3 weeks ago
I recently received my virgin media router.
i was unaware that my property has an open reach 5c master socket, meaning i am unable to use my virgin media router.
I signed up for a student deal and so had to use my student email. After my order however, I did not receive an email containing my welcome pack and account number.
i have tried to contact virgin media about ending my contact and returning the router, however I have been unable to as I hadn’t received an account number.
Show do I go about ending my contract without this information?
3 weeks ago
If VM sent you a VM hub as part of a 'Quick Start' kit, there would have been a VM connection in your property at some point in the past.
Is there some reason (landlord permission/wayleave/access etc.) that is stopping you from getting VM to install a socket for you?
Standard cut/paste reply to a 'missing socket' query is ...
Have you checked to make sure there is no other kind of connection? Sometimes there is no wall box, just a trailing cable. The cable could be hidden within, or behind, furniture. Occasionally only a very short stub of wire is left behind often hidden within a blanked-off fitting. A few examples of the kind of things to look for are in the images below from past topics.
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/QuickStart-set-up-and/Untidy-installation/m-p/5433266#M239199
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/QuickStart-set-up-and/Reconfigure-my-setup/m-p/5434572#M239308
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/QuickStart-set-up-and/No-wall-socket/td-p/5395897
A wall box may be branded with the logos of an old cable TV company (not VM). Past occupiers of your property may have removed the cable and sometimes they are removed by other installers, such as satellite TV techs.
If you have a cable/plug trailing from the wall, you may need a coupler adapter to join two plugs together
https://www.diy.com/departments/slx-coaxial-connector-19mm/5028422001905_BQ.prd
Also available from the likes of Screwfix, Homebase, Toolstation etc.
If you have a plastic omnibox outside on the wall (where the VM cable comes in from the street) see if you can trace any wires from that into your home. The wall box will look something like these
(styles and colours may vary and branding may be non-VM (such as former cable TV companies).
If no luck, call the pre-installation and delivery team on 0800 052 1734 explain the problem and request a tech visit to install a socket.