VM Connect app. The app tells me I should "simply give us a call" to order a Wifi Pod, which my Volt benefits are supposed to include. However, aft...

Patchy WiFi - 3rd WiFi pod?

Hi Sabrina_B Sorry to attract your attention like this, but I think private messaging has timed out, and I wasn’t sure what to do. The TVs have been working well, but the WiFi is still patchy. I think you were going to send me a third pod but I don’t...

GuyMal by On our wavelength
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How do I submit an area fault?

The broadband for my area goes down about once a week. However, I can't get anyone to fix it properly. When I go onto the status page on VM website it says everything is fine and only allows me to book an engineer visit. Given once again all the neig...

scarab by Joining in
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Wifi Dropping

I’ve seen a similar issue reported but not resolved. Hub 5 has been refreshed and rebooted phones switched off and back on all the easy stuff but the wifi keeps dropping. Worked well for years just started happening 2 days ago Virgin apps say everyth...

AMCX by Tuning in
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Multiple modem (Hub 3) issues recently

Hi,I keep getting intermittent outages over the last few months. Checking online with the status checker mentions that there are no issues in our area (which I understand only applies to there being a major outage). Checking the modem (Hub 3), it men...

owenvoke by Tuning in
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Internet keeps dropping out

For the last week my Internet has been dropping off for 30 seconds then it comes back on again. I have a hub 5 and keep getting 16 consecutive T3 timeouts plus US profile assignment change. I have had loads of these errors today. Can someone look ont...

metalmatt by Up to speed
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New Hub 5 - MacBook issue

I’ve just upgraded to Gig1 with a new Hub 5 delivered. Every WiFi device is working correctly but the MacBook Air has a major issue loading any website, once a website is loaded (30s) you can navigate within the website instantly. Everything worked p...

Deno1878 by Joining in
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How to Order Free Wi Fi Pods?

Been struggling for a few months with the WiFi strength in the bedroom which is used for working from home. Only just been made aware of the WiFi guarantee and the availability of Wi Fi pods supplied free of charge. I am unfortunately finding it puzz...

Tree60 by Joining in
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