Tidying external and exposed cables on apartment building
Hi there, I was wondering if virgin media send engineers to tidy external and exposed cables on the outside of houses/flats? As in the building I live in, virgin coax fibre cables have been added over the years as residents have signed up to virgin media. However this piecemeal approach means too many wires are connected into single wall boxes along the building, with damaged/missing brown protective boxes/boxes zip tied etc. See photos attached, looks rubbish. Could do with replacing some boxes/rewiring connectors and tidying the cable runs as exposed connections will get damaged/weathered, cables can fall/be tripped over etc. based in Redland, Bristol, UKBroadband issue not being fixed
My broadband has been down since Monday morning (20th Oct). Apparently there is a known issue in my area. It was originally scheduled to be fixed by 1pm today (22nd Oct) but this has now been pushed back to the 28th! My husband and I work from home. I need to make regular Teams calls and he’s just set up a new business and needs to be available online at all times. What do we do? We just can’t be without internet for over a week?!Possible hub issue?
Hi. I have Hub5x which is now about 2 years old. Recently I started having issues with some streaming services. YT and Spotify works fine but I can't listen to any internet radio. When I do online check it tells me it can't connect to my equipment. I'm assuming that is not normal?Perpetual Broadband Issues
I decided to switch to Virgin Media Broadband last year. They had just installed fibre in my area and came offering a great Black Friday deal. I took some time to think about it and went ahead. Unfortunately it’s something I’ve been regretting ever since. After a short time, my internet started to drop out at the same time every day. It would go off for around an hour or so. It became a predictable pattern, and so I decided to contact Virgin Media. A technician was sent out, they checked over everything, cleaned the cables and so on. Everything should be OK. It wasn’t OK, the problem was still happening. So, again, I got in contact with Virgin Media. Another engineer was sent out; this time they discovered that my neighbours connection was dropping at the same time as mine. The problem was somewhere further down the line and a separate team would have to look at it. Weeks go by and nothing happened, so I got in contact with Virgin Media again. At this point I was super frustrated because I couldn’t seem to get the agent to understand that I’d already had someone come out and that the problem was further down the line. They insisted on asking me basic questions about my set up and sending “strong signals” that should fix it. I decided to complain; after which they did send a team out to fix the problem. The fix lasted for a week or so before the connection started dropping again. I have since had three more engineers out. Cables replaced, cables cleaned. One of the engineers checked our neighbours connection again and found that theirs is still dropping out at the same time as mine. Another fault was found and supposedly fixed. Except the very next day, the same problem, my connection dropping predictably, multiple times a day. At this point I have no idea what to do. It’s affecting my work and my leisure time. I asked at what point I can be let out of my contract due to their inability to provide me with a stable connection. I was told that if the engineer thinks it’s unfixable they will put a note on my account. But they always think they've fixed it. Ahh dear. Honestly wish I’d never switched, it’s done nothing but add extra stress and frustration to my life. What do I do?cable too short
Hi Ive just received my home start broadband set up kit, its with a HUB 3.0 the 3Meter coax cable is too short, I need a 5m cable to reach properly (I have an 8ft arched window between the cable socket outlet and the mains plug over the other side where the hub will be connected and stand) I can connect the 3M cable but its hanging in mid air in the middle of the window. Placing HUB on floor on carpet is not safe and gets in the way of curtains etc Can you send out a 5m cable please? I'll happily send the £M one back. Thank you I
Never ending fault!
Fault ref: F011978110 Been going for nearly 7 weeks now, they just keep pushing the date back further and further. CB8 postcode. WiFi intermittent, keeps cutting me out of Teams calls all day at home. I've complained about it twice via WhatsApp, with no resolve. What is this fault? There's no information about it other than it's a fault. I'm at my wits end with it now, just renewed my contract with Virgin before this happened, wish I hadn't now!Latency spikes/dropped packets, at wits end!
Been using my M500 broadband line for a few years now and never had problems with Virgin Media, until two weeks ago. I started getting random latency spikes that's deeply affecting work calls and gaming. Engineer came around on Saturday and says everything is "fine" on my line, even replaced my Hub 3 router with a brand new one - after he left, I continued to monitor and test for a few hours, but sadly same issue persists! I've set up a BQM (I showed the engineer this, but didn't seem phased) Here is my line with the BQM from ThinkBroadband (post the new Hub 3 as the graph looked the same pre-new Hub 3), you can clearly see the dropped packets - Clearly there is something very wrong with my line, please can anyone help!?Constant red light on Hub
The red light on my hub stays red all the time despite switching off. I still have working WiFi and Virgin TV. I have factory reset the hub, checked cables etc. and hub temperature but still red. I’ve read a few other threads and people are suggesting I need a replacement? ThanksLonger Coaxial Cable Needed
Hi, I have an odd shaped property such that the VM Coaxial socket box wall outlet is fitted quite some distance from my TV and the living quarters of the house. Therefore I need to move my VM Hub closer to this area via a longer coaxial cable. Needs to be at least 8 metres so a standard 10 metre cable would be ok if 8 metres is not available. Please can this be sent to me? Thanks
