Hello
I have the Virgin 1Gbps broadband connection and recently received and installed the wifi pod due to poor wifi coverage around the flat.
Some facts:
New 1Gbps connection established recently; Hub-5 router provided;
In the living room where the Hub-5 router is installed, I can get up to 700mbps download speed.
In the main bedroom that is closest to the living room but separated by a hallway, I get around 300mbps download speed.
In the second bedroom and office I get no signal whatsoever. These are separated from the living room by the same hallway - so the same number of walls (2) in between router the room.
I was sent a wifi POD that I activated yesterday. It is in a wall socket in between the second bedroom and office (separated by the same hallway from the router).
In the second bedroom and study, the wifi signal appears to be strong but a speed test using the Virgin Media connect app show actual download speed of between 2-4 mbps.
I relocated the pod to the kitchen which is directly at the end of the living room. The Connect app now showed me speeds between 50-65mbps. With the Pod unplugged and connected to the signal from the router, I was back up to over 300mbps.
As a final test, I tested the speed with the connect app and the pod relocated to the main bedroom and I got speeds between 33-47mbps. With the pod unplugged, I was back to over 220mbps.
As you can see, the POD significantly slows my speeds down in areas where it is able to provide a connection.
Did I receive a faulty POD? Is the POD speed limited? I read elsewhere that people were getting speeds around 600mbps using the POD on a 1Gbps connection. I will be happy if I was to get over 100mbps download and 30mbps upload in rooms with no wifi at the moment.
