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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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Solid red light hub 3

Despite identifying a WiFi issue, also picked up by running an online test, the engineer came out to tell us there wasn't a problem with the v. kit, and that the extenders were the issue (as they weren't powerful enough). Now hub now has a solid red ...

WiFi Pod not detected

I have a WiFi pod that didn't work on hub 3 and now doesn't work on hub 5.I've been on the Connect App , reset the Hub, ran every troubleshoot on offer, cleared app storage etc.It is plugged in 4 ft away from the hub and shows a slowly flashing white...

Resolved! VM connect not blocking

I used to be able to pause the internet connection to my daughter’s phone but although the device is listed and says it is paused it is not and she is still using it. Anyone know why? Thanks

DrQuinn by Joining in
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Virgin WIFI Pod - is it any good?

I have got white wifi pod from Virgin to improve a signal in my second bedroom.  It kind of works, but I am not impressed - it only gives me a speed of 30Mbps, while TP Link range extender  AC1750 was giving me signal up to 5 times faster. Only the i...

Ethernet ports stopped working Hub 3.0

Hi everyoneMaybe someone can help me here?I've read a few other similar posts about the same issue, and the general consensus is to request a new HUB. I find this hard to believe as I have only had this HUB 7 days, and would think its not a hardware ...

codayop by On our wavelength
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Ethernet ports not working

Hi,My virgin hub3 is working and have wifi but the Ethernet ports, whilst showing activity lights, are not sending any data through them. I have two separate routers in the house which are connected to the hub and neither are receiving data from the ...

Awallers by Just joined
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Red light on router

My router is currently showing a red light.The unit itself is not hot, connections (both WiFi and ethernet) can be choppy at times.I've tried resetting, powering off then on after 5-10 mins and no change.Is this normal? Assuming it's not and hoping f...

Resolved! Booking an engineer visit

How do I book an engineer visit to move my hub box and fix an extension cable so I can connect to my TV the ither side of the room? I've looked all over on the app and can't get through on the phone.I'm a new customer and have managed the quick start...

DKA23 by Just joined
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