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Unable to scan connect pod?

theyoungsavage
Tuning in

My wifi signal (downstairs) has been glitchy for a few weeks and now has given up the ghost. The hub is upstairs (2nd floor) in an old house (~130yrs) that seems to absorb wifi signals, even with a pod coverage was always poor, (four smart bulbs on front door lights have never all paired successfully), and so ground floor in the house is a tech free zone and the first floor is a hit or miss area.
So... I loaded up VM Connect and run a scan with the result that it is "Unable to scan connect pod". The pod had always felt excessively hot and now doesn't, but the front LED is lit up (I've switched it on and off several times but still no joy) so I'm wondering if it's kaput and decide to call 150 for some tech support advice. And that's as far as I get. The closest option I could find on the electronic triage system was 'broadband fault' but selecting this results in a warning that the whole system is going to be temporarily shut down - which is not the tech advice I was looking for. All I needed was to talk to an actual human being and I'm pretty sure my issue could have been sorted quickly, but I couldn't find that option in the list of topics available? So what am I supposed to do now? Suggestions welcome.

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Client62
Alessandro Volta

Test the VM Pod by moving it into the same room as the VM Hub.
If the VM Pod still fails to connect it may be faulty.

VM Pods also fail to work if these conditions are not met :

1) VM Hub in Router
2) VM Hub has Smart Wi-Fi Enabled
3) SSID of 2.4 & 5GHz must be the same ( split SSID is not supported )
4) Wi-Fi must be configured for encryption with a password set.  ( E.g. Security WPA2-PSK )
5) Password of 2.4GHz & 5GHz Wi-Fi must be the same

Thanks for the reply Client62. The pod was working fine until a couple of weeks ago when my wifi signal started to fail intermittently. The pod is in the same location that it has always been, and the hub has not moved either nor had any settings changed. I tried last night to connect my firestick to the wifi and it worked on and off for 2 or 3 minutes at a time - this is the same symptom that drove me to use the VM Connect app to check the wifi coverage.
The real frustration is not being able to contact anyone in tech support. In the past, these forums have been much more effective at solving problems that calling 150..

Hi theyoungsavage,

Thanks for posting, and sorry to hear you've been having some issues with the pods. I've had a look at things from our side and everything looks to be connected and working.

Can you please confirm if you're still experiencing issues since you last posted?

Alex_Rm