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THEGRIFF24
Tuning in
1 year ago
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Virgin Hub 5 or 5x - modem mode or WiFi off

So I've joined Virgin media. My fixed line speeds locally have been 15mbs and so I've been using 5g broadband via Three with good speeds, however their network is pretty unreliable.   I believe I'm...
  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    1 year ago

    We have a Hub 3 in Router mode Wi-Fi is enabled + two Wi-Fi Access Points = 3 APs in total.

    For a Wi-Fi Mesh in Access Point mode there is no technical reason why
    the VM Hub 5x (or GSM Router) can not also operate its Wi-Fi giving one more Wi-Fi 6 AP for free.

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Client62
Alessandro Volta
1 year ago

We have a Hub 3 in Router mode Wi-Fi is enabled + two Wi-Fi Access Points = 3 APs in total.

For a Wi-Fi Mesh in Access Point mode there is no technical reason why
the VM Hub 5x (or GSM Router) can not also operate its Wi-Fi giving one more Wi-Fi 6 AP for free.

  • THEGRIFF24's avatar
    THEGRIFF24
    Tuning in
    1 year ago

    Yes, that's a possibility, although if you have a good mesh system, there's a lot of advice out there to turn off the router WiFi to reduce channel interference, increase bandwidth etc.

    • Sephiroth's avatar
      Sephiroth
      Alessandro Volta
      1 year ago

      Good advice.  By turning off WoiFi on the Hub, providing your own solution, you avoid the nightmare of “Smart WiFi” or “WiFi Optimisation” that VM have implemented.  Conspiracy theory suggests that this has been deliberately implemented to cause channel switching just when you don’t want it because your neighbour has just alighted on a channel you are using.