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Original Virgin Media equipment being referred to as "third party"

Irene2906 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:16:46 GMT

In trying to sort out connection problems with router this evening, the chat staff referred to the router as a third party device. It's the router Virgin Media supplied 12 years ago when the account was setup and before VM transferred the contract to Talk Talk. Am I going to have problems resolving connection problems with Talk Talk because we've never been given a TT router to replace the VM router at any point?

Re: Original Virgin Media equipment being referred to as "third party"

Gliwmaeden2 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:58:01 GMT

That Virgin router has done amazingly well, @Irene2906.

Talktalk can only offer direct help with the devices it sends out itself - even more recent customers coming from Shell are in a similar boat.

If you have never had a Talktalk one there should be no issue about sending one out.

Also check the status of your contract - if you are out of contract or nearing the end of a minimum term, they shouldn't charge you if you renew and order the new router then.