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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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Tapo camera

I have a Tapo C200 camera. It’s working on local mode only. I’ve tried all the steps to fix it apart from changing the DNS on the router but it appears this isn’t possible. Does that mean I’m stuck only being able to see it when I’m within WiFi range...

Bekamum by Joining in
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VM Connect App cannot find Hub 4

My VM Connect App (latest version updated, yes) has not been able to find my hub 4.I have tried resetting my hub bit still non-issue albeit my device and others can still connect to the router and access VM internet, it's just that the connect app ca...

Connection Issues

I have lost all broadband connection since 2.15pm.  Tried router reboot and all that.  Been through the systems for checking status in area and all it says is there seems to be an issue in your area but none of the usual details about when it will be...

Aramorel by Tuning in
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Intermittent connection

For the past 3 days, I've had Internet problems, first the modem started flashing green lights and no Internet the following day everything seemed normal but since then the Internet on WiFi or ethernet is disconnected for a few seconds then reconnect...

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Daily Broadband Outages for the last moth

Hi.  I frequently experiencing daily broadband outages which last about a minute or two.  This happens at least twice a day and it's getting really frustrating .I have been through all the diagnostic steps and tried the usual rebooting of my Virgin S...

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umbr3lla by Joining in
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Constant changing installation dates

Just moved into a new property. Landlord started a contract with VM. Technician comes out to install the router 5 days after we moved in which is ridiculous in itself. Promised the tenants that the missing fibre optic connection outside would be inst...

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WiFi pods not working since HUB 5 upgrade

Hi,Our wifi pods stopped working when we moved from a Hub 3 to Hub 5. We’ve called the technical Helpdesk and they are at a loss despite me saying they need to do something to link them to the new Hub 5. Can anyone give me some advice on how to help ...

Internet down the whole weekend

My Broadband has been down the whole weekend and yesterday I saw some guy trying to fix it he said it should be done within a 2 hours or so but it is not fixed yet this is Monday morning now. I reported this issue on Saturday afternoon and I saw this...