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UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi

UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi WiFi is a somewhat notorious, though essential commodity. In many cases, when its behaviour does not meet the user’s perception of the claims made by the ISP (e.g. Virgin Media), the blame is quickly heaped on the IS...

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Sephiroth by Alessandro Volta
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Getting a better Wireless Network Signal

Seeing so many posts about Good, Bad & ugly Wifi, I thought I would post some suggestions for people out there.   There are definitely good, midrange & poor routers with quite variable performance wifi.  Never expect a mass market product to be the b...

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Hub status data - understanding network log messages

N Warning: Long, dull, a bit technical. NHaving needed to repeat myself a few times, I thought I'd share my understanding of what you might find in a Hub 3's network log when things go wrong, and what it means.  First of all, this post is based on my...

Andrew-G by Alessandro Volta
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Red light showing constantly on hub

Dear Virgin Media. Red light on hub constantly, having to restart or reset more often as broadband drops. Searching on this issue suggests overheating, though my hub was a at same location for many years. Does this hub need replacing?   PS I did try ...

burkecol by Tuning in
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Vm connect app

 My vm connect app is all wrong my phone is a samsung z flip 6 and it showing up as a Motorola and it telling me I've got 4 tv boxes connect to it and i only have 2 one in my bedroom and the other one in the living room â€ƒ

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Virgin Media Hub light is always red

HiMy Virgin Media hub light is always red even though I have reset it numerous time.  It has been light this for a while now. My internet has been ok most of the time even when the light is red, although occasionally the wifi may drop every now and t...

WiFi pod fan suddenly loud, hot to touch

Hello,We have had two wifi pods for a couple of years now with no problems. However one of them has started to make a loud buzzing fan noise and is hot to the touch - it feels like it is overheating. I’m concerned about leaving it plugged in overnigh...

Em-6 by Tuning in
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Resolved! Moving to mesh and keeping Time Capsule

Hello.  I’d like to strengthen the WiFi system in parts of the house furthest from my Virgin hub while retaining Apple TimeCapsule functionality.  Current set up is hub in modem mode connected to TimeCapsule which connects to a couple of AirPort Extr...

Hub 5x Network Access: Not Allowed

Hi there, So I've been with VM for several months now and generally everything has been good (occasional loss of broadband but generally self heals in an hour or so).This morning however, the lights on my router started flashing red. There's no overh...

Desert by Tuning in
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Wifi Pod not showing on connect app

I changed from Hub 3 to Hub 5, and my Wifi Pod was connected to the Hub 3 and I had got the wifi pod connected to the Hub 5 and it has a white light, and it doesn’t show up on my connect app. I don’t know what to do because I’ve been waiting for the ...

AHuss786 by Tuning in
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