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rooster20040
Tuning in
2 years ago

Superhub 4 is rubbish

I have had virgin internet since the Gerald boxes then upgraded to virgin bb hub 1,hub 2,hub 3 with mo problems I upgraded to 350mb and was given a super hub 4 what a disaster the wifi range and speed is pathetic I have no signal upstairs or in the front garden where I did have signal before they have said for years we will send an engineer out but my mother in law with heart failure has that room both my neighbours have a super hub 5 and if you go upstairs or outside it picks both of there's but not mine. if I put my phone next to it and search for networks upstairs it finds my phone no problem don't need to be an engineer to work out what the problem is I even asked for pods but was told at an additional cost this has been going on for years now thinking about trying a different operator as I don't seem to be getting anywhere with customer services any help thanks in advance

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

    The Hubs are now just Hubs, the last "Superhub" was the SuperHub 2ac, however ....

    Just in case, try checking with Area faults on 0800 561 0061 or if you have a VM landline 150 as small local faults are not listed on the VM status page.

    Try a 60 second factory pinhole reset as below;
    Remove any ethernet cables from the Hub and hold the pinhole reset switch for 60 seconds. Do NOT reboot the Hub, just let it do it's thing. Note you will need the passwords from the bottom of the Hub afterwards, so make sure they are legible. NOTE this will remove any custom settings you may have set in the Hub, and they will all have to be setup again.

    Post the power levels, Pre and PostRS errors and network log from the Hub.

    Also setup a BQM to monitor your circuit www.thinkbroadband.com/ping

    Once done we can comment.

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    If the Hub 4 is short of range, check the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band is enabled and is working.

  • Martin_N's avatar
    Martin_N
    Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team
    2 years ago

    Hi rooster20040,

    Thank you for your post. I'm very sorry to hear about the issue with your broadband service. 

    Can you please confirm if you are still having this issue?

    ^Martin

    • rooster20040's avatar
      rooster20040
      Tuning in
      2 years ago

      Yes still having this problem I know its not network error as none of my neighbour's are having this problem it only started after the change to superhub 4 I work silly shifts so there's never anyone at virgin to answer phones when I finish or there so happens to be a network fault I don't fancy an engineer coming out and me having a day of work to be told your hub is broken 350mb connection and my WiFi on my phone sometimes works quicker thanks ron

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    Install Wi-Fi access points or a Wi-Fi Mesh and resolve the Wi-Fi coverage issues at your own convenience.

  • Carley_S's avatar
    Carley_S
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    2 years ago

    My apologies that this is been ongoing for sometime rooster20040 

     

    I have checked the systems at our side and cannot see any issues within the area and the hub specs all look to be in good health. There are no disconnections showing at the hub itself, so the disconnections look like they are at the device.

    Are you able to run a tests through the connect app to see the signal and speeds in the areas of the home where the disconnections happen? If your speed is showing below 30mbps, then you may be eligible for WiFi pods. These do come with an additional charge depending on your package, more information on Pods can be found here if you need. 


    You can also run a speed test through Sam Know to see the speed you're receiving at the router and to the device. 

    • rooster20040's avatar
      rooster20040
      Tuning in
      2 years ago

      Speed test on sam knows stood next to it was 32 and even tho I was connected to Internet connect app couldn't find the hub 4

      • Ashleigh_C's avatar
        Ashleigh_C
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        2 years ago

        I'm sorry to hear this rooster20040 

        Can you post your Hub status and logs? How to do this;
        • Please go to http://192.168.0.1 (or http://192.168.100.1 - if in modem mode),
        • Don't log in, click on 'router status'
        • Copy/paste the data from each of the tabs as text into a 'REPLY' as opposed to 'QUICK REPLY'. Please do not include your MAC address.
        Also, set up a 'Broadband Quality Monitor'. This will monitor the state of your connection and record any network dropouts etc 
        Give it a while to gather data and then click 'Share Live graph' and paste the 'Direct Link' into the forum
         

         

  • Slick91's avatar
    Slick91
    Tuning in
    7 months ago

    It's crap. I've had issues with it for theadt 2 years even as I type this I've ran a network check and there's an issue but doesn't tell you how to fix it. I'm even considering going back to 150mb as the hub 3 was miles better. Now I can't even get the useless hub changed. The hub 5 must be like gold dust. 

    • carl_pearce's avatar
      carl_pearce
      Superstar
      7 months ago

      Invest in your own.

      It will be the best decision you make regarding your broadband connection.