Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Lol. They can't keep their network up to scratch yet they constantly invest in new technologies like vod and iplayer. Along with signing deals with Setanta for premium sport included in their xl pack offering. What do you mean it is not up to scratch exactly? Because near enough everyone i know who has the service is happy with it.

Vm charge for tv so therefore make revenue from tv. Where is your proof they make no money from it?

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Why should I have to prove something told to me by an Ntl sales person?

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

You believe a sales person?!:D

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

I didnt say I blame VM I just said its irrelevant, it doesnt matter whos fault it is what does matter is if it works or not. Its just tough luck to VM life isnt fair. Of course VM can in a market that was force opened, buy their own football rights and then refuse to give sky interactive on it so then the tables would be even. But VM have chosen not to do this. Noone is putting a gun to VM's head and saying you must buy your football of sky instead of getting it yourself direct.

VM/ntl can only offer me a analogue tv service, its possible the reason they not upgraded my area is that they cannot get permission to dig up the roads. But sorry I am not a charity case I simply go to a competitor that offers what I want.

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Very arrogant, say that to people in southampton and leicester who pay full whack for a aging analogue service whilst VM ignores their areas and keeps reinvesting in the same areas again and again. If VM are making money on it how can you explain their decision to concentrate on broadband and not tv?

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Crumbs you lot, will somebody actually read the OP instead of indulging in wild speculation?

Its content business. I've emboldened it just so it stands out. The content business is the TV channels it owns though Flextech. They have been trying, on and off, to get shut of them for some time, so this is nothing new.

Any and all discussion of the sale of Virgin Media itself is just naked speculation. I mean, speculate away by all means, but not on the back of this report in the Telegraph because that is not what is being reported.

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Chris, I think you will find you are urinating is a strong scottish breeze with this lot...

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Yeah and we all know their staff aren't privvy to such information. You can not take anything they say as gospel. Plus you say it was NTL staff. It's not NTL anymore, things have changed drastically since then.

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How on earth is my post arrogant? If anyone's post is arrogants it's yours.
Do you have some inside knowledge that VM do not make any money on their tv service? Where is your proof? VM do not make much money on their analogue side of stuff granted but you didn't say that! You said VM make no money from their tv! VM infact does make money from their tv service and subscriptions are up every quarter.
Just because they are concentrating on BB does not mean they don't make money on tv FFS! BB is their strong point, tv is Sky's strong point but that doesn't mean VM does not make money in their tv side of the business! Plus they didn't just state they are concentrating on BB they said they are concentrating on VOD aswell. Their tv service is going from strength to strength VOD is actively used by the millions more and more every quarter. You are talking absoloute rubbish and basing all your opinions on their analogue service which isn't a good comparison to VM's actual tv service at all. If VM made no money in their tv side why are they developing a new box which will allow VM extra reach to an extra 4m customers. Plus, VM's tv service has better up take than Sky in the areas they cable!:rolleyes:

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I agree! They are making wild accusations in order to stick the knife in VM yet again. Talking a load of BS asual.

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

you dont think laughing at not keeping a network up to scratch isnt arrogant then? You defending VM very hard and trying to make them seem something that they are not.

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

How are they not keeping their network up to scratch?! Where's your proof? It just seems yet again your opinion! I am not defending VM about anything, i am challenging your comments because they seem unjust and everytime i ask you for hard proof you can't give any!
Vm have several field teams to fix their infrastructure. Networks being one of them.

In this thread you say they are not keeping their network up to scratch yet in another one you suggest that they are indeed cabling leeds! Which one is it exactly?:rolleyes:

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

When a network practically runs out of bandwidth to the extent that they have no room for a SD footie channel or any more HD channels then I would say that network was not up to scratch.
And that is not even mentioning the many areas that were left for up to 12 months with inferior BB after the 20meg downgrade and the areas apparently still not fixed.:rolleyes:

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

So you have moved onto say that VM's network has always not been up to scratch then? Not that they are not keeping it up to scratch :rolleyes: If anything i think you mean that it's capcity restricted.
Vm have never come out and said they are bandwith strapped. Even if they are they will be moving to docsis 3.0 soon to allow more bandwith, yet again means they are sorting out their network. They have no room for a SD footie channel? They added it didn't they? It took awhile, Arsenal may have commented it was due capacity but VM never. It could have be contractual issues there is no proof they could not add it. They added it without the removal of another channel which to me says there was no capacity issue.

They will have room for more HD channels once they remove analogue tv. But what is the point in letting channels that call themselves HD when it is mostly infact upscaled content onto the network to take up capacity, when they could have much more SD channels as SD channels take up less capacity and you could have more of them? Channel 4 currently shows one hr a day of HD shows! Why would VM want that? They are better of for the time being leaving HD to VOD until this new IPTV services comes about and they can broadcast VOOM. All you are doing is basing what you think are facts on speculation.

Oh you mean the FREE 20meg upgrade? What exactly do you want for FREE?:rolleyes: They rolled it out gradually to iron out any creases they may have had. 20meg is widely sorted now hence the move on to 50meg bb. VM is considered the most reliable and most loved ISP, it's also the biggest. No wonder their subscription numbers keep on growing hey? If people are unhappy as you are surely they would leave? So which areas do not have fixed 20meg upgrades then? Cable broadband has a far more happy customer base with their bb than Sky, Tiscali and co who have exchange issues.

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

Have you got proof for this?

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

you getting so bad its almost funny.

you asking for proof that southampton and leics networks are out of date right?

cabling leeds is going to a new network it does not equate keeping a network up to scratch. I am trying so hard to not be rude to you.

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Given his posts I expect hes an employee.

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

No! FFS:rolleyes:Analogue is being switched off! That is not the issue, digi enabled areas are the issue! It is obvious the analogue areas network is not up to scratch it's in the dark ages and will stay there. I am talking about digital enables areas. Once again you are basing all your opinion on the analogue service that will ceast to exsist soon!

You said they are not keeping their network up to scratch yet they are seen to be upgrading one of their areas! I'm sorry i don't understand your logic. Be rude all you like my friend i couldn't care less if it makes you feel better and clever then please do carry on I've already had be* be rude to me, he's on ignore so do as you please....
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Yeah i must be an employee because i don't agree with what you are saying. That must make you a Sky employee FFS. Some people are so immature it's unreal:rolleyes:

Re: Virgin to be sold?
 

I see the proof I asked for is still not here. And he completely ignored the question