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The thread 'what are you watching now' was locked due to it's size and the thread continuing it by the moderator, was amalgamated and also locked.❓ to access the old thread which is now read only Original What are you watching now thread So this is a new thread with a slightly different Tittle.... Continuing.... Planet X appears to be hidden behind the Sun in our Solar System What Made Spartans So Much Better At Fighting INSANE AI Video Generator you can use NOW! I Got Early Access to Suno's New AI Tool - Here's what I Did With It! Udio's New Feature is a Gamechanger for AI Music
Hu3 to Hub 5
On Friday, I had my Hu3 changed to the Hub 5, everything is working dine, but what i tried to set up my smart plugs, it would not connect over 2.5 Hz. When I tried to log into the Hub 5, the password was showing for the Hub 3, and when I did chance the password, it came up as the wrong password, so I'm thinking My Pc still thinks I have the Hub 3 still as my router? How can I remove the Hu3, and change the password on the Hub 5?Comment on Windows 11 your experience
So much talk about Windows 11, I thought I'd give it a try and see what all the fuss was about. It took just over an hour to make the changes. I had to download an updated bios for my motherboard, which made the necessary adjustments without having to go into the bios sections and manually adjust items, and you have to do that first or the bios won't pass the inspection and the Windows 11 won't install. So I got it up and running. Now checking it out, after clicking on the Windows Icon in the taskbar Installed software wasn't showing anymore and no tiles on the desktop, luckily I had made shortcuts for the most used software in Windows 10, so they were showing on the desktop and taskbar after the installation. I found it difficult to navigate around after being used to Windows 10, and a lot of the useful menu items were missing on right-click on an icon. The transparency effects no longer worked either. I missed the weather and speedtest on tiles and the current temperature and state of weather on the taskbar. I played around with Windows 11 for a few hours before deciding to switch back to Windows 10 😃 The only good thing that I found about it was that it seemed quicker when using Windows explorer. So if you've tried it or are using it, what are your views on it?How do I delete my Community Forum account ?
Possibly a simple answer, but I can't find the button ... The community has been very helpful over the years, but I no longer have a need for it. Does anyone know how to delete my Community Forum account, or can you put me in touch with someone who can please. Thanks, KevToob In Pompey
Hi, anybody switched to toob in Pompey? Are they any good? They've just done our street, now I'm getting bombarded with offers - 900 Mbps £25 I'm out of contract and VM renewal offer for similar speed looks like the national debt of a small country in comparison! So it looks like after 20+ years, I'm gonna jump ship to the QEtoob if they're any good. So if you're in Pompey on toob let me know what they're like, Cheers.
Leaving us
I got a great offer from BRSK, twice the speed [a phone package], same package as Virgin but almost £30 a month cheaper. I cant leave just yet as i have a few more months on contract as they will pay for several months to encourage me to leave! Then i got this: Hi, It's VirginMedia here, just a quick message to say we can see you are looking to move your services away from us, If you would like to discuss this, or anything about your current services, please call this number 0203 980 4399 and our dedicated team will be happy to help. So i rang the number today, a scottish guy answered and after i explained the situation, about 3 minutes worth he said i wont take up any more of your time and put the phone down on me. It seems what i have been reading recently about rude unhelpful staff seems to be true, maybe its because they know they cant compete and aren't top dog anymore. If Hyperoptic get here they will have some competition.A theory as to why VM does not have modem mode on hub 5x
Its possible from what I can make out that in some areas the XGS-PON needs a tag which is a set number or is untagged so you might be thinking how does the hub know? And it doesn't so in router mode it sends two DHCP out one with a tag the other untag and then it knows what to do with the rest of the traffic. So that the problem you enable modem mode but the hub does not know if it should tag your outgoing traffic or not now if it was a tag if you had a switch to tag out to the hub then problem then is do the ports on the hub accept tag packets? Because in router mode the ports on the hub accept untag then the internal WAN can tag them or not out. In which VM have screwed us due to the hub 5x hardware and network setup for modem mode with this hub which onlyCannot connect Galaxy phone or Tv to WiFI
I have been having problems with HUB 3 for over three weeks, at one stage I though the fault was with my computer but not so I had it checked and reset at a cost of £35, the engineer could not find any faults. I am sick and tired of this problem, my broadband is running correctly. The WiFi useless, I have tried time and time again to connect the TV and Galaxy phone to WiFI but cannot do so, have tried changing password etc, re- booting but nothing works. I have been with Virgin Media since day one but customer service has gone down hill as VM do no even have a call centre in the UK anymore which is ridiculous, I have hearing issues and only use a 'hard of hearing landline phone' and even have problems in using that due to sound quality. VM are quick to give new customers the best deals and up to date Hubs, mine needs to be changed but I would have to pay for the privelage. I am not prepared to do that have noticed that my bill will increase far too much when my current contract expires. I will not be renewing and make sure that I give sufficient notice when the current contract is about run out. I am not preapared to pay for a new HUB and look forward to leaving VM at end of contract unless I receive some customer service which is non existant at present. VM have checked the system and I have also checked the system which VM states is running correctly so it must be the HUB 3 which is at fault. All customers should be updated with the latest equipment. the final straw is that I would have pay £25 for an engineer to call and try to rectify the issue.Virgin media lack of communication
0800 this morning,30th, virgin media contractors blocked the end of our driveway to excavate for a cable. No advance notice communication or to let us know they were going to block our access out of our house at all. looked to communicate. Numbers all require Virgin account so trying this way next stop ofcom Appalling
