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beardy12
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2 years ago

White wifi pods not connecting to new hub 5

Hi, 

We've upgraded from a hub 3 to 5.
The 3 wifi pods don't seem to be connecting. 2 are flashing white, one blue and sometimes green.
Have power cycled them several times and left them for 1 hour+ doing this. 
The virgin connect app doesn't recognise them, it points you to the online help.
The online help points you to the virgin connect app. 

I'm just wondering if anyone has more information on the technical aspects of how these connect/ recognise the app, I presume it's the hub change but I'm interested now in how they work. Don't suspect there's much I can do my side but always interested in how these things work. 

The guys at technical support have booked an engineer's visit.. 

For any virgin employees please note this isn't the right account, talking about my parent's house but happy to authenticate to that if someone can contact me I've the serial numbers of the 3 pods and the hub, MAC address etc.

Many thanks,

Andy

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  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    Call the activation number 0800 953 9500, request the VM Pods are paired to the replacement Hub.  For the call have to hand the full details from the Hub’s sticker and ALL the VM Pods.

  • beardy12's avatar
    beardy12
    Joining in
    2 years ago

    Thanks, I did see that number on here and tried it but I got number not recognised, though I'll try again tomorrow. 

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
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      2 years ago

      Hey beardy12, thank you for reaching out and I am sorry to hear this.

      Please do try these steps;Unplug any Ethernet cables attached to the router and wait at least 30 seconds, then plug them back in. Plug the router's power cable back into the outlet. Plug the modem back in and wait until the modem has finished powering on. Wait at least 2 minutes for your Pods' LEDs to stop blinking.

      Did you manage to get in touch with the team? Cheers

  • Bizloaf's avatar
    Bizloaf
    Joining in
    2 years ago

    Hi, I had the same problem with my three pods, not connecting to my new Hub five. I spoke to Virgin and they relayed a message to me from technical support saying that you have to individually plug each pod next to the hub then when it connects plug it back into its original position, then do exactly the same with pod number two and pod number three, hope that helps, it worked for me.

    Biz

    • Carley_S's avatar
      Carley_S
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      2 years ago

      Hi Bizloaf 

      Thank you for taking the time to let the community know of how your similar issue was resolved. Much appreciated 🙂