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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! Hub 3 Vs Hub 5 - should I switch ? (Quick question)

Can anyone let me know if I would see any benefit in switching from a Hub 3 to a newer Hub 5  as just been offered a switch ?I'm on a 250 Mb cable connection currently, so don't know if I would actually see any benefit other than better wi-fi?!

Wifi Pods

Hi,Does anyone know if the wifi pods boost both the main network and guest network or just the main one?When using the Connect app and looking at what's connected to the pod, it only appears to be devices in the 192.168.0 range rather than the 192.16...

How to get a WiFi pod?

 Been trying endlessly to get a WiFi pod for the office bedroom 7mb speed, app says good! Called the call centre and they said a button will appear in 24 hrs to order one. The app just takes you round in circles. I’m beginning to think these pods are...

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nickrix by Joining in
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Hub 5 ethernet ports dropped out (router mode) but WiFi fine

I just wanted to share my experience with a new Hub 5 that arrived six days ago.Modifications made: changed wifi SSID and password, turned off wifi smart optimisation and manually set wifi channels, turned off DHCP (because I use Pi-Hole), added one ...

inf by On our wavelength
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Virgin media connect app - Can't enable wifi hotspots

I'm a Virgin Mobile customer and I'm trying to enable hotspot access on my Pixel 4a via the Virgin Media connect app and it's failing every time I click on the "Get set for wifi hotspots" after a short period of time with "no server response" despite...

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tuckova by Joining in
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Network problems

Apart from receiving a text message (it is the only notification I have received) to tell me that there are network problems in my area.When and how am I going to be informed about the fibre network problems resolution in my area?

David728 by Just joined
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Connecting to pods

Hii have a pod to improve my WiFi the firestick often can’t pick up the hub but shows the podwhen I select it, I’m asked for password. I input the standard broadband one but it doesn’t accept it. can anyone help?

LeeJ74 by Joining in
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Superhub 5 WiFi Not Connecting After Changing SSID

Hi all,I am having a strange issue with my new hub 5 and customer support are not very helpful so thought I would see if anyone else is having a similar issue. My new hub 5 arrived yesterday after complaints with my hub 4 and wanting the ability to c...