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For queries about your TalkTalk broadband service.

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Very Important - V2 Sagemcom FAST266 Wi-Fi Booster

Do not connect this new version of the FAST266 WiFi booster until you have checked the firmware version on your Sagemcom Wi-Fi Hub. The Wi-Fi Hub must be running a minimum of V202 firmware, before attempting to connect this V2 Wi-Fi Booster. If it is...

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Weak Security warning on Apple iOS and Windows 10 or 11

Some Apple products have recently had an upgrade that can show the WiFi connection as having weak security:- iPad Software Version 14.01 - since the update to Version 14.0 it has shown Weak Security iPhone SE Software Version 14.01 -since the update ...

Privacy warning - this network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic

This subject is involved & not knowing how much you know, or want to know about it, I will try to explain. When you type a website address URL in the browser this must be converted to an IP address, as the URL is not rotatable, only an IP address is....

Constant Flashing Amber Light on router

It mentions my service is fine online yet I'm having constant flashing amber light without connection to internet. Kept on holding for an agent but no answer so I had to stop working which created a big issue for me.

Websites sometimes slow or not loading at all

Hi. I have an intermittent problem where websites are sometimes slow to load or not loading at all. The wifi is still connected when this happens and the problem affects all devices.Please could you run a line check. Thanks.

Broadband losing sync

Hi. I have been having an intermittent problem with my broadband where my router will experience periods of a few days when it will lose sync with the exchange very frequently. I have tried 2 different routers in the master test socket which hasn’t h...

Benrp by Conversation Starter
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Faulty Router

HI thereIt seems the last couple of.month, my router has started having difficulties keepn i ternet up. I have a very good speed to the router by my internet at speed test is poor( good on router) .Need to restart router every 10-20 min to be able to...

ElviK by Visitor
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New router needed

My router will often disconnect for no reason, no knocks or nudges to it or anything it just cuts out, blinks orange for a while and eventually reconnects, but this is really annoying when trying to do pretty much anything for more than 20 minutes on...

Kella99 by Sightseer
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Router

Hi community This is my first post at the start of this month I had a power outage because of road works when power returned the ont came back on and so did router but light on the front just flashing red left for a couple of hours . Phoned TT and th...

Ziggy26 by Sightseer
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Failing broadband

For 3 days now my Internet keeps going off and on and off for 15 mins.I have switched off at wall for 2 mins and back on. Internet comes back on, 3 mins later it goes off.Getting very frustrated.

Faulty router

I would like to request a new router please. Despite numerous re-boots all devices suffer from intermittent freezing and dropping-out. I cannot re-boot during the day as there are two people working from home.Thanks

Sully53 by Chatterbox
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Intermittent broadband

Broadband keeps going off - seems to be more often at weekends and evenings. I haven’t ever managed to get through to a real person on Live Chat

Jeghar by Sightseer
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Feel like we have been ripped off

Hi allWe have been with Talk talk since 2019 and they asked us if we would like the new cable broadband. since we have had it installed which was April 2024 we have had nothing but trouble, I am disabled and housebound so I spend a lot of time on the...

rmuir by First Timer
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Wifi router regularly dropping out and now freezing

Currently enduring daily issues with router (mostly late evenings/overnight) when connection is lost. On last two occasions the router is displaying solid white light and cannot be reset by pushing on/off switch - effectively frozen up. Only remedy i...

rlwoufc1 by Chatterbox
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Failing Router, below guaranteed speeds

For quite some time now (degradation over several months) we have been experiancing issues with our router more and more. This has ranged from extremely poor connection even though being in the same room as the router, to outright loosing connection ...

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Router Connection speeds Fluctuating Wildly

My Talk Talk router has, for a while now, been fluctuating up and down on connection speed between around 2Mbps and 65Mbps when checked via wi-fi on my phone.When checked on my computer the speed is pretty constant most of the time at around 74/75 Mb...

End to end speed test

Hi, I have Sky box with apps like Netflix. I've started to get glitching with the apps. Sky obviously just say it's talktalk. For info I've got the Sky box hardwired, so no wifi issues. Does anyone know how I can test this issue and prove it to be th...

Talktalk router

I have had an old dsl 3782 router for many years and last year when I had to have an engineer out he said he would ask talktalk to replace it as it was way out of date but nothing happened.When I had a fault on my line last week I asked about a repla...

Normbg by First Timer
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Router is outdated and tiered - need a new router

Hiplease help me resolve this, I am an old post office forwarded customer, i have an old post office modem router, which is loosing 5g WIFI constantly and the 2.4g is very weak i can barely get 1mbps when away from routerwhen connecting through ether...

ya0148 by First Timer
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No internet connection

I was in the middle of a chat regarding this problem. I cant find or get back to the chat.My internet bill is due in 2 days & I don't want to cancel the direct debt but i will have to if you cannot provide me with internet access or at the very least...

Martyn8 by First Timer
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Internet dropping sporadically

We’re not on Fibre. Over the last week or so the signal has been dropping and then coming back. I wonder if we need a new router?Have checked the service. It says there’s a reported issue but clicking on checking status connects to nothing!Also tried...

Baggers32 by Popular Poster
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Wi-Fi Optimisation disable request?

Can the automatic 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Optimisation be remotely disabled for my active replacement Sagemcom TalkTalk Hub 2 (.4 HW)?It optimises itself overnight to a heavily congested channel, causing connectivity issues for my EV outside using Intelligent ...

PinkDuck by First Timer
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Openreach Technician Visit REP-14682923

HelpWe booked and had confirmation of an visit to our house by an Openreach Technician today (29th August) between 1pm and 6pm to investigate a fault on our line. We waited in all afternoon and no one turned up. We have not had any communication as t...

AileenS by Popular Poster
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Ongoing connection problem

Over the bank holiday weekend the connection dropped and reconnected cyclically every minute.There is now a permanent connection. I can use email and connect to websites, though speed is slow, but am unable to watch any streaming services because of ...

hawkeye4 by Team Player
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