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?
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!No response from homemovers !
I was disconnected on 30/09/2025 I spoke to Virgin Media about the early disconnection fee. They said as I am moving to an area they cannot supply, I won't need to pay the EDF. I have sent them my new rent agreement in my name with the new address which they cannot supply. Many emails were sent to homemovers@virginmedia.co.uk as requested. I have had absolute NO RESPONSE and the EDF was been applied. I have spoken to them several times and no one seems to be able to solve it. message from Virgin Media "If you can provide us the required documentation showing your new address within the next 28 days we will apply a credit to your account removing the early disconnection fee. Once you confirm, you will receive an email to your registered email address which will outline all of the details and required documentation you need to provide to us. Upon sending the documentation a correspondence will be sent back to you detailing the next steps. Until now my account is showing as payment overdue and they didn’t answer my email sent to homemovers@virginmedia.co.uk very difficult to cancel the EDF !! 😔 [MOD EDIT: Personal info]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? ThanksBroadband 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?!Can not log into VM/O2 account
For nearly two months (since 26th August) my 81 year old mother's VirginMedia/O2 account has been locked following fraudulent activity on her O2 mobile (cloning, we suspect). While the O2 mobile part was fixed quickly with a new SIM and existing number transferred to it, the VM/O2 account remained locked despite several fruitless phone calls to VM (via the 150 number). Late on Monday (6th October) the account was suddenly unlocked, although the email was not seen until Tuesday morning. However, the passwords no longer work and mum never set-up recovery codes, or they are long lost (I suspect they would also have been invalidated). The backup email login was also for an address mum has *never* owned, despite it using her name (an Outlook address). Fortunately, a phone call to VM miraculously managed to get the backup email changed. Unfortunately, after putting the phone down, we logged in using the backup email "verify me" link, in order to reset the passwords/recovery codes in "Security Settings", and noticed that the "primary verified phone number" is *also* incorrect and a number mum has never used and therefore does not have access to. Here's the deeply frustrating part. To change the verification number (add new/delete old) you need to verify -- but mum can't because she does not have the password, does not have recovery codes and does not have access to the incorrect phone number. To change the password, you need the old password, or verification phone, or recovery codes. To get new recovery codes you need... the password, or verificaton phone etc. Can you see the issue here? We tried phoning VM again but the lady at the end of the phone did not seem to understand what mum was getting at. She kept talking about the "app", which my mother does NOT have on her phone. We since tried installing it for her, but of course it wants a password to login and the backup email method does not appear to work inside the app. The next day we tried phoning VM yet again, this time the man at the end of the call opened a ticket - I have a reference, I won't post publically. Then on the 9th October, a VM tech support person rang mum and tried to get things working with a temporary password, but it did not work when we tried entering it in and eventaully we got locked out -- so the guy on the end of the phone said to wait 24 hours and another person will call. That did happen, and another attempt was made with temporary password and the tech guy creating a recovery code, but none of it worked. Eventually he too had to end the call, and since then nothing has happened. The entire system is so Byzantine and Kafkaesque, my (81 year old) mum really can't navigate it. Between us, my sister, brother-in-law and I find it deeply confusing and frustrating -- and we are somewhat tech savvy! My mum has been a customer since it was NTLWorld and this is the worst experience she has ever had from Virgin. To be really clear here, this is what we are doing that isn't working: 1. Using a web browser (Firefox) on a regular desktop PC. 2. Going to virginmedia.com and clicking on "Sign in to My Virgin Media" 3. On the VirginO2 sign-in page, selecting the account we want to log into (which happens to be an ntlworld.com email). 4. Clicking verify by another method to use the "backup email verification link" because the password doesn't work. 5. Clicking on the verification link to login to the account. 6. Then clicking through: My Virgin Account -> Account Settings -> Identity and Security Settings -> Security Settings -> Verified Phone Number. 7. That is where the incorrect number is which needs changing. All I want is for the verification phone number to be changed, so that we can then go in and change the passwords and recovery codes for mum. Although given the two failed failed attempts with a VM tech support person, I have doubts even that will work now.
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.
