POWER LEVELS & SNR: TECHNICAL PRIMER (Updated October 2016) PART A - APPLICABLE DOCSIS STANDARDS INTRODUCTION There are no precise numbers for power levels although you can be sure that the numbers offered as optimal here will not be the c...
Hi how do I order the Wi-Fi pods as can’t get the connect app to work?
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]
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...
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...
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...
I decided to upgrade my broadband from 500mb to 1Gb and renew my contract with virgin. However, I’ve tested the connection several times since the broadband upgrade and it’s no where near the 1Gb (1000mb) download speed. In fact it seems slower, ev...
I have been seeing quite a lot of Pre & Post errors this last few weeks I only cleared this yesterday3.0 Downstream channels Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID 1 331000000 6.7 41 QAM 256 25 2 139000000 9.4 42 QAM 256 ...
One of my WiFi pods makes a loud noise like a fan running is inside and it is about to take off. The other one has never made this noise, any one else had this problem?
Can you help me please? I am having this exact issue. Been using netflix on my TV with no issues. Then one day it says I'm using a VPN and won't allow me to watch anything. I am not personally using a VPN and never have. Netflix has advised me to con...
hi, I have a solid red light on my virgin media hub 3 for over 3 months. I’ve also been having issues with my WiFi dropping on a regular basis. I have called virgin media a few times and every time the advice is different by the technical people. I h...
Bodge job by engineer, I have had my Internet less that 12 hours then it went out, followed the steps on the app and check wall connection, the engineer had snapped off one of the clips that hold the fiber optic cable in and just screws a bit of plas...
Hello VM,I've been having dropouts on my broadband multiple times per day for the past couple of weeks and my SH logs seem to match a lot of other people's issues with entries such as RCS Partial Service, No Ranging Response Received - T3 time-out an...
Hi how do I go about ordering a WiFi booster for my kitchen. So that we can use the WiFi just outside in the garden.
Not getting wifi in a couple of rooms in house. I have downloaded virgin connect and tried to scan rooms and always get a message to try again and each time it doesn’t scan. I have deleted and re downloaded the app numerous times and reset the hub (h...
I note from a message on the connect app there are current issues with the HUB5 and Connect app, but my Connect app will not connect to my Hub 4 even when sitting at the side of it.Responds with 'Hub not found'.or ‘we can’t find your hub.Also ‘someth...
