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Resolved! Wifi no longer visible on London underground

Hi all,  I noticed for the first time today that the usual virgin media WiFi network isn't there on the tube. Is this being phased out?     [MOD EDIT: Please see update on post 111 here]      

ruswit by On our wavelength
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UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi

UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi WiFi is a somewhat notorious, though essential commodity. In many cases, when its behaviour does not meet the user’s perception of the claims made by the ISP (e.g. Virgin Media), the blame is quickly heaped on the IS...

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Sephiroth by Alessandro Volta
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Getting a better Wireless Network Signal

Seeing so many posts about Good, Bad & ugly Wifi, I thought I would post some suggestions for people out there.   There are definitely good, midrange & poor routers with quite variable performance wifi.  Never expect a mass market product to be the b...

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Hub status data - understanding network log messages

N Warning: Long, dull, a bit technical. NHaving needed to repeat myself a few times, I thought I'd share my understanding of what you might find in a Hub 3's network log when things go wrong, and what it means.  First of all, this post is based on my...

Andrew-G by Alessandro Volta
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Range extenders

I’m looking to buy a range extender for my WiFi. I currently have the 1K Virgin media package (UK) and would like to make the most of it. I’m planning to have at least 1 Ethernet connection.There is a so many options and I’m not sure what to go for. ...

teeger by Just joined
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Damaged cable

I’ve damaged the virgin media wire in the garden. Internet still working but can see the inner part of the wire and suspect it will need replacing. Please can someone from virgin get back to me about this. Thank you. 

roseyge by Joining in
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VM Hub 4 WiFi keeps dropping out

Most of this evening I have had problems with my wifi. It connects then drops over and over again. I've tried accessing 192.168.0.1 but that doesn't always work as when I log in I'm just shown a whitepage. I've gone through VM help of testing the hub...

202104 by Joining in
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My cable was cut by avonline network

Hi my cable was cut today by avonline network engineers trying to connect another property..they had problems pulling the cable  through so cut what they thought was right cable but cut mine instead..had I not been home I would not have known but I n...

bonners by Joining in
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Don't get in Maidenhead

Consistent issues, can't even browse the internet. Don't join virgin and we'll be lookign to cancel and for Virgin to keep their word about providing a service and let us disconnect early for free. Absolutely shocking, constant latency issues, ping, ...

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OllyWz by Joining in
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wifi pod making noise

my virgin Wi-Fi pod is permanently making a fan whirring noise and is warm to touch. is this normal ?Also could some one tell me am i suppose to turn the pod off every night and turn back on in the morning when i need the pod to work for me or can i ...

twenty20 by Just joined
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16 Consecutive T3 Timeouts Causing Internet Blips

Hi,At very random times I lose service for a few minutes. This doesnt happen everyday or every week, it happens very randomly. Looking at the hub 5 logs I see this message "16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 8". Look...

avi68 by Up to speed
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New Router installed: WiFi Pod not working

Good day all,I've got a new Virgin Hub 3 installed at home (as previous one was faulty) but the WiFi Pod does not seem to reconnect automatically.I've seen that some kind souls in the community can sort this one out  Is there any chance I can get som...

RoyKato by Tuning in
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Hub4 problems

My Hub4 is giving many problems since a power cut on Friday 1. Will not connect to WiFi Pods.2. Unable to connect to the settings menus in the Hub4.3. Once I change the WiFi name from default VMxxxx I can no longer find it using the VM Connect App.I ...