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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 userā€™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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Modem mode with hub 5x

So you can enable modem mode here on hub 5xhttp://192.168.0.1/?page=modemmodeBut it don't work but could one other reason why is that you need a TAG VLAN packet? So who up for testing? I guess VM could make it easier to tell us if this is the case?

legacy1 by Alessandro Volta
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Why a week to fix?

We have had on and off Internet for the past week, I have checked the status etc and it says they know about the fault and there is an estimated fix date of 27th March.Why is it estimated to be a whole week to fix it? Yesterday it said engineers were...

HJones84 by Joining in
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No Modem Mode on Fibre Hub (Ireland)

Hi,I have just been told by tech support that the new Fiber Hub for full fibre service in Ireland cannot be switched to Mode Mode... I searched on this forum and the issue seems to persist since months and months. Anyone knows when a fix is planned t...

gianmini by Tuning in
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Resolved! How can I get my Virgin IP address unblocked or changed?

Recently I have been unable to send emails through my Virgin email account.I have discovered that somehow my IP address is on a policy blocklist (with SpamHaus).I have switched off my router and restarted but my IP address has remained the same. How ...

jackol by Tuning in
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"Hmmmā€¦ can't reach this page" on new Hub 5

Received and set up a new Hub 5 yesterday (replacing a Hub 3 following the 18mthly renewal/upgrade of the contract)Since then, when browsing (on PC with wifi on 5G), I keep getting a 'Hmmmā€¦ can't reach this page' ' server IP address could not be foun...

beardedian by On our wavelength
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Resolved! The New 5x Hub (different than the standard 5Hub)

Hi everyone, I hope this information can be helpful for others as it took me over a week and more than 20 calls to Virgin support to finally resolve the issue.After residing at my property for over 10 years, I was thrilled to learn that Virgin Intern...

Wifi Pods VW not issuing šŸ˜”

I upgraded with VM broadband over a month ago. I was promised existing VM boosters would continue to work with the HUB4 (lies) from both telephone advisor and engineer. I contacted VM who advised that if I wanted the new pods I could have 3 pods if I...

G231G by Joining in
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