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Resolved! Wifi no longer visible on London underground

Hi all,  I noticed for the first time today that the usual virgin media WiFi network isn't there on the tube. Is this being phased out?     [MOD EDIT: Please see update on post 111 here]      

ruswit by On our wavelength
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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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Ordering a pod

Three engineer visits, numerous emails and texts, (one way from Virgin), plus numerous phone calls from meTwo reboots, and STILL NO POD!!Three remote system tests, (all acknowledged that there is a problem).Who employs these people?I need to speak to...

Resolved! Complaint Tracking

How can you see the status of a complaint?I have an active complaint that was subject to a pitiful VM 1st response that was almost all irrelevant to the complaint and significantly very unhelpful. I replied by email (but that is another issue).VM web...

d557 by Joining in
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WiFi keeps disconnecting on Phone and XBOX

I have an android phone on O2. I also have other devices throughout the house. The WiFi keeps disconnecting or losing signal on the phone which prompts it to use Data. For the last 2 months I have used my limit in data of 20g. This is just from the p...

Kellou21 by Joining in
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What a horrific experience that was!

Just tried to order a WiFi Pod.  What an absolutely awful experience.  It took an hour and 38 minutes! I don’t get any coverage at the back of the house - it’s three storey but not massive (think two rooms for each floor). I was originally told that ...

MrsG101 by Tuning in
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Hub 5 stuck in reboot loop

I've just got back from being away for a month and apparently the internet has been working absolutely perfectly the whole time.I've had suspicions it's my phone that messes with the WiFi for a while, is that crazy??Hub 5 is currently stuck in a loop...

choll by Joining in
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Resolved! Wifi router light permanently on red.

Hi,My Virgin wifi router permanently displays red rather than white/yellow. Router is working and and devices are connecting.Have tried switch off/on and manual/online reset etc no change.Understand that there were issues generally in my area (12) wh...