XGS-PON FTTP Installation Issues
Hi, has anyone else who’s recently had XGS-PON FTTP installed experienced problems with the Hub 5x failing to obtain an IP address from Virgin Media’s network? My install and activation was scheduled for the 8th, but I’ve had no broadband connectivity for the last two days. An engineer came out today and attempted to escalate the issue to Virgin Media’s XGS-PON technical team. We’re the first household in my area to switch to Virgin Media. It’s a nexfibre build location where VM are the only FTTP provider. The engineer suspects that either being one of the first customers in the area, or being the only connection on the underground distribution unit, might be contributing to the issue. VM are currently investigating and have asked me to wait another 48 hours. Has anyone else run into something similar with their installation? p.s I had a look on the routers information page, it shows that the IPv4 lease time it obtains upon booting is set to one hour in the past, I wonder if this has anything to do with the issue.Virgin media boradband available next door but not connected to new property
Hi, I am planning to move to new house by mid march 2025. It's a new build house but there are no vergin media broadband cable connected to the property. I have enquired to near by houses even the next door has virgin media broadband which means virgin is servicing that area and the new property just need to be connected. With this regard I spoke to the developer/builder as well and they informed me that they have ducts and other things ready for virgin to provide connection inside the new house, so accordingly I called your move team but looks like they are telling that the area is not serviceable which is far from the reality. Being a customer of virgin media for last couple of years I could like to continue to have same service in the new property as well. Hence seeking out help here if anyone from virgin could help me here would be greatIntermittent internet connectivity - FTTP Hub 5
I am writing to seek assistance with intermittent internet connectivity issues since recently switching to Virgin Media on a 2 Gb fiber plan. While generally the performance meets the expected speed and latency on speed tests, I experience frequent delays of 5-10 seconds in loading web pages. Additionally, voice and video calls suffer from inconsistent quality and I often have to hot spot off my phone to resolve, I work from home and its very meeting heavy and 2 out of 5 meetings I have issues. The issues persist on both wireless (even in close proximity to the Hub 5) and wired connections. I have also tried using my own wireless router with the Hub 5's Wi-Fi disabled, but the problem remains. An engineer recently visited after a two-day service outage/issue (caused by a local area/exchange issue). During the visit everything appeared ok, but the engineer noted a kink in the external fiber installation but stated it was not causing any issues but could need replacing in the future. I am wondering if this kink in the fiber could be responsible for the intermittent connectivity problems. Are there other potential causes or troubleshooting steps I should consider to identify the source of the issue? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, I've only been a customer for 20 days but considering terminating contract and going back to FTTC service from a different provider.Another vote for media mode on Hub 5x
I am new customer, still in cooling off period. FTTP with Hub5x, first time on FTTP. For the last 6+ years and 3 ISPs I have run my home network through my own router and DNS (Pi-Hole), IPS modems put in the modem mode. Now I can't, and I can't even disable wifi completely on Hub 5x. It did not cross my mind before I ordered Virgin that it would not be possible to do this. It is ridiculous as there is no technical reason not to let customers choose modem mode or use their own custom DNS. I chatted with customer service and my repeated questions about justification for this decision were ignored. So if anyone in the company is reading this, please do something about it. PS I have tried various options suggested on the web and these forums, but nothing works. I will try to set it up with double NAT but if it doesn't work, I will cancel.
xgs-pon with own router...
Well... Wish I was advised of this during signup. Now cancelled BT which I was happily using (albeit without symmetrical 1Gbps upload), constant 0-8ms ping on games such as Fortnite or to Cloudflare DNS/Adguard DNS and a stable speed over to the "upgrade"..... Can't use my own router reliably, double-NAT, no modem mode (could use PPPoE auth with BT and Sky[Sky needs DHCP Option 61 enabled]), consistent 5-8% packet loss to GeforceNOW (plus the extra 6-10ms latency...), fluctuating download/upload speeds mainly affecting the upload (burst: 700Mbps then drops steadily until the end of the test sometimes as low as 300Mbps). BT had a speed guarantee of 700Mbps, what is it here? Is there any chance of using my own router without their router also being in "router" mode? I've tried everything I can think of to try and get it working and now I refuse to spend anymore time on it when the whole network was fine prior to moving to Virgin xgs-pon. The whole product seems rushed through the door so as to not lose out with new customer take up in new areas... When is this going to change? If it isn't in the next month can I still cancel or what because this is the worst FTTP implementation I've used....?Hub 5x using own router
Morning everyone. I’m trying to connect my Asus TUF-AX6000 router to my Hub 5x and i’m getting double NAT issues. Now i know that modem mode isn’t available yet but i’m wondering what is the best work around for the time being. Would anybody with better networking skills than myself be able to shine any light? Many Thanks.Hub5X XG-PON Questions
Hi everyone, New to Virginmedia and I have a 1Gbs FTTP install planned at the end of the month. My street was dug up by Virgin this year with green fibre cables installs and chat agent confirmed I will be supplied a 5X hub. Seems info on the 5X is still thin on the ground so I thought I'd ask a few questions. 1. As of September has anyone got modem mode to work on the 5X or are we still awaiting a firmware upgrade? 2. The WAN fibre port, does anyone know the spec of the patch cable used, is it single or multi-mode? 3. Is the fibre cable hardwired into the terminating box or could I buy a longer fibre patch lead if I ever wanted to re-position the router? 4. Given the 5X is full fibre (no coax / dociss) what are the average ping times people are seeing, is it sub 10mbs? Does anyone have any BQM's to share? 5. What has the general reliability and stability of the router been like? 6. Has anyone used the 10Gbs/2.5Gbs port to harness the full speed above 1Gbs? Thanks