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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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Moving my incoming vm box

Hi, I’m after moving the internal incoming vm box. It will clash with some internal works I’m doing in the living room. It will stay on the same wall but will need to move around 1-2 metres. Any help with how much it costs or who to contact would be ...

Ava2513 by Joining in
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WiFi connection dropping

Hoping someone can help. I have the Gig1 broadband, and speeds are really good in most of the house. However in my bedroom and the upstairs office, I keep having the connection drop, which isn't ideal when I'm trying to work. I've used the app to tes...

WeeJDoh by Tuning in
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How to request a hub 5

Hi,I pay for 1gig, but i currently have a hub4, i work from home, and my internal network is 2.5gig except for the hub, and since everything is wired, i can not actually use the full speed of what i am paying for.How would i go about requesting a hub...

Super hub bug requiring resets

Last night I finally saw the evidence of the following issue: when my super hub 3 gets its software updated at ~2am, it breaks modem mode. I saw the lights changing in the hub as it was updating and have since had no internet connectivity. The red li...

Damaged fibre cable

We were told by the VM installation engineer that the cable to the house was showing a measurement of -30 (not sure what units). He said he had booked in for the cable to be replaced, but it took 3 months to be installed the first time. We now have n...

Matt1489 by Joining in
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Resolved! M500 hub 4 or hub 3

Hi I have ordered M500 and Mixit TV package and I would like to ask if I get the Hub 3, Hub 4 or even Hub 5.Thank you Mahir 

Incoming virgin media box needs moving

I’m looking to move the incoming virgin box prior to getting some or done in that area. I need it moving around a metre on the same wall. Who do I need to call to get this done please? Also what would the cost be?thanks in advance

Ava2513 by Joining in
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Intermittent WIFI and Connection

Hello, Ive been with Virgin for 2 weeks now. On a 250mb deal. I have the Hub 3. Symptoms - My connection to the hub is intermittent, and often drops out completely. When i am connected, i get wildly different speeds on Wifi, from just a few kbps up t...

MarkCV1 by Tuning in
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