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jonathanw27
On our wavelength
2 years ago
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Plug Virgin Hub 3 into any cable point?

Hi,

I'm having some work done in my lounge and had to unplug the Virgin Hub 3 to move it out of the way. I have a second Virgin point in my bedroom, and I thought I might be able to plug the hub into there in order to have broadband. However, the hub fails to connect to the internet. Should this work, or does the hub always have to be connected to the 'primary/master' cable point?

Thanks,
Jonathan

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    2 years ago

    Better still just undo the connector in the omnibox and plug in the other cable. Cost £0. When decorating finished, reverse.

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  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Superstar
    2 years ago

    Yes, it should work.

    Maybe the second connection is disconnected outside (No splitter fitted)?

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person
    2 years ago

    The two cable points will be fed from the outside omnibox via a splitter from the incoming street coax. Sometime this splitter is removed and that of course would make the other internal termination point not to work.

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    Just get a tech in to replace the straight connector with a splitter to make the bedroom socket live as well. It will cost £25.

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person
    2 years ago

    Better still just undo the connector in the omnibox and plug in the other cable. Cost £0. When decorating finished, reverse.