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Old 17-08-2015, 22:51   #25
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Re: Virgin Media signals major Wi-Fi expansion

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Originally Posted by Hans Gruber View Post
I wonder if this will work while in modem mode? I'd like to be able to use wifi when I'm out and about (and don't mind sharing some of my own) but I'm quite happy to keep using the router I have.
On BT, you can't generate a BT Wifi or a BT-With-FON hotspot unless you are using a BT HomeHub. Having said that, if you opt in to the service, and then use a third party modem/router that doesn't generate a public hotspot, they don't detect this and you don't lose the ability to use hotspots while out and about.

None of which directly answers your question, but if I was speculating, I would say that some pretty specific settings would be required in order to generate a different hotspot and route it differently, and that VM would almost certainly insist on delivering all that via the Superhub.
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