Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35600165)

Was with BT for years there BB was appalling struggled to get 1mpbs at times when I cancelled there cancellation team didn't even try to keep me now there playing catch up with fibre which is still more expensive that VM's fibre for the fastest speeds

Unlimited BT Infinity 2 (up-to 76Mbps) with phone line £41.45

Virgin Media Up to 100Mb broadband (120Mb in some areas) with phone line £41.99

Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35599932)

Sorry to hear you have had problems bud,ive been with cable/vm 12 years and got to say service spot on.its weird everyone as differnt stories:experiences I suppose hopefully yours will be rectified

Originally Posted by linwelin (Post 35600171)

the advantage BT have over VM is the upload speed, i am on VM 60mb and i don't need it any faster, i do need faster upload speed though :(

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35600181)

I will only go back to BT if every other telcom provider goes tits up..and then I'd think long and hard about it.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35599852)

I can assure you that BT is by far the worst company that l have ever had to deal with. Many years ago l was with BT, and if you have a big bill (and who hasn't) l was out of work at the time, called BT, who say if you have trouble paying the bill, call them.

BT cut me off without even a phone call and would be back on until l paid the money plus a desposit on the next bill. Horrible company to deal with.

With VM, l had the same problem - and VM, could not have been nicer, they arranged for me to clear my bill over a couple of months, and also gave me half price on everything until l found a job - thats how good they are.

Phone service 10/10 Tv and BB 5/10

Originally Posted by Zee (Post 35599908)

I think Virgin Media are the worst company in existence, and good luck streaming with the Virgin Media internet service.

Their entire service is a shambles, their phone constantly cuts off, you cant stream sites like youtube without buffering you get speeds of 1Mbps on a 100Mbps service and its somehow acceptable according to them, their mobile service is the absolute worse ever, Virgin Media are even worse than EE.

They may have provided good customer service but it means nothing when you'll likely (more than likely) experience problems with their service down the line, and they are big time liars too just like EE.

Oh well, im glad you and your friend are chuffed with the service so far! :)

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35600180)

II'm actually hoping Bt Sport doesn't arrive in xl because a. I really don't think it's that great a product and 2. I really don't want them having my money, even indirectly.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35600193)

If you think BT is bad, you don't remember Post Office Telephones. In the early 70s it took them two years to provide us with a line, which was shared with the house across the road (so sometimes you'd pick up the handset and hear them talking). IIRC installation cost £145 - that's £1300 in today's money.

Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35600223)

I remember the party lines well we shared one with our neighbour in 1973, it took a while for them to provide us with our own line ,but not quiet 2 years.:D

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35600307)

It was 2 years to get a party line. Another 5 to 7 years to get our own. :shocked:

Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35600186)

Apparently BT are now running there Fibre at speeds of up-to 160Mb in selected areas I wonder what VM's response to this will be in the months to come