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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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Resolved! Should I turn off 2.4 GHz?

I have recently upgraded to the hub five.I have fairly new iPhones in the house and Xbox x and iPad Pro. I have no idea whether these can pick up 5 GHz signals.I have heard it is beneficial to turn off the 2.4 GHz signal on the router.I was wondering...

Milarepa by Joining in
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Internet is down for bank holiday :(

I WFH and found that my internet is down yesterday  due to work in the area according the online service checker. I had to use my data for the whole day but was told that it would be fixed by 3:00pm, so I waited.By around 9pm the same day,  internet ...

wolff99 by Tuning in
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How to order a wifi pod

Hi, I am paying for the Volt Gig1 service and I have a bit of a black spot in one of my rooms, I should be eligible for a wifi pod however am unable to do so within the connect app. I have tried contacting customer services no less than 6 times and b...

no wifi, ethernet fine!

my wifi has been dropping out intermittently over the last few weeks but does not connect at all now. the hard wired ethernet connections are fine but although my devices look connected (full strength signal, the little kite thing) there is no connec...

So I was able to get the hub 5 for free

So whats soo good about the hub 5 compared to the 3? I used to get lots of bad internet issues with the 3 does the 5 help? And I pay for 250mb is it true the hub 5 rewards you with more?

cain38 by Joining in
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Resolved! Cannot Port Forward on Hitron Chita router

Hi,We have just signed up for a Virgin Business Fibre broadband service. They have sent us a Hitron Chita router which is basically working (i.e. we have internet), but we are unable to create Port Forwarding rulesWhen I go to the Port Forward sectio...

pallan68 by Tuning in
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Resolved! Virgin Connect App unable to ‘find’ Hub 5?

I see there are previous posts on this topic however I have tried the advice of resetting hub, reinstalling Virgin Connect app, and deleting the profile, but still cannot connect to the Hub 5.I only joined Virgin this week and haven’t been able to co...

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New customer poor wifi

Just joined virgin media from Sky. I'm on the 1 gig Internet package. Speeds next to the router are fine but I don't get coverage across my house. With Sky I had boosters provided but the virgin installer insisted I wouldn't need them. How do I get b...

EdWool by Joining in
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Red lighter on Hub 3

Hi thereOur Hub 3.0 has had a red light for the past week but seems to be working fine otherwise. I've turned the router on and off, and also reset it to no effect. The online diagnostics simply says "looks like there's an intermittent issue signal i...

kmall by Joining in
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Resolved! Connect app won’t find hub3

I tried everything including resetting the hub, deleting and reinstalling the app etc although I’m connected to the hub but the connect app can not find the hub& the other things that are connected to it.

Fahr by Joining in
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