on 19-02-2024 08:57
How can I get hold of one….not getting the connection I need in my home office (and it’s only 1 floor up from the hub!) so clearly need to boost it.
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on 19-02-2024 09:06
19-02-2024 10:49 - edited 19-02-2024 10:55
Or if you want the official, occasionally combustible, route https://home.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tips-and-tricks/boost-your-wifi-with-virgin-media-intell...
on 19-02-2024 21:30
See this...
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To address the wifi issues, VM now supply “wifi Pods” (no longer doing cheap and cheerless and poor value “boosters”). However, their Pods are only free to customers on the 1GB, Volt (or old Ultimate Oomph) packages - is that you? If so they are worth trying - they should work for you. VM Wifi is now “guaranteed” to 30 Mbps/room it’s now called… Wifi Max
See if anything in here helps….
https://www.virginmedia.com/wifi-max
You call 0800 064 3850 to order the first one after scanning for blackspots using the connect App.- or just wait here for a VM person to respond in a day or two and they will sort the first one for you. If you do call dont get fobbed off by the offshore CS agents' saying you aren’t eligible - if you are - it is clearly stated on the webpage.
If not free to you… you will be charged £8/month for up to 3 pods (note - BT charge £10/mo for their whole home wifi solution). It’s a simple solution and should work for you. However, you would soon pay off that cost by buying your own wireless solution that will be yours to own and use forever, although the VM Pods should be a simpler option.
If you do want to invest in better equipment, you would need to get either a… (1) Mesh System, (2) Wireless router, (3) Wireless access point(s), (4) a pair of good quality Wifi Powerline Adaptors, or a combination of (2&3).
£40-100 (that’s ~4->12 months of Max Pod rental) should sort it for most customers with an average property and usage. Spend more for additional advanced“features” - if required.
on 22-02-2024 12:58
Hey Mcjan,
Welcome to the community and thanks for taking the time to post here on the forums. I’m sorry to hear of the issues that you’re having trying to order a WiFi pod, we can arrange to have one sent out to you from here, if you haven't already been able to arrange that but first I would need to confirm a few details via private message, please look out for my message and we can get started.
Kind Regards,
Steven_L