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UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi

UNDERSTANDING KEY ASPECTS OF WiFi WiFi is a somewhat notorious, though essential commodity. In many cases, when its behaviour does not meet the user’s perception of the claims made by the ISP (e.g. Virgin Media), the blame is quickly heaped on the IS...

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Sephiroth by Alessandro Volta
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Getting a better Wireless Network Signal

Seeing so many posts about Good, Bad & ugly Wifi, I thought I would post some suggestions for people out there.   There are definitely good, midrange & poor routers with quite variable performance wifi.  Never expect a mass market product to be the b...

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Hub status data - understanding network log messages

N Warning: Long, dull, a bit technical. NHaving needed to repeat myself a few times, I thought I'd share my understanding of what you might find in a Hub 3's network log when things go wrong, and what it means.  First of all, this post is based on my...

Andrew-G by Alessandro Volta
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Coax extension

Hello, I have installed a new coax cable within my home to relocate my router, the cable is run from the isolator to a wall socket. A total of 5M at most. When I move the router to the new location, I can’t get an internet connection. The cable tests...

Jamesr92 by Joining in
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Intermittent Connection

I've been getting intermittent connection issues the past few weeks. I'm losing my virtual desktop connection. The broadband monitor shows it's dropped out and latency is spiky.Up until September, I had a great connection. I managed to negotiate a di...

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tony22 by On our wavelength
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Need to order a second WiFi pod

HiI’m on the M250 Volt deal. I got a first WiFi pod for our kitchen and that’s doing ok (although the download speed is only 140 mbps compared to 250+ by the hub).After trying to connect in a new bedroom,I have used the VM Connect app and scanned my ...

Broadband cable not buried

Broadband installed yesterday and the technician told me someone else would be coming out the same day to bury the cable that is currently lying from the source point that goes across the front lawn to the house. He said it would be the same day as i...

Sam Knows (or does he?)

Using VM Connect scanning tool with Sam Knows hsows Hub speed 137Mbps and WiFi speed 139 Mbps but green bands on dials below results, assuming they are to same scale, would suggest a wifi speed more like  39Mbps.Am I misreading the dials?  

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DA65 by On our wavelength
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Superhub 5 wifi6

I've just signed up for 1 gibabit for another 18 months. I'm going to get a WiFi 6 phone. If there is a virgin employee here can you arrange to send me a superhub 5?

Porky669 by Joining in
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Hub 5x Modem Mode

As a new full-fibre customer, I've recently encountered an issue that I'd like to address. I've realised that I'm unable to utilise my own, expensive, wireless mesh system because the Virgin Media hub provided does not support modem mode. In my opini...

lancsdw by Tuning in
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Noisy WiFi Pod

Hi, I have two WiFi pods, one works fine the other is very noisy and gets pretty warm, I have unplugged it for safety concerns, how do I resolve this?? 

Wifi dropping out constantly

This has been happening for the last 4-5 months, wifi drops out multiple times every day. Tried resetting router (back to factory settings as well). Still does it. New router required? Trying to get through to speak to a human is impossible these day...