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101 Posted 18 November 2021
Get Virgin WiFi pods if you're with o2 pay monthly or already on 1gig fibre for free
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I just moved from three to o2 and noticed that you can get free WiFi pods from virgin (you have to have virgin broadband, obviously) once your volt benefits are activated.
Simply call virgin and give them your o2 number (I think the o2 number also has to be in the virgin account holders name)
You can also get them for free if you're on virgins top 1gig fibre package.
Ask them to send you a WiFi pod (mesh system) and you should receive it in a couple of days, initially they tried to charge me £5 postage but as a loyal customer they send this out free. Or it was free click & collect.
If one pod isn't enough you have to call up again after receiving the first pod to get the second, and same again for the third.
Not sure why they can't just send you all three at once but I'm not complaining too much as it's free.
"Exclusive Virgin Media O2 Volt benefits include:
A broadband speed boost to the next tier available (e.g. 100Mbps boosted to 200Mbps)
Double mobile data on all eligible O2 Pay Monthly plans (e.g. 10GB boosted to 20GB)
Up to £150 off a connected device such as a tablet or smartwatch when taking a new O2 Pay Monthly Custom plan
WiFi Pods available to bolster connectivity around the home
Roaming in 75 countries including USA, Australia and Spain with O2 Travel"
Simply call virgin and give them your o2 number (I think the o2 number also has to be in the virgin account holders name)
You can also get them for free if you're on virgins top 1gig fibre package.
Ask them to send you a WiFi pod (mesh system) and you should receive it in a couple of days, initially they tried to charge me £5 postage but as a loyal customer they send this out free. Or it was free click & collect.
If one pod isn't enough you have to call up again after receiving the first pod to get the second, and same again for the third.
Not sure why they can't just send you all three at once but I'm not complaining too much as it's free.
"Exclusive Virgin Media O2 Volt benefits include:
A broadband speed boost to the next tier available (e.g. 100Mbps boosted to 200Mbps)
Double mobile data on all eligible O2 Pay Monthly plans (e.g. 10GB boosted to 20GB)
Up to £150 off a connected device such as a tablet or smartwatch when taking a new O2 Pay Monthly Custom plan
WiFi Pods available to bolster connectivity around the home
Roaming in 75 countries including USA, Australia and Spain with O2 Travel"
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Edited by tjc2005, 18 November 2021
101 Comments
sorted byYeah exactly. I currently have Netgear orbis which I'm sure are superior but my yi cameras act up on them all the time.
So I'm trying these pods out instead but will most likely need all 3 pods.
Vm customer service is atrocious that’s why I try one phone call if I get no joy I go through the executive team after that usually gets sorted then
You'll have to contact virgin for this. My o2 volt benefits e.g. double data haven't applied yet but my virgin ones have. I need to contact o2 myself to ask why.
So just contact both virgin and o2 if you can. (edited)
Above posts says to call them up, website always says that.
thanks, I'll test the performance vs my BT home hub and sell those on if these are better
I spoke to around ten different people through chats and calls, got passed from pillar to post, hung up on etc. Was told several lies about how much I had to pay, with various different costs, one being £39 extra per month and a £35 activation fee, others the £35 activation fee, £25 extra and finally £1 extra per month.
I clicked a button on O2 and a few days later it activated.
I would have accepted the £35 activation fee only I had spent hours arguing with them about the Hub 4 my friends and family were offered for free, which I was not. They also told me all sorts of lies about that, from depends on your package to location to time you took the package etc etc. I referred my friends and family to Virgin Media a few years back and got them on the same Black Friday deal I was on, on the same day I took it last year. They live in the same area. Finally I got put through to the top and after trying the same lies, they finally settled on 'every account is treated differently'.
Took around a week for mine to activate. (edited)
They are directly linked to the router, the people selling them for £80 a pop on eBay are making me laugh though
Their website has said that for over a year as far as I can see. But call them and they will send you the pods.
I called them yesterday and have my second pod arriving tomorrow. (edited)
I’ll try that thanks, I have a ring door bell connected to a amazon WiFi extender. But always says poor signal. Seeing as I can get these I may aswell try
Good to know. I will definitely be getting the WiFi 6 ones when they come out too. These are worth a try for now though.
If your ultimate oomph They are free
Yeah I told them that on the phone. It clearly says that on their site. But they denied it. Total nonsense.
I opened a chat in the virgin media app about poor WiFi at the front of the house and the agent actually told me that I can get 3 pods for free as I was on an Ultimate Oomph package. Worth a shot, screen grab it and go from there.
They'll only send one at a time hoping that will fix it, I think you need to call again to get another one. I have one and it's improved the wireless camera at the front, no more issues with the nest app saying the camera has poor connection. Still not getting anywhere near 600mbs though
I updated the title thanks!
You have to call them. That webpage has been like that forever since I've checked.
Virgin and they are tied to your hub
Please let us know how it goes
We are the top tier tv and the highest BB below the 1GB whatever that maybe.
Thank you.
Just done the same and was told I can order another once I receive the first one.
I thought I had it bad. My speed went from 510mb to 300 odd, after the 'upgrade' and new Hub 4(speed is same on Hub 3).
I would have thought it would needed to be in router mode myself as that activates the WiFi so it can speak to the pods but I could be completely wrong about that..
Still waiting for a third pod before I go ahead and try anything.
If they're both in the same name and address. You can always change the name on virgin account I suppose. If it's different.
I'm not sure as I'm continuing to use my netgear orbis.
You may want to just pay a one off for a cheap mesh system on amazon. Unless the extra £5 makes more financial sense to you. (edited)
Thanks for the reply very much appreciated, I’m rubbish with this stuff so I’ll Google what a mesh system is. Thanks again
14 Days from order date.
Thanks
I will update here when I get any information (edited)
O2 might be slightly slower and upgrade on the following month, my refresh was the same and I'm a VMO2 employee
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