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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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Resolved! Broadband in CV2

Hi - has anyone out there had BT/EE on their doorstep today telling you that Virgin have updated their digital connections?  I was told today that I should be entitled to a reduction in my Broadband bill? I'm in CV2, it seems it was a local problem r...

Pat1 by Tuning in
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WiFi blackspot

I was informed when I had fibre installed last month that if I had some blackspots I could ask for upto 3 free pods, i have a blackspot in the very back of the kitchen and the opposite end of the house upstairs bedroom,I've done the Howe scan and not...

Hub 3 - Red light

Hi Carley, I have the same problem. Hub 3, red light on but connecting all ok. I called in to report the fault and they said it was due to WiFi upgrades in my area and would go in a few days. That doesn't sound right to me. I am worried about potenti...

Booster Plug Blown - Sparked and Smokey

We’ve had this booster for about a year with no issues - got home tonight having been away and when I switched it on it started to spark a lot and then started to smoke and now no longer works. How do I go about having replacements sent or upgraded m...

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Resolved! Longer Router Cable

I need to re-position my Router/Hub but the supplied cable is not long enough. Do VM supply a longer cable that I can purchase? The existing cable is not even 1m and just about allows the router to be sat on my desk; I need to move it to the other si...

Thestid by Joining in
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NAT Loopback Stopped Working

I have the WAN IPv4 address of my router linked to an external domain because I run a home server for things like home automation.Up until today I was able to access that domain from inside my home network, but that has stopped working. Strangely I'm...