I would like to cancel both broadband and phone and port my phone number to a VOIP provider
After many years with Virgin I'm moving abroad and so I'd like to cancel all my services (broadband+ and phone) but I would also like to port my phone number to a VOIP provider so that I'll still be able to check on it from abroad in case someone calls me on that number (rare nowadays but who knows). What is the correct procedure to be able to do so? Reading other discussions it seems that I should just cancel the services and then, during the 30days notice period I should activate the portability request from the new VOIP provider. Is this right? Can anyone from Virgin confirm it? Unfortunately most other messages are from people moving to other UK providers but in my case I need to cancel the broadband for good. Many thanks, Charlie
New digital "VOIP" service not working
Hi I noticed about a week ago that our Virgin landline was not working. There was no dial tone and if you try to call the landline you just get a message saying the call cannot be completed. I also tried calling the landline with the phone removed from the wall socket in case the phone was faulty but no difference. I called VM and a very helpful gentleman said it was because my area had been switched over to "digital VOIP". I was a little surprised about this because although I had received emails about the switch over I had not received anything indicating that it was actually happening to my line, but the Virgin rep assured me that this was the reason. Just as well I do not use the phone line for any emergency services!! After asking a number of questions to verify that I qualified for the switchover the Virgin rep said that he would send out an adapter and when it arrived just plug it in to port 1 (upper port) of the phone socket in the router and then power cycle the router and the phone should switch across. The adapter arrived yesterday and I followed this procedure but nothing has changed. No dial tone at the phone (I've tried two separate phones) and if you dial the landline number you still get the can't connect message. Checking the router the status overview indicates that telephony is disabled, so my guess is that VM haven't enabled my router for telephony. I was wondering if someone from VM could check into this for me. Thanks WillLandline switch to IP
Hi I am still on a standard landline but I know that sooner or later I will have to switch to an IP landline and rather than have telephone cables routed around the house from the router I was wondering if there is a recommended DECT type solution. Ideally I would like a small DECT base station (with no phone) that could be plugged into the router, as I do not want to move the router (for many reasons) and there is not a lot of space around it. Alternatively since this is now a VOIP system I was wondering if it is possible to simply use an app on my mobile phone (I have this facility with my work phone). My understanding is that this is not possible but thought I would ask just in case. On a separate note again since this is an VOIP system are services such as voice mail available or would it still be necessary to have a separate answer phone. If so this would need to be remote from the DECT base station since I suspect the answer phone would be too large to fit in the space I have. Thanks for any advice WillVOIP switchover
My elderly parent, 85, was told she needed to switch over to broadband phone. There was not an option or told that she could wait until the deadline. She was informed that the area was moving over. She was not alone. Since moving to VOIP, she has had no end of connection issues with a very intermittent service. She has now had a BUU installed, as she does not have a mobile. This unit is fixed downstairs. So now she has no reliable service in her upstairs bedroom, to call for emergency help. What does Virgin customer service suggest? Well your answer was contact the council to get an emergency button installed!!! Although the transfer to VOIP is not mandatory till December 2025, they refuse to transfer an elderly vulnerable person back to the old reliable service. Instead they are suggesting that she looses more of her dignity and independence by paying for an additional council service- rather than ensuring that she has a reliable service that she can access from her home 24.7 that she pays for!- Disgusted & outraged Please if you have elderly relatives ( who are not tech savvy) do not encourage them to switch over, the new technology is not reliable and will prove to be more of an issue for themVirgin Media landline switch to digital voice phone and other options
With the increased use of mobile phone technology, the (old PSTN) landline phone dependency has to an increasing extent declined. However, there will be some like myself, that in addition to their mobile, may also want to keep their landline, for the time being anyway. Virgin Media are keen to switch their phone customers over to the new Digital Voice and do away with (switch off) the old landline technology, implementing the switch sooner than some other major phone service providers. I understand there are new rules coming in to place that will require landline phone service providers to make landline number porting increasingly easier (as it now has become with mobile numbers). With this in mind, I would like to ask some questions. I've separated them into three parts. Perhaps Virgin Media would also like to contribute and answer. As a virgin broadband and phone package customer and owner of my landline number, I just wondered what would happen if I now choose to have my phone number ported to a new digital voice (landline) phone service provider that has simpler, straight forward price structuring - separate broadband and phone options (not packaged or bundled together). 1. Will this mean that I am effectively ending my broadband and phone package service? Or.. 2. Will Virgin Media port my number to my new preferred service provider and require that I switch to another package - in my case broadband only, because I don't have TV (not included) and don't require it? 3. I am currently out of contract without the benefit of any discounts or offers. As a result, my bill is now a lot higher. So if I prefer to switch to a new landline phone service provider, possibly also ending my broadband service, will Virgin Media hold my landline number for upto 30 days after leaving, allowing plenty of time for porting to a new provider? Just wanted to explore my options now that this switch to digital voice is imminent. I hope the answers will be useful to anyone else wanting to keep their landline and number, and need to decide what is best for them.
VOIP Adapter
My VM landline has developed some interference at my home end (not audible to callers) which I have established is not hardware related (by pliugging in a diferent phone). Rather than spend time and/or money trying to fix it, it seems sensible to switch to VOIP, which I will have to do anyway before long. How do I get this process started with VM? I can't find any links anywhere, even to order the adapter to plug into my VM Hub.