I live in a small ground floor flat. My Hub 3 has always struggled to reach my bedroom. I've worked out that when in bed with my phone it's only about 15 feet away from the Hub 3 with one thin wall between. Previously, this wasn't really bothersome to me cuz I don't like to be on my phone in my bed too much anyway and... I can always use my mobile data, which is unlimited. I know that's not ideal when paying through the nose for broadband but I gave up whinging to Virgin, there's always an excuse, followed by a price hike. I'm tired of 'fighting' with them.
However, due to some concerning incidents, the police recently issued me with a personal hand held alarm to carry at all times and encouraged me to invest in security cameras. So, I recently bought Google Nest indoor cameras. One is on the windowsill of my bedroom, pointing outwards, making it about 20 feet from the router. The amount of outages is ridiculous. I get almost constant notifications that my camera has disconnected due to weak signal. So, the weak signal in there is now VERY problematic.
I ran the signal test on my Virgin Connect app and it confirmed, at that moment, that it couldn't connect and asked if I wanted a booster. I clicked on all the links and eventually got to a page that said this offer was no longer available to me? What the heck does that mean? Virgin supply me with a router that won't serve 20 feet and then won't supply me with a solution???
The HUB 4 is supposed to be better but again... it's not available to me. I've been with Virgin for YEARS and yet so much is unavailable to me.
I recently requested to leave cuz Sky were offering a cheaper deal (with Netflix included) but Virgin matched the price (though didn't including Netflix) so, stupidly, I stayed. Then a month later, I got an email saying the price was going up in April. What a joke.
So, I've been with Virgin for several years, I recently stayed with them, out of some strange sense of loyalty, and yet SO much is unavailable to me despite... weak ass signal and outdated router.
Their emails and letters to me should be addressed, "Dear Mug".
Can someone here please help me find a solution to my security camera connection issues? My safety is involved this time, so weak signal matters now. (It's difficult to have a smart home if the basic services from your broadband provider are weak.)
