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MickL1's avatar
MickL1
Joining in
5 months ago

How many WiFi pods

I have a hub5 and 3 white pods and 1 black pods. The WiFi pods all connect ok and function most of the time but randomly lose connection about once or twice a day .

can I use 4 pods with the hub 5 

how do I find out if all the pods are linked to my router on my account by Virgin 

9 Replies

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta

    The black pods are better than the white ones, and it's best to connect them by Ethernet cable to the hub as wired backhaul gives best results by far.

  • legacy1's avatar
    legacy1
    Alessandro Volta

    If you need that many pods there is something wrong with your hub Wifi

  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person

    I thought the maximum number of Pods was 3?  Besides with a Hub 5 you should be looking to send the 3 white pods back, and get an additional 2 black pods.  I suspect part of the problem is the number of pods, as there are really only 3 viable 2.4Ghz bands available, 1 , 6 & 11.

    • MickL1's avatar
      MickL1
      Joining in

      I have turned off one pod now , so now have 2 white pods and one black one , the system has been stable since I did this but it is early days yet . Thanks for advice 

      • MickL1's avatar
        MickL1
        Joining in

        The internet is still unstable at times so I have now ordered back pods to replace the white ones . The system will be three black pods and hub 5 , see how that goes. 
        I know 3 pods sounds a lot but my bungalow is very long and L shaped .

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    Folks usually use the VM Connect app to see the VM Pods in their home network.