Network issues still unresolved with no communication
How do you get an update on what VM is doing to solve network issues? in January there was a broader issue in our area where all of virgin media went out for a couple of days. Ever since then we have had nothing but network issues specific to our Internet, including latency spikes and drop packages to a point where the Internet will just stop working for periods of time. The virgin media website assessment tool also shows that this network intermittent signal issues related to our area all the time when you run it, but then says there’s no known issues in the area. After five engineer visits and then a complete replacement of all items from virgin media to our home, the last engineer spent an hour in the box on the street and worked out that there were numerous issues related still to the network. He was escalating the issue to the network team. That was well over a week and a half ago and still we are having the same issues and there’s absolutely no way to contact anyone at virgin media. To make the situation even more frustrating you can’t even raise a complaint on the virgin media website because that functionality doesn’t work. Short of simply changing providers which also includes television services how else are you meant to progress with this situation?70Views0likes3CommentsInternet connection Issues
The ethernet connections from my hub have stopped working. This includes the TV set top box - the apps cannot connect as it says there is no ethernet connection. I also have a PS5 connected via ethernet with has no connection either. The Wi-Fi is very patchy and keeps losing connection & reconnecting on all devices. I have restarted the hub a few times now, switched it off at the wall etc. with no improvements. I have tried the online & Virgin connect app troubleshooters with no luck, just take me circles and doesn't resolve anything. How do I speak to an actual person to get a resolution?Solved551Views0likes2CommentsNeed to order WiFi Pod but frustrated by Virgin Media's lack of Customer Service
I need to order a third WiFi Pod as I still have a WiFi blackspot in my home after installing a couple already, but I have been frustrated by Virgin Media's pathetic attempts at what they describe as customer support. The nonsense starts when the Virgin Media website informs me that they cannot check for any known issues in my area because "there is an issue at our end" with no further explanation. So I use the chat feature on the Virgin Media website and the Virtual Assistant bot finally tells me after a series of time-wasting questions that I will be contacted on WhatsApp. I wait but no message is received on WhatsApp, so that doesn't work and is a pointless waste of time. I have attempted half a dozen times over the course of a couple of days, the same result each time. The Virtual Assistant instructs me that to continue the conversation I should send a WhatsApp message to 07305 327 112, which I do but there is no reply. Again, this has been the case over the course of two (2) days. So I have wasted a lot of time and am still unable to speak to anybody at Virgin Media other than a clumsy interaction with a poorly implemented bot, and the experience has been beset by errors and functionality not working. I was instructed by the Virtual Assistant bot to sign into my Virgin Media online account and to go to My Package and follow the instructions under Wifi Max to order a WiFi Pod, so I tried this. When I log onto my Virgin Media account the first thing I notice is a message informing me, "We can't connect to the broadband kit in your home" with no further explanation. Ignoring that I go to My Package and then a WiFi Max heading is available indicating that I already have 2 pods. The only option to perform an action at this point is to click on the Learn More button and when I do this I am taken to a blank, empty page with a heading that reads "My Package", another dead end. Despite multiple attempts to resolve what should be a straightforward matter, I find myself stuck in an endless cycle of incompetence, broken systems and wasted time. The process has been nothing short of infuriating involving multiple exercises in futility, a digital charade. It is difficult to overstate how appallingly poor this customer support experience has been. Every touchpoint, from the website to the Virtual Assistant and WhatsApp service, has failed catastrophically. The absence of functionality, errors and circular redirections create the impression of a system designed to prevent, rather than facilitate, customer interaction. However, it is clear that Virgin Media would be unable to implement such a plan, as nothing seems to work properly and the software is not fit for purpose. In 2024, such failures in the age of advanced digital communication are unacceptable. The combination of broken processes and abysmal customer support has left me entirely disillusioned. It is shocking that a company of the size of Virgin Media has such glaring deficiencies in its ability to assist paying customers. I am at a total loss as to what to do next and loathe to waste any more time on this.Solved3.9KViews0likes5CommentsComplaint - installation
Hi, I joined Virgin about 2 months ago and the experience has been terrible. To start the internet was unable to be installed and after multiple failures to turn up from engineers and installation teams, I finally had my wires ran in the back garden after being told initially I would have to wait 6-8 weeks. This is after multiple calls and days booked off work losing money and being away from my newborn to sit in an empty new house due to false promises. I was told that upon the construction team finishing their work I was to call up to claim some compensation for all of this. Once complete, I called and was told I would then have to log another complaint and all the details had to be taken AGAIN! I then waited a week and heard nothing from Virgin which is just a re occurring theme. I must of been promised 20 times I would receive a call, text some form of update and I have received 0. I have them had to call back and told I would have to log another complaint, I refused as this is ridiculous and was finally handed over to someone who I believe was in the complaints team and was of English origin. Once again, I had to have all my notes taken down as it was a complete mess and was offered £25 compensation for which is just insulting so, I refused and had it escalated to a manager who booked me in for a call the next day at 10:30. I never received the call. 1 week later I still have had no contact so I called again on the 26th and was told there was no complaints department and I could not be passed through. I asked to speak to a manager and then all of a sudden a ‘manager’ of the complaints department gets on the phone even though I had just been told there was no complaints department , strange. His name was ‘Vaibhav’ and he would not pass me over and was offering a little more compensation and asking me how much I would like? Is it not on your terms to offer the amount? I refused again as it is ridiculous the amount offered after the experience I have had and the amount of time the issues have been ongoing. I escalated again to a ‘deadlock’ team I believe, and was promised again a call back the next day as I didn’t believe it was gonna happen and what do you know I receive no call AGAIN! Issue after issue, lie after lie and I am nowhere still after weeks and weeks of just a terrible, terrible experience. I need some answers now or this is going to be taken to a third party, I know the process and I will take my notes, recordings and show what I have been going through with this absolute joke if an experience. I need answers ASAP! [MOD EDIT: Subject title changed for clarity]1.3KViews0likes5CommentsHub 3 flashing green light at the bottom and solid wifi light
Our wifi hub has been like this for the past 15 hours and has been reset and turned off and all connections checked. There are apparently no outages in my area. The virgin website won’t let me book a technician either. I don’t know what to do to fix this and any solutions are welcome. Need this fixing asap531Views0likes1CommentHub 5 Intercepting all DNS queries?
Hi, I've just moved to Virgin from Sky. After setting up my Router, and disabling all WebSafe stuff online, I got some weird DNS failing to resolve issues - hostnames that if i switched back to Sky, we're working fine, and my other colleagues can all connect fine. I noticed that I couldn't change the default DNS server on the Router itself, a quick google said that's no longer possible with this new hub. I then updated my Wifi Connection DNS servers on both a Windows and Mac device and both of them claimed to be searching through either 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8, but both failed to return the results. I can only assume that VM is intercepting all DNS queries, even when you specifiy an alternative? Also not sure why they're failing to resolve so many different generic AWS domains. Has anyone else had similar issues / knows of a way to fix it? My next port of call will be switching to https based DNS, but I'd rather not 😞Solved6.9KViews0likes14CommentsSolid red light, hub 3, NOT in modem mode.
Hello all! I know there's a few posts about this but nothing suggested is working. As stated, there is a solid red light on my mother's Hub 3. I've checked and it is not in modem mode. I just noticed it a few hours ago as the router is in my bedroom. The router is not hot to the touch (or what would be considered 'overheating' its just slightly warm like any electronic appliance, but my hands are freezing right now haha) I know that modem mode is technically a 'magenta' colour, my eyesight isn't the best but it is a kind of orangey red rather that appearing like it could be magenta (I know the leds are shi*e so I'm unsure if it's red or magenta) I have turned it off and on again. I have done a pinhole reset. Neither has worked. What now? is it a case of getting out an engineer? I know it's an absolute pain to get through and book one and in the my virgin media login I haven't found anything except basic diagnostics, can't find if there's anyway to book an engineer. Please help! Thankyou in advance:)Solved1.1KViews0likes4Comments