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26-09-2015 11:55 PM
02-05-2017 01:38 PM
Sound like your master socket has not been wired up properly. I had exactly the same issue when installed for the first time. BT Openreach had to come out and correct it.
05-03-2017 08:18 PM
@i210208 I am a bit shocked at that as well to be honest. What a disgrace.
I cannot really suggest anything for you to get it to work, however bare in mind you can have as many routers in your house as you like, (vodafone cannot dictate to you how your internal network is setup) and they will all interconnect with each other if you choose to set them up as such. You can then essentially have almost everything turned off on the vodafone router apart from 1 device (a better router) connected to it and the modem for VDSL. In that way you would have a better router with all you devices connecting including your SONOS and for internet comms traffic would be routed to the vodafone router....But all your internal traffic wouldn't go near it, thankfully.
So in my case I have the vodafone junk with everything turned off that I can turn off and only have one network cable connecting into port 1 from the wan port of my ASUS router - my ASUS router has everything else connected into it and it's wifi turned on, etc.... It works great for me.
But I can understand why you would be reluctant to have to go and buy a new router - maybe though if you had one from your old supplier still hanging about ??? I think VF think well the routers free so you cant complain... shame on them.
There is plenty of posts on this website on how to setup the vodafone router to do nothing and to plug in a more capable router.
05-03-2017 08:25 PM
Thanks Paul, I'm going to pass your note to my more technical friend to see if he could help set this up.
It's amzing though - all I want to do is play a song on SONOS!
05-03-2017 08:31 PM - edited 05-03-2017 08:35 PM
It would be even nicer if Vodafone would give you your logon credentials so you can use a more competent Router/Modem and put your Vodafone supplied offering in the bin. I am sure this would enable your Sonos to work.
05-03-2017 08:41 PM
@WillVXR - yes all of that. The only thing that would get me to think otherwise is if suddenly they unleash some of the vodafone box pottential thus far unknown... Like the 3G/4G stuff what's that for ? And the telephone ports in the back... what are they for ?
No doubt they never will but a little bit of me does remain intrigued as to what might be inside there is it was opened up 😉
05-03-2017 09:45 PM
Not long to go folks, then I'll be glad to see the back of Vodafone. What a huge mistake it was to sign up to broadband!! My line still drops late evening and therefore BT have capped it at about 20MB less than the line supports. Customer service is beyond S**T!
And yes, both my mobile phone contracts will be terminated shortly afterwards too. There is light at the end of the tunnel!
12-09-2016 09:04 AM
12-09-2016 09:11 AM
One more thing, just to be sure we're both got the same kit, my router shows as hardware: Huawei 963168_HUAWEIVOX25, software :5.4.8.1.271.1.59
12-09-2016 09:35 AM
My router reports;
Huawei 963168_HUAWEIVOX25
Firmware version: 5.4.8.1.271.1.59
So, yeah looks to be the same router and Firmware. Let's just see if the next firmware update resolves this issue.
I am sure at this stage that the VF WiFi is isolated, for whatever reason. Given the DIY I had to do over the weekend to hide another router in a cupboard and the time spent so far on this, I can't see me switching the VF WiFi back on ever 😃