Cable Forum - View Single Post - General FAQ on Virgin Media's WiFi Sharing

Kushan · 20-08-2015, 16:08

There's about 3 different threads discussing this and the same questions get asked again and again. So I'm going to attempt to create a single place for those questions to get answered. If more questions keep appearing, I'll try to edit this as necessary.

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Can I opt out??

Yes. You'll have to sign into My Virgin Media but you can opt out at any time. You will also not be able to use the shared wifi service.

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Will people be stealing my bandwidth? Will my connection be affected?

No. The shared wifi is completely separate to your own wifi/connection. If you pay for 152mbit, you'll get 152mbit, regardless as to how many people are using the shared Wifi.

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How can my connection not be affected? Surely the extra bandwidth has to come from somewhere?

The truth is, your connection is already shared - with your neighbours and even with your set top box(es). The speed of your connection is set by Virgin, but the coaxial cable coming into your home is actually capable of much, much faster speeds. Virgin will be literally setting up two completely separate connections on your Superhub, one for you and one for the shared wifi.

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But won't this cause extra congestion?

Unlikely. People using your connection are already Virgin customers, the bandwidth they're using on the shared wifi is just bandwidth they're not using at home.

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Will there be gangs of youths hanging around outside my house?

No. Do you see gangs of youths hanging around outside the houses of BT customers who have a similar thing?

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Who can access the shared Wifi?

Virgin Mobile and Virgin Media customers who haven't opted-out of the wifi sharing.

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Will I need a new Superhub?

No.

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What speeds will be available?

Unknown at this time.

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Is Modem mode going away?

Unknown at this time, but almost certainly not.

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What has this got to do with the 100/200/300Mbit speed doubling?

Nothing, the announcements were just made at the same time.

20-08-2015, 16:08	#1
Kushan cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Warrington Posts: 4,737	FAQ on Virgin Media's WiFi Sharing There's about 3 different threads discussing this and the same questions get asked again and again. So I'm going to attempt to create a single place for those questions to get answered. If more questions keep appearing, I'll try to edit this as necessary. ====================================== Can I opt out?? Yes. You'll have to sign into My Virgin Media but you can opt out at any time. You will also not be able to use the shared wifi service. ====================================== Will people be stealing my bandwidth? Will my connection be affected? No. The shared wifi is completely separate to your own wifi/connection. If you pay for 152mbit, you'll get 152mbit, regardless as to how many people are using the shared Wifi. ====================================== How can my connection not be affected? Surely the extra bandwidth has to come from somewhere? The truth is, your connection is already shared - with your neighbours and even with your set top box(es). The speed of your connection is set by Virgin, but the coaxial cable coming into your home is actually capable of much, much faster speeds. Virgin will be literally setting up two completely separate connections on your Superhub, one for you and one for the shared wifi. ====================================== But won't this cause extra congestion? Unlikely. People using your connection are already Virgin customers, the bandwidth they're using on the shared wifi is just bandwidth they're not using at home. ====================================== Will there be gangs of youths hanging around outside my house? No. Do you see gangs of youths hanging around outside the houses of BT customers who have a similar thing? ====================================== Who can access the shared Wifi? Virgin Mobile and Virgin Media customers who haven't opted-out of the wifi sharing. ====================================== Will I need a new Superhub? No. ====================================== What speeds will be available? Unknown at this time. ====================================== Is Modem mode going away? Unknown at this time, but almost certainly not. ====================================== What has this got to do with the 100/200/300Mbit speed doubling? Nothing, the announcements were just made at the same time.