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Weak Signal/Intermittent Connectivity

Kopper
Tuning in

Hi there,

Just posting to see if anyone could help me with a Wi-Fi issue that I've been having. Specifically I've been having an issue with a weak connection in one room of the house specifically and intermittent connectivity in multiple spots throughout the house.

The signal range seems to have dropped somehow as I used to be able to get a clean signal outside in the back garden, never mind in these spots.

Downstream:

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID

12990000003.238256 qam21
22670000002.738256 qam17
32750000002.738256 qam18
4283000000338256 qam19
5291000000338256 qam20
63070000003.238256 qam22
73150000003.238256 qam23
83230000003.538256 qam24
93310000003.738256 qam25
103710000003.738256 qam26
113790000003.938256 qam27
123870000003.738256 qam28
13395000000440256 qam29
14403000000438256 qam30
15411000000438256 qam31
164190000003.938256 qam32
174270000003.938256 qam33
184350000003.538256 qam34
194430000003.538256 qam35
204510000003.438256 qam36
214590000003.438256 qam37
224670000003.538256 qam38
234750000003.240256 qam39
244830000003.438256 qam40

 

Upstream:

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) Symbol Rate (ksps) Modulation Channel ID

14620031733.5512064 qam3
23940022433.3512064 qam4
33260006332.8512064 qam5
42579999132.5512064 qam6

 

Network Log

Time Priority Description

21/07/2021 13:38:19noticeLAN login Success;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
21/07/2021 13:36:29Warning!LAN login FAILED : Incorrect Username / Password / ConnectionType;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
20/07/2021 03:23:57criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
19/07/2021 09:30:33ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
17/07/2021 03:51:29criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
16/07/2021 06:01:28ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
13/07/2021 10:30:40criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
11/07/2021 23:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
11/07/2021 01:58:36criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
08/07/2021 11:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
05/07/2021 12:38:36criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
04/07/2021 23:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
03/07/2021 00:39:23criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
01/07/2021 11:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
28/06/2021 07:22:37criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
27/06/2021 23:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
25/06/2021 21:45:56criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
20/06/2021 23:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
18/06/2021 03:57:21criticalNo Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
17/06/2021 11:59:35ErrorDHCP RENEW WARNING - Field invalid in response v4 option;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;

Please let me know if there are any other details I could provide which would help.

6 REPLIES 6

jbrennand
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person
Your up power levels are all low - normally above 35dBmV is recommended. these may be ok but it needs a VM person to look with their "tools".

One should be here in a day or so - or try calling in and see what they say about it.

In the meantime post the two missing sets of data - down table of RS errors and up table of T disconnects

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John
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I do not work for VM. My services: HD TV on VIP (+ Sky Sports & Movies & BT sport), x3 V6 boxes (1 wired, 2 on WiFi) Hub5 in modem mode with Apple Airport Extreme Router +2 Airport Express's & TP-Link Archer C64 WAP. On Volt 350Mbps, Talk Anytime Phone, x2 Mobile SIM only iPhones.

Andrew-G
Alessandro Volta

If it's only a wireless problem, then those hub status figures aren't relevant - they report only on the performance of the connection between the hub and VM's coax network.  I do observe that the upstream power is rather low (unless this is a newer VM roll out that uses fibre rather than coax) but that wouldn't have any bearing on wifi performance.

Realistically, if this is just about wifi performance, you've got four broad options:

1) Tolerate the mediocre wifi, and maybe try tinkering with the hub's settings in the hope you can eek out a bit more performance

2) Change ISP if you're outside of a minimum term contract, and make sure the next ISP has a well regarded hub

3) Use VM's wifi pods - free to customers on Ultimate Oomph and then well worth trying (though stingily handed out).  Or if you don't get them free you can rent them, at a costly £5 a month each.

4) Put the hub in modem mode and buy your own wifi gear.  That's what I've done.

In terms of why it appears to have changed, who knows?  VM update the hub firmware from time to time, sometimes that fixes or improves things, sometimes it introduces new faults, but there's a range of other potential causes, such as competing wifi signals.

Kopper
Tuning in

Missing Data:

Downstream bonded channels

Channel Locked Status RxMER (dB) Pre RS Errors Post RS Errors

1Locked38.6830
2Locked38.62990
3Locked38.92400
4Locked38.9730
5Locked38.6710
6Locked38.9710
7Locked38.61020
8Locked38.9720
9Locked38.6620
10Locked38.9460
11Locked38.9720
12Locked38.9980
13Locked40.3520
14Locked38.9910
15Locked38.9630
16Locked38.9510
17Locked38.91290
18Locked38.91030
19Locked38.91020
20Locked38.6340
21Locked38.9480
22Locked38.9980
23Locked40.3830
24Locked38.91040

 

Upstream bonded channels

Channel Channel Type T1 Timeouts T2 Timeouts T3 Timeouts T4 Timeouts

1ATDMA0020
2ATDMA0020
3ATDMA0010
4ATDMA0010

Zak_M
Forum Team (Retired)
Forum Team (Retired)

Good afternoon @Kopper 

 

Welcome to the forums and thank you for taking the time to post. 

 

I am sorry to hear that you have had some issues with your services. 

 

Are you able to confirm if its just your WiFi you are having issues with. 

 

Kind regards,

Zak_M

As far as I can tell it is just the Wi-Fi that is experiencing issues. Performance is just fine over a wired connection.

It also does not seem to be an area based issue, as whenever I check service status using Virgin's site I never encounter any issues. Nor have I ever heard neighbours complaining about the service.

Hi Kopper,

 

Thank you for coming back to us, I have had a look at things our end and although I cannot see any major issues I can see some of your devices do have a low WIFI signal which may be the reason you are losing connection.

 

Because of the package you are on you may be eligible for our new Intelligent WIFI Pods which will improve your WIFI connection in your property.

 

So I can help further with this I will send you a invite into a private chat, please click on the purple envelope to accept.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

Paul.