Virgin Media Discussion Thread

Brutal biff said:
My WiFi is absolutely toss and would stop intermittently where my pc is hard wired is stable any recommendations
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I had to restart every 2-3 days for the wifi what fixed it for me was put it into modem and buy my own router and not had any issues since, I have typically 15-20 devices connected, never tested the hub 5 maybe its improved ? I had the hub 2 or 3 I think
 
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Just ran the Ookla Speed test since being put on VM 1gb. Just wondering what everyone elses latency is like. I got 9ms idle latency, 172ms dowloand latency and 12ms for upload. The download latency seems high
 
SpudMaster said:
Just ran the Ookla Speed test since being put on VM 1gb. Just wondering what everyone elses latency is like. I got 9ms idle latency, 172ms dowloand latency and 12ms for upload. The download latency seems high
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Short answer, dont bother with downstream shaping on gig1, you will rarely be using enough downstream bandwidth for it to be a problem, just put some basic fq_codel or cake on the upstream and its good.
 
Caged said:
It depends what you're trying to do, if this is only affecting your speedtest then who cares
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Speeds are fine and tbh I've not check ping in games yet. I just thought the latency would be lower on the test really. I'll check in games tonight and other tests etc.

chrcoluk said:
Short answer, dont bother with downstream shaping on gig1, you will rarely be using enough downstream bandwidth for it to be a problem, just put some basic fq_codel or cake on the upstream and its good.
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Sorry but I don't know how to do that :confused:
 
SpudMaster said:
Just ran the Ookla Speed test since being put on VM 1gb. Just wondering what everyone elses latency is like. I got 9ms idle latency, 172ms dowloand latency and 12ms for upload. The download latency seems high
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As others have said if its not affecting your use then there's no issue. When I was on slower VM packages I saw +500ms on the download latency before implementing QoS (sub 5ms extra with it). With the current 1.1Gbps service the extra latency is in the +160ms range without QoS so much improved and less likely to occur unless you regularly run large downloads/PC updates while gaming (gaming itself doesn't use much data).

In my case I use some services that are very latency sensitive (small amount of data but extremely time critical) so I still use QoS even on the 1.1Gbps service to get consistent under 5ms extra on download so other devices using the connection can't affect them. However this is not a common scenario for most people so not worth the time and money to improve unless you like tinkering.
 
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SpudMaster said:
Speeds are fine and tbh I've not check ping in games yet. I just thought the latency would be lower on the test really. I'll check in games tonight and other tests etc.



Sorry but I don't know how to do that :confused:
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well if you using the hub5 you cant do it anyway, and it would only matter if you uploading stuff.
 
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Got a pickle situation coming up, I did the ole swap account under a new name trick to save almost half on my current bill.

They have emailed me apologizing they can't install next weekend, will have to wait 5 days afterwards

So 5 days with no internet, tv, telephone is going be an barrel of non optic fun for the family.

There system shows me as not live yet since the engineer needs to "activate" my end, spoke to several VM staff already said I am switching accounts no need for engineer, equipment, line installation but nothing its just a blank wall response with you need to wait for engineer.

Any other way around this mess?
 
kona786 said:
Odd. Turning of QoS cleans up then latency for me...

Check out my Speedtest result! How fast is your internet? https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/9246933006
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Different QoS algorithms and settings can make latency worse and some routers with just a simple QoS option may not always do a good job but its a tick on the box for features. That's why using certain algorithms such as fq_codel or cake are mentioned frequently but even those have various settings that sometimes need adjusting depending on service speed and usage.
 
Simon42 said:
As others have said if its not affecting your use then there's no issue. When I was on slower VM packages I saw +500ms on the download latency before implementing QoS (sub 5ms extra with it). With the current 1.1Gbps service the extra latency is in the +160ms range without QoS so much improved and less likely to occur unless you regularly run large downloads/PC updates while gaming (gaming itself doesn't use much data).

In my case I use some services that are very latency sensitive (small amount of data but extremely time critical) so I still use QoS even on the 1.1Gbps service to get consistent under 5ms extra on download so other devices using the connection can't affect them. However this is not a common scenario for most people so not worth the time and money to improve unless you like tinkering.
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Ah ok i'll check it all properly tonight. I ran the test last night and now just thought I'd ask here whilst I'm at work. Aslong as I don't get latency that high in games then all is good. I'm probaby just worrying too much as in about 6 months time I'll should be able to get fttp but the other day I renewed with VM on another 18 month contract as I don't was to be paying full price for 6 months.
 
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ChrisD. said:
If Virgin Media launch 10 Gb for residential I’m signing up.
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IIRC someone on the forum posted a link that said certain areas are going to get it soon.

I can't for the life of me find out where it was posted.

EDIT: Found the link
www.ispreview.co.uk

Virgin Media UK's XGS-PON Full Fibre Upgrade to Go Live Later in 2023

The Director of Fixed Infrastructure, Engineering and Delivery at broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2), Matt Tully, has revealed that their upgrade from legacy
www.ispreview.co.uk www.ispreview.co.uk
 
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