Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
19-12-2016, 18:04
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
My SH is in a spare bedroom right next to my PC, and it ain't moving, so how would i know if the V6 would get a good enough WiFi signal for it to work properly? I get a pretty good signal anyway in most areas of the house, but my main TV is at least 10/13 metres away from my SH, so if I carry out a check on my phone using the Ookla speed test app, would that determine roughly the speed that the V6 would achieve?
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19-12-2016, 19:18
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
I've installed a v6 with 70meg twice
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19-12-2016, 19:51
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#2463
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
I had my V6 installed this afternoon, and my SH1 replaced by a SH3.
SH is in modem mode linked to a Dlink Router. With SH1, I got 95 mb/s constantly. Now with SH3, it's 72 mb/s.
Could the drop be due to the V6 downloading information, or could there be a problem with the SH3, which I've had to reboot since the install?
Thanks
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19-12-2016, 20:23
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
Can anyone tell me if V6 has to be connected to SH3 as that is in my bedroom, i want to move my Tivo from living room to bedroom & new V6 to living room.
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19-12-2016, 20:26
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by passingbat
I had my V6 installed this afternoon, and my SH1 replaced by a SH3.
SH is in modem mode linked to a Dlink Router. With SH1, I got 95 mb/s constantly. Now with SH3, it's 72 mb/s.
Could the drop be due to the V6 downloading information, or could there be a problem with the SH3, which I've had to reboot since the install?
Thanks
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Easy way to tell, unplug the V6 from the network and see what speed you get
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19-12-2016, 20:39
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe
Can anyone tell me if V6 has to be connected to SH3 as that is in my bedroom, i want to move my Tivo from living room to bedroom & new V6 to living room.
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It can use wifi or homeplugs
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19-12-2016, 20:45
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by jb66
It can use wifi or homeplugs
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I want to send recordings from V6 to Tivo so would it need Ethernet.
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19-12-2016, 20:51
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe
I want to send recordings from V6 to Tivo so would it need Ethernet.
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Your tivo would have to be connected to your hub either by ethernet or homeplugs, the v6 has wifi
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19-12-2016, 20:57
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by jb66
Your tivo would have to be connected to your hub either by ethernet or homeplugs, the v6 has wifi
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Thanks a lot for that jbrr ill leave it until the new year to order one.
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19-12-2016, 20:57
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
Does anyone know the approximate range of the RF remote?
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19-12-2016, 21:14
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe
Thanks a lot for that jbrr ill leave it until the new year to order one.
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Id order now if i were you, 8 week wait time
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19-12-2016, 21:19
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by Joedm45
Does anyone know the approximate range of the RF remote?
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It's the same as 2.4GHz WiFi
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19-12-2016, 21:51
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
It's the same as 2.4GHz WiFi
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Thanks Spiderplant, good to know. Looks like I can ditch my IR senders when I take the V6 plunge
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19-12-2016, 22:15
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by jb66
Id order now if i were you, 8 week wait time
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I'm not in that much of a rush i still have Sky Q, want to get xmas & new year out of the way, ill leave it until around March time, i had the to wait 3 months before i could get Sky Q, but thanks for update on waiting time.
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19-12-2016, 22:44
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
It doesn't need the full 100Mbps itself. But bear in mind it is sharing bandwidth with all your other devices (possibly including up to two other V6's). If you had a lower broadband speed it could be easy to max out your connection.
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So finally you agree with me, these new boxes are going to kill the bandwidth for everyone else.
I seem to recall me being slapped down earlier as being ridiculous because the V6 takes all of it's data feed from the coax and the ip connection was purely for command and control.
Oh dear...2 million V6's x 100 mbps = 2x10^14 bits per second. Yes, I know they aren't all on my segment but they are all going back to the core at some point.
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