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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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Connection dropping

After a lot of years with any problems, my connection started dropping at random times. A very helpful engineer came and checked every single thing and said was ok. After a couple of weeks, it has started again. The trouble is, often when it is being...

Mugz47 by On our wavelength
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New wifi Pod fan noise and hot to the touch

Received a new wifi Pod a few weeks ago and have noticed it's making noises like an internal fan running...so much so, I have to turn it off when going to sleep due to it being in the bedroom (it's also warm/hot) to the touch) - is this normal? 

Dazzla80 by Joining in
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Laptop says connected but no internet

When trying to connect grandsons Chromebook to my wifi, it says connected but no Internet. Tried all I can think off, still to no joy, any help would be much appreciated, as we are disabled so it is hard. We are using hub 3 and m350. Thanks in advanc...

Trevh by On our wavelength
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Upstream Levels Check

I have had 2 engineer visits recently to try and correct intermittent wifi. None of which have worked  I keep being disconnected and having to pin hole reset 1-2 times a day. Are these levels OK    

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AJ400 by Joining in
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Wifi Pod Switching

I have two wifi pods and one hubMy mobile does not easily switch from one to another. If I am in living room connected to Hub 3.0 and then moves to bedroom where I have wifi pod, I expect mobile to connect to wifi pod. But it stays connected with dow...

Resolved! WiFi pods “Fair connection”

Has anyone lately experienced the issue on the WiFi pods (all 3) stating “Fair connection”?Up until 2 days ago the pods used to show “Great”pods are placed sensibly and the speed tests show the top speeds. called VM who run tests and say everything i...

Malik-2 by Joining in
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power levels are not perfect

the technician said my power levels are not perfect but it will do. he put a 3db attentuator on gaming feels sluggish, if i restart the hub it feels more responsive but after 24 hours it feels sluggish again.

Palm771 by Tuning in
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Xbox and firestick no ip on hub 5

Received my new hub 5 yesterday and setup was fine and all devices connected no problem at all. After less than 24hrs every other device in the house is connected apart from the Xbox series x and the firesticks.Xbox connects but with no IP or NAT the...

sm77 by Joining in
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VM Connect cant find hub4

I also am having issues connecting to my Hub4 since upgrading 1gig broadband this week, BM connect can’t connect and the speed is frequently showing slower than when I was on 350 gbps broadband, I am paying more and getting less! Can you help please ...

Blitts by Tuning in
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