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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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Broadband down suddenly

I have Hub 5, 1 GB. Recently renewed my contract after being on rolling contract for 2yr (7yrs total w/VM). This is my first full month on new contractOn Fri 24th Feb @ 5 pm my fibre optic broadband just dropped. Checked VM site/app - shows ‘no issue...

Still no Wi-Fi after 2 months

Hello,i ordered my Wi-Fi box on 27/12/23 for delivery on 30/12/23, I still haven’t received anything or any emails to help me see where my broadband is and I’m writing this on the 27th feb 2024, 2 months after ordering, this is ridiculous, I can’t ev...

Modem mode or not for eero 6 and hub 3

Hey folks, I’ve some eeero 6s on the way and currently have the hub three. I’ve seen most of the advice/install guides says to switch to modem mode, to avoid conflict with devices connecting to Hub over Eero, but wondering if there’s guidance around ...

keddy by Joining in
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Resolved! WiFi Pod

Took delivery of a new Hub 5 recently but my Pod fails to connect to it.  The VM Connect App initially saw the Pod on the network but advised that it was "unconnected".  Have since tried it in various rooms and power sockets but it only ever shows a ...

NigelJB by Tuning in
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Hub 5x Modem Mode

I've just had Vm internet installed today and was given the 5x hub with fibre in home set up. I've got my own mesh routers ready to go but the hub settings don't have a "modem mode" like all videos and forums online say it should. Any idea why I don'...

ScottMcl by Tuning in
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Resolved! use my own DNS

I'm using a Hub 5x. I'd like to set the DHCP up to give out my own DNS IP addresses rather than the virgin ones however this looks to not be possible.I'd also like to use my own IP subnet instead of 192.168.0.0/24. This also looks not to be possible....

mrthrt by Tuning in
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