Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35937303)

I think we are still not agreeing here, I have a wifi signal on my iPhone of three bars, ok, I have took a dBm reading from the wifi signal app that's on my phone, and sitting close to the HUB3 I get a very good wifi signal of -33dBm, I have then gone upstairs to one of our bedrooms and I still get the three bars showing on my iPhone, but when I use the wifi signal strength on the app that I have on my iPhone, I get a really poor wifi signal strength of -71dBm, and that was my earlier point, you can still have three bars showing on your phone, but that doesn't mean that the signal strength is the same at different locations. Maybe Spiderplant or Ben can clarify this one for us.

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35937314)

I have seen on these forums that you're not happy with the Hub3s wifi, why have you not gone out and purchased a new router to solve your problem?

VM have provided a Wifi service that is adequate for most people but we can't really expect them to give everyone a free router costing £100s can we, it is probably the same for every ISP?

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35937317)

I cant really say that I agree with you, if VM provide a device, that they say has good wifi and it doesn't, then why should I have to fork out money to pay for a router that will give a better signal strength, the HUB3 should be doing this! I pay VM a lot of money every month so I expect them to come up with the services that I pay for.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35937317)

I cant really say that I agree with you, if VM provide a device, that they say has good wifi and it doesn't, then why should I have to fork out money to pay for a router that will give a better signal strength, the HUB3 should be doing this! I pay VM a lot of money every month so I expect them to come up with the services that I pay for.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35937303)

I think we are still not agreeing here, I have a wifi signal on my iPhone of three bars, ok, I have took a dBm reading from the wifi signal app that's on my phone, and sitting close to the HUB3 I get a very good wifi signal of -33dBm, I have then gone upstairs to one of our bedrooms and I still get the three bars showing on my iPhone, but when I use the wifi signal strength on the app that I have on my iPhone, I get a really poor wifi signal strength of -71dBm, and that was my earlier point, you can still have three bars showing on your phone, but that doesn't mean that the signal strength is the same at different locations. Maybe Spiderplant or Ben can clarify this one for us.

Originally Posted by cityfan247 (Post 35937305)

Is anyone hear able to confirm the V HD boxes are to be obselete/disconnected over the coming months and that keeping the V HD is not an option?

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35937356)

I don't know how the iPhone bars are calibrated, but -71dBm isn't a poor signal. It's about average. An iPhone connected to an SH3 at -71dBm will typically get a connection speed in the 150 to 200Mbps range. If you don't get those speeds, you've got a WiFi interference problem.

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The V-HD will be phased out in the fairly near future, but not two months. As you're getting a manned installed, I suggest you explain to the installer that you want to keep the V-HD for now. I can't see him arguing.

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35937445)

Just read that you can connect your TiVo box to the hub and watch recordings from it via the V6. can't copy over the text .it was an virgins help and support page I guess I am misreading it as I have not seen anything about it here:confused:

Originally Posted by Mythica (Post 35937451)

You've been able to do it for years I believe TiVo to TiVo.

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35937445)

Just read that you can connect your TiVo box to the hub and watch recordings from it via the V6. can't copy over the text .it was an virgins help and support page I guess I am misreading it as I have not seen anything about it here:confused:

Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 35937496)

Quick question if i may :)

We have 2 main V6 boxes in our house and also an old TIVO in our conservatory.

We don't pay anything for the TIVO (we used to have a V box in there and when we upgraded to V6's they put in one of our old TIVOs to replace the V box)

Would we be able now to swap the TIVO for a V6 for free?

Thanks :)

Originally Posted by figgyburn (Post 35937502)

I have two vhd boxes at the moment.i pay extra for the second box.i am very happy with them and have no desire to change them.if as suggested virgin phase them out, will they give me two v6 boxes for free to replace the vhd boxes.