Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

That's what it says on my CV :)

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

150mbit? I'd be happy if I got 1mbit. My broadband is so slow now it's running now on average at 0.5mbit, and it's a 20mbit line (allegedly).

Virgin have LOTS of issues to sort out before they can brag about speeds like 150mbit.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

150 mbit down, what would the upload speed be? 3mbit? I say that jokingly, but knowing them they'd probably try it hehehe.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

I personally think it's time they stopped trying to achieve these ridiculous download speeds. 100mb is way overkill for the home user regardless of what you do.

It would be nice to see some packages with nice upstream speeds similar to this:

- 10mb down / 2.5mb up
- 20mb down / 5mb up

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

It's just a load of ridiculous posturing from the CEO of a run down Company trying desperately to deflect attention from the real issues of rundown services that can't deliver what they are supposed to.

Neil's a closet politician. :D

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

There certainly is, and I use it right now.

USENET ;)

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

usenet = dodgy = virgin :)

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

Only so much useful stuff you can download before you're downloading random garbage for the sake of it.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

You don't know what you're doing. obviously :)

Try a bit of variety. make your eyes pop out :D

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

No, I just got over the download bug a very long time ago ;)

I have both newzbin and Giganews accounts FWIW.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

I remember someone telling me over 30% of VM's DOCSIS 1.0 network is overloaded so they need that sorted first.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

What are people going to be using 100meg+ internet for other then to download shed loads of HD/Blu-Ray content.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

I'm guessing some people will get the 150mb product purely for the upload speed.

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

Can we please stop discussing an imaginary product created by someone's fevered imagination? I mean, I understand that piling outrage upon speculation upon supposition is forum tradition, but can't we get back to complaining about things that are even a fifth real as compared to this nonsense?

Re: Virgin Media to offer 150mb service in 2010
 

Of course this is all forgetting that if everyone had a better upload speed, then people using VPNs to work from home would have an easier time of it.