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Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

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Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004 (Post 34896834)

" A one-off installation fee of Â£35 and an activation fee of Â£20.
In return you'll get a state-of-the-art router, a very sexy-looking modem and a special USB adaptor (worth over Â£100 altogether )Plus an engineer will visit to install and optimize it all for your personal computer. "

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Thoughts anyone?

What's a "very sexy-looking modem" when it's at home? Does it vibrate? Where will it fit? Does it appeal to men or women? Does it appeal to virgins? (LOL).

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

My thoughts are simple - 50MB is a manned install - no choice - simple as. That person needs a wage - petrol / diesel etc. Thus the fee.

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

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Originally Posted by Moldova (Post 34897536)

You are aware that Virgin do not own Virginmedia and that Richard Branson is not its chairman so they did not take over but only leased the brand name.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post34897493

I wonder why he made such a statement then. My opinion doesn`t change anyway m8, they are all ripping us off.

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

How are they ripping anyone off? People have jobs, and they get paid.

Would you be ** off you had to drive to someones house, and install this ridiculously easy modem/router and only get your normal pay? Basically, Virgin are saying: "Hey, we're so nice that we'll send out a person to install it for you - after all, you are paying a lot of money."

Gotta love the little things, right? Life's a bitch as they say.

Admin edit (Chris): Please don't try to dodge the swear filter, it's there for a reason.

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050 (Post 34897574)

My thoughts are simple - 50MB is a manned install - no choice - simple as. That person needs a wage - petrol / diesel etc. Thus the fee.

How long does the install take?
Bearing in mind I am already a customer.
I assume they do not have to replace the cable in the back garden all the way back to the cab?

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 34897570)

What's a "very sexy-looking modem" when it's at home? Does it vibrate? Where will it fit? Does it appeal to men or women? Does it appeal to virgins? (LOL).

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Does it only operate on batteries? lol;)

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Originally Posted by Moldova (Post 34897536)

Moldova, with respect ;) does it still give him the right to lie ?

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

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Originally Posted by djmagnifique (Post 34897342)

Any chance of a scan/picture of the leflet?

Re: Â£1 per month extra for 50mb, sounds ok until you notice......

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How long does the install take?
Bearing in mind I am already a customer.
I assume they do not have to replace the cable in the back garden all the way back to the cab?

A VM Tech / Installer will be able to confirm for sure.