Re: Got invited for a trial
 

It's not the powerline trial people are getting invites for in the last few days.

Actually they work pretty good. Glad I signed up to the trial and got a pair for free.

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Re: Got invited for a trial
 

It is for some of us.

Re: Got invited for a trial
 

Yes there are some new people being added to the Powerline trial, but that's been going for 5 weeks now. You're late to the party!

There's another new trial which has started more recently.

Re: Got invited for a trial
 

Got one of these this morning :-
Hi there
We’d like to invite you to participate in a usability testing session for a new product we’re developing here at Virgin Media.
The session will take place in Hammersmith, London during office hours on Wednesday 25th May. Participants will be required for about an hour during the day. When applying, you can tell us whether you’d prefer to attend during the morning or afternoon, and we’ll schedule your session accordingly.
During the session, we’ll ask you to use the product to carry out some tasks, and tell us what you think of your experience. We’ll use your feedback to help us improve the product.
Participant requirements
To qualify, you’ll need to be:
• Able to come to Hammersmith on the day of the test
• A Virgin Media customer, registered with My Virgin Media (if you’re a customer and you’re not registered, you can do so at my.virginmedia.com)
• A smartphone user
• Happy to have your voice recorded during the session (we won’t share the recording outside the development team here at VM)
• Happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement (a standard legal doc promising not to reveal anything you’ve learned during the session to anyone else)
Other than that, no special experience is necessary.
What next?
If this sounds like you, go ahead and fill in the information form here: http://tinyurl.com/UTS2305. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 18th May. We’ll let successful applicants know by the end of Thursday.
Thanks!
Virgin Media Community Trials Team
ForumTrials@virginmedia.co.uk

Unfortunately when I click on the link it tells me this :-

Unfortunately the survey closed on Monday May 16 2016 14:00 (GMT). Thank you for your interest.

Is this what people have been invited to? I couldn't have gone anyway as it's 200 miles away

Dave

Re: Got invited for a trial
 

I just got the same email as well, but think it's a bit of short notice anyway, for some people to get time off work,

Re: Got invited for a trial
 

I got one of those too, thought I was special :) Many many years ago when I lived in London I went to one of these research meetings for BT when they were launching residential ADSL for the first time. I remember being in a room with around 12 other people and being watched from behind a one-way screen by big-wigs and being filmed. would never do it again.

Anyway, I got an invite to a trial a couple of weeks ago but haven't heard anything back but I know it wasn't for powerline adapters.

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Same as daveybm.

Even if they survey was still open I would not be attending because I too live 200 miles away!

Given the survey ended problem can you confirm this is a genuine VM email?

Re: Got invited for a trial
 

Got same email but as you say link is closed!

As it is 12:35 now and they supposedly close it at 17:00 not much time to respond if I wanted to anyway.
I was slightly tempted but a bit extreme for me to take a day off work for some 1 hour info session.
Also not sure of the address as to whether I could drive there from Nottingham without congestion charge or being able to park etc.

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Yes the email is genuine

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Thanks for the confirmation

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I got it too, bit of a trek for me just for a trial though haha

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I've just been invited for an hour to test usability of a new VM website.

But it's in Hammersmith, London.

Surely they know I don't even live in England, let alone London?

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The link seems to be working again now, but travel to London (taking time off work) to participate in a trial that benefits them without covering expenses seems a bit cheeky.

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The email says Wed 25th but now the link is working it says Thur 26th....

I just wish there was more info as for an out of Londoner I need to know about parking or not and related to that the time. Just saying Morning or Afternoon is a big time frame.

Think I will end up applying and then I may not get accepted anyway but if I do hopefully then I get more info.

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