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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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Resolved! 2.4g and 5g pod issue

Hi, I wonder if someone can help with this. I plugged in my pod this morning, and for some reason it now only shows 2g as an option when I look at my internet choices. Previously it showed both the 2g and 5g. However, when I click on 2g where you get...

Thelyon5 by Tuning in
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Red light on Hub 3 after pin reset

Hello,The constant red light on my hub3 started a few months ago. I have regular intermittent connectivity and the router is starting to power cycle itself randomly. I have performed a full reset with the pin. The router is in a cool well ventilated ...

Rich310 by Joining in
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N5 Router Reset

Had problems with my N5 router. I couldn’t do a factory reset to correct some network issues. I pressed the reset button for 60 seconds, then, after being told it should be held for 90 seconds, did that, then did a factory reset via the router settin...

Switching Hub 3.0 to Modem Mode and Back Again

I am about to switch my Hub 3.0 from router to modem mode so I can attach my own router which has better security options for segregating my IOT devices from my main network containing my PCs etc. My question is, were I to run into trouble with setti...

ChrisJB1 by Tuning in
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Resolved! HUb 3 issues

My Hub 3 that ive had for many years seems to be showing signs that its coming to the end of its useful life. Some devices lose connection randomly, it often loses connection to the WiFi pod i have (which is not good as that is what my home cctv conn...

chuckstre by On our wavelength
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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...

Resolved! Virgin hub 5 and Nas

Hi,  I have an old Netgear RN104 Nas.  It has been working fine with my old Virgin hub as well as the Sky router I had before it.I recently got the a hub 5 and it will not connect with the Nas.  I've not messed with the settings if the hub at all as ...

Nikh by Tuning in
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Intermittent connectivity

Signal/wifi issues in GU14 area for days!?  Having to switch off and on at mains several times a day!  Is it ME or my equipment?!  Losing the Will!!   Unable to Stream, 14 Nov '24.Also, My Hotmail emails disappeared from my ipad after 24 Sept. /

LoL10lie by Joining in
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Issues with Hub 5x in modem mode

Hi all, I've had a bit of a hell of a time and hoping I can get some feedback and ideas on what exactly is going on with my Virgin Media Broadband.My Initial Problem:I work from home, and as part of that work I need to access services hosted on priva...

bryrant by Tuning in
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