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fatzdomingo
Posts: 10
Registered: ‎28-08-2010

Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

My problem has been with O2 backroom guys for nearly 4 weeks now. Despite threats of contacting me with a solution no one has quite managed to do that on any of the occasions promised. Ah well, must be really difficult. I purchased a PlayBook and although it can see the outside world via the router OK, it's invisible on the network. Neat trick if that was what you were after, but I'm not. I've taken it and my laptop to my mates house and everything works as it should, I have even tried another router at home and that works fine too. So over to O2! It would appear that wifi devices are being prevented from communicating properly even when they are on the same sub net. For my own curiosity I telnetted in for a look - I can see what they've done (dozy gits springs to mind) but I'm minded by the fact that O2 don't pay me, in fact I pay them!
So O2, what's keeping you from providing a solution?
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browni
Posts: 2,038
Registered: ‎07-10-2008

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

If you can see what they have done wrong why not publish it here?
I regularly use Remote Desktop to access a wireless connected PC on my network with no problems. I also transfer files using the standard Windows network settings.
And yes, I am using the WB5.
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fatzdomingo
Posts: 10
Registered: ‎28-08-2010

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

I refrain from giving unpaid for advice to people who get paid a considerable amount of cash to get things right in the first place, especially when the last time that I pointed out a humongous "oops" they didn't even say thanks. O2 can take this particular one right on the chin. New tablet owners will be starting to phone up in droves regarding this. O2 have had the problem AND possible solutions for over a month. Their problem to solve - not mine, unless they want to pay for the consult!
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Guest2
Posts: 4,068
Registered: ‎23-09-2008

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

OK then PM browni and me with what is wrong....we're just customers like you.
I know there are errors in the firmware.
No need to PM the solution just the CLI command.
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jamboaud
Posts: 23
Registered: ‎07-01-2011

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

My WB5 dosnt do wireless... :robotsurprised: Had to plug in ethernet.
So its back in the box. Using my old box.
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stevvie
Posts: 59
Registered: ‎21-12-2009

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

My WB5 dosnt do wireless... :robotsurprised: Had to plug in ethernet.
So its back in the box. Using my old box.

+1
My wireless box 5 does do WiFi, but only when it wants to.
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browni
Posts: 2,038
Registered: ‎07-10-2008

Re: Wireless box 5 has more problems than O2 admits!

My wireless box 5 does do WIFI but I had to knock it back to B+G mode so my old Nokia 9300i could access it.
Perhaps that's your problem jamboaud.
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