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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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Hub5 & black pod

Hi allWhat will happen if you connect a hub5 to black pod with ethernet cable. Will it enable pairing or will it go bang. Although tempted, have not tried it yet. As you may have guessed VM cannot for some reason pair my hub5 with black pod. Am waiti...

Grumps70 by On our wavelength
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Resolved! Ordering Wi-Fi pods

I have the old VM Boosters but I have run the speed test via the Connect App and have two black spots in my flat (< 2Mbps). The App and advice says I can get the new Wifi pods free, but I cannot find anywhere on the App where there is an option to or...

Ucameron by Tuning in
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Resolved! Hub 3 2.5ghz and 5ghz

Hi does the Hub 3 transmit 2.5ghz and 5 ghz? at the same time?I ask because my phone only works on the 2.5 band yet I noticed last week the Amazon Firestick network settings say it's running on the 5 band ?

Moogera by Up to speed
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mystified

Hi All,I just moved and got the same wi fi but now i can't get much web content. I very rarely watch a porn film with my wife but now all of them say cannot connect or server can't establish secure connection or some such. It also happened when i sea...

expating by Tuning in
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In need of 2.4ghz

Many moons ago VM Hub had dual frequency.  I think mine now only has a 5ghz.  I seem to recall that this could be altered/added by manually online when you entered an IP address into your search bar. I've entered the IP address on various devices but...

RemFan by On our wavelength
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2 engineer visits and still issues

I have had 2 engineers come and check why my internet keeps dropping, packet loss and lots of errors. The first time he added a 6db attenuator, second engineer changed the box on the wall and the metal box inside (still had telewest) and changed the ...

cfreeman by Joining in
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Low bandwidth

Hi all,A few weeks back I had an international Zoom call with someone.  The call was ok but my camera kept cutting out.  I've been using this camera (logi) for a while now and never had any problems with it.  I kept getting an error message saying my...

khls15995 by On our wavelength
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High constant packet loss and high latency

Been like this for a few days after we had work in the area to fix an issue.Cant work remotely as the online meetings/call is extremely laggy and cuts out. I tried factory resetting and did not help.

AyadMH by Tuning in
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Virgin media connect app

Hello, I have deleted the cache and data for the app and have also uninstalled and downloaded again from the playstore yet the VM connect app still says it cannot find my hub 4 despite me being on the home WiFi as well as being next to the router. Ca...