VM Router : 2 routers

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

So you think they are aware that they've left an under-rated and therefore potentially dangerous PSU in the customers house - sounds like poor management to me because if that really is the case they should be going through the disciplinary procedure and if contractors simply binned immediately.

The are plenty of complaints on this and the community forum and those techs know they are in the wrong.

[jb66]

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

So you think they are aware that they've left an under-rated and therefore potentially dangerous PSU in the customers house - sounds like poor management to me because if that really is the case they should be going through the disciplinary procedure and if contractors simply binned immediately.

I agree, but how dangerous is it? I've never known anything to happen wih underrated psus in tovirgin field. And I've seen loads.

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Originally Posted by Peter_

The are plenty of complaints on this and the community forum and those techs know they are in the wrong.

Some are just clueless and don't know, if it works then they think its ok

[adduxi]

Just to annoy Peter (only kidding!!), I've had both the Quickstart and yes, it had a PSU, and also an engineer visit (going to 100mb) and on that occasion he just recycled the PSU from the VMNG300. The second SH was in a small white box and it had no PSU included.
It's all irrelevant in my case, as in both instances the VMNG300 was swapped back over anyway.

[General Maximus]

To be fair to the techs when they brought my shub round and removed my vmng300 the psu was swapped over

[AndyCalling]

Originally Posted by Rob

You only have one broadband connection per account. Thus you only get one cable modem / router provided. You will not be able to obtain a second modem / router from official sources, and cannot get activated any illegitimately obtained modem / router.

In some cases it has been possible, depending on how the property is considered by Virgin Media, to register two separate user accounts (generally you've got to be seen as a multi household property), in which case you would have two separate bills, and two connections available for broadband. That's expensive.

Your best option is to have the router, run an ethernet cable from it to the other location and add a second wireless access point there. Alternatively you might consider the homeplug type networking that uses your power cable wiring.

Not my experience Rob. It seems to me and, looking at this forum, to many, that VM are liable to send out a Shub and the slightest encouragement. In fact they're liable to send out a Shub as the default solution to almost any problem. Poor wireless? Have another Shub. Congested connection? Have another Shub. Can't pick up Channel 4? Have another Shub...

OP, though getting a second Shub from VM may not be so tough, you will never be able to update its firmware unless you get it enabled and connected to your cable account, which then means you'll never be able to update the old one again. Though you can string them together so Shub A is connected to VM and Shub B is acting as a wireless access point, the firmware restrictions make this unsatisfactory. If you have an old router hanging around, be it ADSL or cable, you can likely use it as a wireless access point for the Shub. If not, buy a cheap Netgear such as the WNR1000 since you are only going to be using the wireless on it. You only have to get a more expensive one if you need N300 or 5Ghz mode from both the Shub and the slave router or something.

Homeplugs have a habit of creating nasty interference to all around, they should be banned. There is always a better solution, homeplugs are just a brutish short cut. Better to use proper ethernet cabling if you can and wifi if you can't.

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by AndyCalling

Not my experience Rob. It seems to me and, looking at this forum, to many, that VM are liable to send out a Shub and the slightest encouragement. In fact they're liable to send out a Shub as the default solution to almost any problem. Poor wireless? Have another Shub. Congested connection? Have another Shub. Can't pick up Channel 4? Have another Shub...

Phone dropping out? Have another shrub. Too much rain? Have another Shrub.

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Originally Posted by AndyCalling

Though you can string them together so Shub A is connected to VM and Shub B is acting as a wireless access point, the firmware restrictions make this unsatisfactory..

What restrictions?

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Originally Posted by AndyCalling

If not, buy a cheap Netgear such as the WNR1000 since you are only going to be using the wireless on it. You only have to get a more expensive one if you need N300 or 5Ghz mode from both the Shub and the slave router or something.

The WNR1000 is already expensive. DIR-615's can be had for less than £10 on eBay and do "N300" (is that even really a term or just made up marketing hyperbole?)