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Resolved! Wifi no longer visible on London underground

Hi all,  I noticed for the first time today that the usual virgin media WiFi network isn't there on the tube. Is this being phased out?     [MOD EDIT: Please see update on post 111 here]      

ruswit by On our wavelength
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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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3rd time trying to get a wifi pod

Hi3 times now I have gone through the process of finding 'dead-spots' on the VM Connect app around my house. I have read in places that i should be able to order a wifi pod using the app when i find a dead spot, but i can not see how.So I then spend ...

Broadband stopped working

On Saturday our internet stopped working in Lewisham ( London). Since then we’ve had a technician come on Tuesday. They said it was something wrong with wires outside and that it would be sorted out externally by Thursday ‘and to call virgin media on...

Resolved! External work not completed

I am now on my 3rd re-book for an install of broadband. A process that has taken 6 weeks so far to get resolved. I live on the second floor of a block and have had constant issues trying to get this installed. Whoever is being contracted to do exteri...

NSumpter by Joining in
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Hub 4 constant noisy fan

Hi, my Hub 4 is making a constant whirring noise which sounds like a fan. I've followed some of the other advice and reset it, hoovered any dust (there wasn't any I could see) but as soon as I turn it on it starts. It feels warm to touch too and ther...

Ellisol4 by Joining in
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Red Light

Hi.....for the past month i have had a red light on my hub 3 router. Also the router feels warm. I have re booted a number of times but its always on. It is in a well ventilated area. At times ime sure there is a smell from it. Can anyone help please...

DG4 by On our wavelength
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Lost access to websites based in China

I realised that I've lost access to a lot of websites based in China about 20 days before. I've called the technical support and they told me they don't have this issue on their side but I guess this would be a nation wide problem rather than only to...

Sonos and smart plugs (2.4ghz network)

Hi. I’ve just switched to Virgin from a previous Virgin Business account where the router had both a 2.4 and a 5ghz network I could connect to. This new router doesn’t show that option but I’m hopeful there is something I can do so that I can connect...