Can't move my Virgin - told my new address is for a business... but it isn't!
Hello. I'm trying to move my Virgin Media broadband and TV to a new flat, but am being told they can't do it, as the address is registered for a business. But the address can be found straight away when using the Virgin Media residential postcode checker, and I called a couple of times a few months back to double check the move would be no problem, before I bought the flat! It is just a standard flat, and no business is run out of it. The woman in the call centre gave me the business number, but it won't let me speak to anyone. I just want the address converted to residential, so I can have my connection moved. Please help.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, UKMoving house and getting an engineers assessment for connecting
Have had a discussion with the chat support team about having an engineer look at connecting a property we've purchased (but haven't moved in yet). Have been given an engineer reference, but have recieved emails telling me they're 'Sorry they can't connect us' within an hour of me talking to the chat support team. Are these automated emails that are sent out anyway? We were advised that they would start the cancellation process automatically and then re-instate it once we can get our new home connected (if it's possible), so just trying to get peace of mind as the other connection options in the area are pitifully slow.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?Red light on hub
Hiya I’ve got a red light on my hub which no matter what I do won’t go away. I’m not sure if it’s impacting my WiFi as my connection keeps dropping when I’m on teams calls. I’ve done tests which says I should have a virgin wifi pod but I cannot find a way to order them anywhere. Any ideas? Thanks
Old router location, options for moving or improving wifi coverage.
I have a superhub 3. This is placed on the loft landing as back in Telewest days this was where the computer was. It is an open space by the staircase so central to the house... just at the very top. Downstairs where the V6 box is the connection seems to be getting worse. There is a bit of a dead spot downstairs too. 2 WiFi Pods don't seem to make much difference, plus there are limited plug location options in this older house. 1 WiFi Pod is plugged in on the landing pretty much directly below the router on the landing above which I thought would be a great place for it. For a while an extra V6 box was installed on the middle floor, the cable is still there, would I be able to move the Superhub to this, or would that cable now be dead. Although this location is on the middle floor, it is less central and in a room surrounded by brick walls and a closed door. I would also need a way to run a very long ethernet to it as the solar inverter is currently plugged into the Superhub (it has not got WiFi) On M500, would a Superhub 5 have better coverage if Virgin give this on M500. Any tips would be great! Thanks.Intermittent Signal in your area loop
On I think the 9th of October I noticed some serious spiking of ping when playing games on my PC, connected via Ethernet, also issues with other devices connected via WiFi such as my PS5 and IPhone. I figured id check the area status and got the "Intermittent Signal in your area" and it says were looking into it check back in 24 hours blah blah blah. Well its been over 10 days and its gotten worse if anything. Im not super techy when it comes to diagnosing internet problems but using Discords ping box I can see constant packet loss of sometimes 95% which I cant imagine is supposed to happen and my "ms" usually sits around 23ms but every 5 seconds it will spike to around 50ms so yeh something is very wrong and nothing is being done about it. Not to mention the fact that trying to book an engineer visit a bunch of mind numbing hoops.Router Issues
Hi Over the last few weeks my Router has needed multiple restarts due to losing connection. I have started to notice after rebooting and white light stops flashing I get a flashing red light for about 30 seconds then back to solid white. I should be getting 1Gb speeds but today its currently on 115Mbps. Can anyone shed any light on this for me please. Have also had issues with my 360 TV box in if I try Iplayer the box will just freeze and need a complete reboot ? Any help or advice would be appreciated. ThanksPing, Latency & Packet Loss
Just a question about this really. My minimum latency sits around 18 or 19ms on a ping graph but I’ve seen others connections a lot lower about 10ms or even a bit lower. Is this based on how far you are from the exchange / cable box on the street or local area connection? The think broadband monitor graph shows the main min area in green, just interested how it works and how some people show it much lower. My connection seems fine but this past week seen a lot of dropped packets on my graph but seems to show every other day or so. Can you check if there’s any issue on the line happening? I’ve done a check and it says my home network has a few problems with a Red triangle next to the broadband bit, all the others are normal in Green. PS: I use both Ethernet & Wi-Fi
