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kejmeister
Joining in
3 months ago

Gig1 internet, download speeds of 35mbps, no option to order wifi boosters

Hi,

I have Gig1 Volt Speed Boost (1,130Mbps average) but have ran test speeds in various locations via the VM app and they are showing as 35Mbps download speeds. This is showing green as ‘ok’ in the app with no option to order WiFi boosts. I’d be grateful if I could speak to someone as I work from home and the connection and speed is terrible for what we pay. Thank you. 

    • kejmeister's avatar
      kejmeister
      Joining in

      Thank you - it’s was 21mbps before but no option to order then either. Where the hub is located, I get 437 so it’s a significant difference. Hopefully I’ll get a response about it. 

  • legacy1's avatar
    legacy1
    Alessandro Volta

    Do not go down the rabbit hole that is pods

    Get a better wifi router with 1Gb ports or better and use hub in modem mode

    • kejmeister's avatar
      kejmeister
      Joining in

      Thank you - is that something VM can provide? Afraid I’m not brilliant with tech. 

      • Daniel_Et's avatar
        Daniel_Et
        Forum Team

        Hi kejmeister 👋 Thank you for your posts and welcome to the Virgin Media Community 😀

        We're sorry to hear about the problems you're having 😔

        We can only provide you with one Hub, but if you require help ordering a first WiFi Pod, we'll send you a private message on here. Look out for the envelope in the top right-hand corner.

        If you're on a portable device with a smaller screen, click on the icon in the top right-hand corner and select "messages" from the additional menu options.

        Regards,
        Daniel

  • jb66's avatar
    jb66
    Very Insightful Person

    Is the phone your using to do the test  not very good?

    • kejmeister's avatar
      kejmeister
      Joining in

      Highly possible - it’s an iPhone 🙂 

      I notice the poor connection most when I’m using my work laptop and someone is in the house also watching tv.