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Regular Diconnections BS3

jamesbe
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Hello,

Virgin media have been serving us in the same house in Bristol BS3 for the past 10 years and the service has been incredible.  I can't recall a single issue aside from planned short maintenance periods so am a very happy customer so far.

Unfortunately I've just started experiencing issues with the service starting a couple of weeks ago I get regular brief disconnections which mostly cause issues with streaming.  Work video calls are disrupted, TV streams buffer, game character dies etc.

The outage is brief (<20 seconds) and occurs roughly every 30 minutes but is severe enough to make the service unusable and I'll need to move to an FTTC provider unless it can be solved.

I've done some investigation on my network, restarted the Hub 3, removed other equipment, monitored traffic etc. but the issue appears to be with Virgin Media unfortunately.

What can I do to get this fixed?

These are the errors after the hub has been running for 2 days.

Channel	Locked Status	RxMER (dB)	Pre RS Errors	Post RS Errors
1	Locked	40.3	93	90
2	Locked	40.9	79	78
3	Locked	40.3	82	89
4	Locked	40.9	81	92
5	Locked	40.3	70	79
6	Locked	40.3	189	61
7	Locked	40.3	62	99
8	Locked	40.9	80	85
9	Locked	40.9	90	83
10	Locked	40.3	84	76
11	Locked	40.9	75	94
12	Locked	40.3	88	91
13	Locked	40.3	76	76
14	Locked	40.3	102	51
15	Locked	40.9	72	90
16	Locked	40.9	98	57
17	Locked	40.3	94	58
18	Locked	40.9	92	41
19	Locked	40.3	82	55
20	Locked	40.9	75	80
21	Locked	40.9	81	58
22	Locked	40.9	105	56
23	Locked	40.3	143	81
24	Locked	40.3	81	77

 

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OK, thanks.  I've put it in router mode and don't have anything connected which appears to have improved things.

I think there must be an issue with my router.

My Broadband Ping - router mode

Hi @jamesbe thanks for posting and welcome to our community

I am sorry to hear that you're having frequent drop outs.  I have located your account from here and have had a remote look.  I cannot find any issues from here to explain the issues you're having.  When you say the must be an issue with your router. Do you mean the hub we supplied you?  Or a 3rd party router?

Regards


Lee_R

jbrennand
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Did you change the ethernet cable?


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John
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I do not work for VM. My services: HD TV on VIP (+ Sky Sports & Movies & BT sport), x3 V6 boxes (1 wired, 2 on WiFi) Hub5 in modem mode with Apple Airport Extreme Router +2 Airport Express's & TP-Link Archer C64 WAP. On Volt 350Mbps, Talk Anytime Phone, x2 Mobile SIM only iPhones.

Hi Lee,

It must be an issue with the third party router when the hub is in modem mode.  I'm giving it a factory reset failing that I'll be getting another, thanks.

There is no problem with any cables

Hi Lee,

I've been monitoring my connection since installing the new router and the dropped packets look much better from the boardband monitor.

I am however still seeing interruption to sensitive services like streaming and conference calls.

A log of outbound pings show regular short periods of high latency.

How can I get this sorted out?

Are the “RS Errors” logged by the cable modem an indication of the issue?  Who do I speak with to get this investigated further?

Thanks for your reply and update, jamesbe,

 

Sorry to hear that you have been having connectivity issues. Our records show that you have since been in touch with our phone care team to have this addressed. Let us know if you need further help.

 

Cheers,

Corey C