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syncmaster735
Joining in
13 days ago

Wifi pods

Ive done the speed tests and rather than send me wifi pods the technical folk fiddle with some router settings. My " two dead zones " are worse now than ever. Ive gone round in circles via the app to place an order for pods or have look at a different soluion. Ive to wifi enable tvs which at present are pretty useless. Coukd aomeone piint me in the right direct please.

Sending this on 4g as wifi unusable where im sat lol....

Thanks

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  • jbrennand's avatar
    jbrennand
    Very Insightful Person

    See this old post of mine and see if anything helps

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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 few days 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.

    You can also text VM on 0753 305 1809 include account name/number and what the issue is,  there is also a “Chat” option on their website - but note that replies usually take longer.  Or you can speak to the team on WhatsApp by logging into your online account via a mobile handset and there will be a link to speak to VM by Whats App (the number is 0780 3089 684   ) - you can use the same number for their other social media platforms too (TwitX/Fbook. etc) - so try them all.

    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.

    See the post from “newapollo” in this thread for a guide to scanning and ordering Pods….
    https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Networking-and-WiFi/Impossible-to-request-a-POD-via-VM-Connect/td-p/5493273

  • Hi syncmaster735 

    Thanks for posting and welcome to the community. Apologies for any WiFi issues.

    I'll send you a PM now to help.