Networking and WIFI Pods setup complaint
Right then, this has been a bit of a kerfuffle with Virgin Media, hasn't it? To make matters worse, I also work from home, and these ongoing issues have been directly impacting my ability to do my job effectively. On top of that, I've had to book time off work for engineer visits and to deal with these issues over the phone, and yet things still aren't being resolved. **we have previously used TP-Link Deco mesh networking, however we found that our £300 wifi setup didn't play well with the virgin equipment, and considering that wifi maxx is part of our plan i feel like we shouldn't have to buy third party equipment to use the network especially when as said its fully part of our plan. So, I'm reaching out here hoping someone can lend a hand. This all kicked off last month when my contract was nearing its end. Upon contacting retentions, I was offered the exact same package at three times the price, which I naturally declined. However, it seems a call centre agent went ahead and processed it anyway without my agreement. On the plus side, during that call, I did request a black WiFi Pod to replace one of my white Plume pods (and was told to call back for another once it arrived) and also a replacement hub, as we've been experiencing intermittent WiFi dropouts after power cuts, to rectify this we have to log into the GUI, and physically turn on the wifi almost as if the configuration was being reset. Understandably, I rang back rather frustrated and was put through to retentions again. This time, they offered me my original deal at a much more agreeable price, which I accepted. However, the advisor neglected to mention that agreeing to this new contract would cancel any pending orders on my account. at some point between this and my next call i got an email saying we are sorry to see you go and that they were sending me a returns kit for all my equipment. To make matters worse, this new contract wasn't applied to my account, and I was still being charged £90. Cue another round of calls and complaints which was difficult to get through to as all these ajustments on my account made it to where if i rang from my mobile number all i would get is the payment line telling me i owed them £290 and wouldnt connect me untill payment was made. so to sort this i litterally had to use my mates phone and bodge it through as the telecoms systems wont connect you if you 141 your number, which genuinely wasted about twelve hours of my time over three days! Eventually, they did manage to get the correct deal on my account. At this point, I was assured that despite all the previous issues, a Service Request Order (SRO) would be raised for an engineer to visit and for two black WiFi Pods to be ordered. We need these black pods for networking purposes as we have Ethernet in every room due to thick concrete walls, and we intend to wire them in. he also made several adjustments to my bill, as they had also neglected to tell me about paying a month forward which felt like them trying to scam me so i didn't accept the charged. The engineer who came was great and did improve our speeds on the gigabit line by replacing some cabling and a junction box. However, it hasn't resolved the WiFi issues. He mentioned he had the WiFi pods but not the power cables due to a shortage of equipment and that I would need to contact Virgin Media again to get them sorted. So, I waited until the 14th and got in touch. I spoke to support and requested the two black pods again. The advisor informed me that she could raise another SRO and get one black pod sent out, and I would need to wait until the first one arrived before calling back for the second. The package arrived today in a smaller box than expected, and you've probably guessed it – they've sent me another white pod! So now I have three single-port white WiFi pods that won't relay the signal, and I can't daisy-chain them into my network and a hub 5 that is reseting its self on power loss.... Could someone please help me sort this out? It seems like every time a request is made, there's a mix-up somewhere along the line, and it's now directly impacting my ability to work from home and costing me time off work to try and get it fixed. The virgin phone tree system also needs looking at as its genuinly next to impossible to get through to anyone i needed. [TLDR] Dealing with Virgin Media has been a frustrating and time-consuming experience, starting with an incorrect contract and leading to repeated errors with WiFi pod orders. Despite numerous calls, wasted time, and even taking time off work for an engineer visit, I'm now stuck with three incorrect white WiFi pods that don't meet my networking needs. I urgently need assistance in getting the correct black WiFi pods so I can resolve my ongoing WiFi issues, which are impacting my ability to work from home.WiFi pod won’t connect to router
Hi, I recently moved home to an xgs pon area, which means I’ve had to change route from old hub 5 which had coax connection from the omni box outside to 5x router which takes the optical fibre connection from the omni box. i had a WiFi booster pod the black one with my previous router, I can’t seem to get it to connect to my new router it constantly flashes white as if it’s trying to connect but can’t. does anyone know if there’s a work around this or will the pod be assigned to my old router only? thanks :)
Pods not connecting to new hub
Hi, I was recently upgraded from a Hub 3 to a Hub 5. I have 2 Wifi Pods that will now not connect to the new hub. I have spoken to someone on the phone with virgin that was unable to solve the problem - they said they would arrange a call back but its been a while now and I've heard nothing. Does anyone know how to solve this issue? ThanksNeed to order another Pod
The engineer who installed my system didn't bother checking the signal strength before he left, he just gave me 1 pod then left as he was finished his shift, but even with that plugged in I'm only getting 4mbps in the office room and 9mbps in the guest bedroom, I'm paying for the gig1 package so I should be able to get 3 pods, but even just 1 extra would fix my issue but trying to get in contact with anyone is impossible that's why I've turned to this as I'm desperate, only had it installed for 1 day and already not happy, I've done the samknows tests and there's no way too order the pods online that doesn't send you around in circles 😢😢😢WIFI pods
Hello I was given the option of adding WiFi pods (free) and now it seems I have entered into a whole new 18 month contract at the new prices? I didn't want to do this I just wanted the pods to improve wifi. There were no t'&c's to read through. I'm not happy and I'm contemplating cancelling my contract with VM as I've been duped.Trying to order a second WiFi pod.
Trying to order a 2nd WiFi pod. I am a volt customer so can get up to 3. Our first one was in our main bedroom but we recently switched to a streaming box, we have had to move the pod into the 2nd bedroom to stop the stream box buffering. Now we have no WiFi signal in the main bedroom. I have used the connect app to scan and it says I have poor signal but will not give me an option to order another one. I am reluctant to call up as I recently spent over 4 hours on the phone over 2 days recently trying to upgrade my package ad chat isn’t very helpful can’t seem to get past the bot. Please can someone from virgin help.Wifi pods
The VM connect app does not let me connect to my new wifi hub 5, so that i can scan the rooms and unlock access to the wifi pods. In some rooms the wifi connection is worse than before and on the 1gigabit bill we currently have it says we can get a wifi pod for free, how can i access this if the VM app doesnt let me connect and scan?'Your not at home!' WiFi test error
I have tried uninstalling and re installing my connect app and different rooms in the house. However, no luck! I've also searched and attempted Web chat to order WiFi pods. However without the checker function on the connect app, I can't order any. Feels like Virgin are making this process harder than it needs to be!Ordering Wifi Pods
I’m going round in circles trying to get a pod … done the connect app test and I'm getting 5 & 6 speeds in two of the rooms, the app told me took me to website to order but that directs me back to the app. Tried on chat but didn’t get further than a bot. Is there any other way to get the first one sent out?