Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

As far as I am aware you just registered your interest in taking part. Even if you were to be chosen to be on the trial I don't think anyone can force you to install the hardware. :shrug:

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

Just thought I'd point something out, and play devils advocate...

I don't believe anyone actually has "fiber optic broadband", its certainly not a fiber coming into my house... So, perhaps its worded like that to allow them to negate the results if it doesn't go in their favour?

:doh:

One other thing, the application form.. It asks for your customer account number, yet its not protected by ssl. Its a standard http://. Not very secure is it?

Double :doh:

In any case, I've registered.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

This thing won't be knowing how much bandwidth you've used, it's just a small device that runs a few tests on your connection when it's not being used heavily.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

It is an internal site and within the Virgin network hence no www at the beginning.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

did anybody recieve any notice of acceptance for this trial?

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

Not yet...

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

We're all waiting with bated breath!

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

I applied about a week ago heard nothing

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

They will start the trial soon they need to make sure the hardware is fully approved.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

You sure? I was able to open the form (although I didn't fill it in and submit it) and I am not connected to virgin's network.

Just had a look at the <form> tags and it appears to be submitting to the same server. I wouldn't recommend filling out the form.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

As a sysadmin, part of my job is setting up nameservers and apache vhosts. Sorry Moldova, the presence or absence of a www means nothing, and the absence of it it certainly does not mean its an "internal network".

In fact, one of the servers I configured last week, is configured to respond to both the http://www.<domainname>, AND http://<domainname>. Does that mean its an "Internal Network"? No, it doesn't.

The form submits to a virginmedia server "http://allyours.virginmedia.com/cgi-bin/formactions/mail.pl" to be exact. Its calling a mail script written in perl. However, this does not mean that its an "internal network" or "internal site".

On balence of probabilities, it probably is an internal site, and that my traffic does not get routed outside of the VM network. However, I feel it is misleading to state that the absence of a www means its an "internal site", as others without an indepth knowlege of the domain name system, vhosts etc, would probably believe exactly that, and think that any domain without a www is an "internal site".

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

got the kit today - piece of cake to fit, took 1 minutes tops.

Also you get the chance of winning a £100 voucher just for applying, see the Ts and Cs Application is linked from http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...lity-trial.php

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

Did it just turn up, or did you get an email from them prior?

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

Excellent in that case i should get my kit soon as well.

Re: Broadband Quality Trial
 

You will most likely get chosen then!. I've chosen to do it becuase then they can see just how realistictly unstable there network is.

If they really want to see the majority of problems they are having they will be gutsy enough to choose mine.