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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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Help need internet....

Hi I have just moved to a new rented property where the tenancy is only 12 months.Are there any 12 month minimum contracts available for broadband only? As online I can only see 18 months minimum contract...

J-A1 by Joining in
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Hub 3.0 problem or phone problem weird **bleep** still

Long story short, laptop and stuff connect just fine to the internet, at least I can actually get on here to type this out. However my phone is left on connected no internet, both are in the same room and on at the same time so wth is up with this **...

adkins by Joining in
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Omni box rewiring

Hi. I posted a week or so ago about getting the wire from the Omni box rerouted around the house rather than having the wiring inside running around doors. An operative came out today and said it couldn't be done because of wiring needing to be highe...

Gypsycat by Tuning in
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VM Connect App on Android S11 working

It finally works!After several months of trying I have finally got my VM Connect android App to connect to my Hub5.Through very poor local service (OX1 - Postcode), I have had my hub3 replaced with hub5 and ever since the VM Connect App would never d...

kenrae by Joining in
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Hub3 - solid red power light

Hi, my hub3, which I have had for almost 6 years, has recently started showing a solid red power light instead of the normal white light. Internet connectivity is all good and all my devices can still successfully connect to WiFi.Although the hub its...

boxer2 by Joining in
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Virgin Hub 3 Modem Mode Slow

I've just upgraded to the 600Mbps package, since Gig1 isn't yet available in my area. However, I have a hub 3 in modem mode, and I can't get wired speeds above 180-190Mbps.  If I connect my existing Netgear Nighthawk router with the Hub 3 in Router m...

incandisco 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...

WiFi House Attenuation.png
Sephiroth by Alessandro Volta
  • 35687 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 59 kudos

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...

Wifi Spectrum Bad.png Wifi Spectrum Good.png