Pods flashing lights

Stephen1
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What does it mean when wifi pods are flashing blue; when they are flashing green; when they are plugged I but there is no light at all? The router here is the 3000

 

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dks
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Blue flashing lights on the pods mean the network is checking itself to find where the best signal is needed. Normally there is no light during operation. Use the Bell Wi-Fi app to see more about your network. See here also. 

https://support.bell.ca/internet/connection-help/what_are_whole_home_wi-fi_pods_and_how_do_i_use_the...

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Hey there @Stephen1, thanks for your post and welcome to the Bell Community 🙂

Great information @dks.

Just wanted to jump in here and add that upon initial plug in the LED on your pod will appear blue-green for the first 8-9 seconds.

Let the Community know if you need further assistance.

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dks
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Thanks for your question. Yes, there is a status light on the pods, but you only see it when the pods are looking for the Giga Hub to connect with and to find the best connection. Otherwise the light is off. 

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dks
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Blue flashing lights on the pods mean the network is checking itself to find where the best signal is needed. Normally there is no light during operation. Use the Bell Wi-Fi app to see more about your network. See here also. 

https://support.bell.ca/internet/connection-help/what_are_whole_home_wi-fi_pods_and_how_do_i_use_the...

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Stephen1
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That *is* actually very helpful. But we have also had green lights flash here. 

Hey there @Stephen1, thanks for your post and welcome to the Bell Community 🙂

Great information @dks.

Just wanted to jump in here and add that upon initial plug in the LED on your pod will appear blue-green for the first 8-9 seconds.

Let the Community know if you need further assistance.

- Patricia

Stephen1
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Thanks.  Problem now solved. Pods show no lights. 

LuizS
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Hi. 

In the past few days all my pods now start flashing green for some minutes in the middle of the night. They flash for like 5 minutes maybe and suddenly stop. I have them for almost two years and it's a new thing. 

Is there something I can/need to do? My only concern is the green light blinking in our dark bedroom. 🙂 

Thank you,

Luiz

In the bedroom put black electrical tape over the light. Problem solved. 

Sure it's an option, but would be better if it stops flashing. Hahaha. Let's see if there is any tech solution, and until then, tape over is the answer. Thank you! 

dks
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The pods are made by Plume. Depending on the generation of pod, the flashing can mean different things. A chart from Plume says what they mean. For blue flashing lights, not much, it appears. If it bothers anyone, tape it over. 

https://wpsupport.plume.com/s/article/What-does-the-LED-light-on-my-pod-mean?language=en_US 

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LuizS
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Thank you. I saw the chart and I think is is the "Waiting for Optimization to Finish". This Optimization is now appearing on the Bell Wifi App. So let's see it will least and if so, let's tape it. Thank you again!

Just connected a Wi-Fi pod was wondering if there should be a light on it to tell me if it's working or not 

dks
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Thanks for your question. Yes, there is a status light on the pods, but you only see it when the pods are looking for the Giga Hub to connect with and to find the best connection. Otherwise the light is off. 

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