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Jayven
Tuning in
11 months ago

WiFi keeps dropping

I live in a 1 bed flat and the internet in my bedroom is constantly dropping frequently. I’ve run the scan and it says my wifi is fine but the speed shows as significantly lower than it is in the living room where the hub is. 

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  • jbrennand's avatar
    jbrennand
    Very Insightful Person

    see this...

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    Can we check… are your issues only evident on wifi connections or do you see them at the same times on devices connected on ethernet cables in your bedroom? If you don't know, can you check on one to help diagnose whether it is just a wifi issue or it could be network connection/Hub related?

    If its just a wifi issue see this...

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    To address the wifi issues, VM now supply “wifi Pods” (no longer doing cheap and cheerless and poor value “boosters”). However, their Pods are only free to customers on the 1GB, Volt (or old Ultimate Oomph) packages - is that you? If so they are worth trying - they should work for you. VM Wifi is now “guaranteed” to 30 Mbps/room it’s now called… Wifi Max
    See if anything in here helps….

    https://www.virginmedia.com/wifi-max

    You call 0800 064 3850 to order the first one after scanning for blackspots using the connect App.- or just wait here for a VM person to respond in a day or two and they will sort the first one for you. If you do call dont get fobbed off by the offshore CS agents' saying you aren’t eligible - if you are - it is clearly stated on the webpage.

    If not free to you… you will be charged £8/month for up to 3 pods. It’s a simple solution and should work for you. However, you would soon pay off that cost by buying your own wireless solution that will be yours to own and use forever, although the VM Pods should be a simpler option.

    If you do want to invest in better equipment, you would need to get either a… (1) Mesh System, (2) Wireless router, (3) Wireless access point(s), (4) a pair of good quality Wifi Powerline Adaptors, or a combination of (2&3).

    £40-100 (that’s ~4->12 months of Max Pod rental) should sort it for most customers with an average property and usage. Spend more for additional advanced“features” - if required.