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BenMcr

11-11-2013 20:16

Re: Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

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Give people "free" speed upgrades to keep them from leaving, but raise the price of the product regardless. It's kind of a double win for Virgin.

Any price increase you are subject allows you to leave, so the only way it can work is if the new contracts for the speed increase happen after a price increase. Therefore the ball is completely in the customer's court

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Originally Posted by Kushan (Post 35643758)

Of course, considering that they are raising prices, it's a bit rich of them to say that the upgrade is "free".

Any price increases are not connected to the speed increase i.e. they would happen whether you got an increase or not

Therefore the increases themselves are 'no extra cost'

General Maximus

11-11-2013 20:37

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35643738)

It already gives a schedule

nope, mine is months out of date

BenMcr

11-11-2013 20:55

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Originally Posted by General Maximus (Post 35643771)

nope, mine is months out of date

Wrong one, that's for the previous upgrade - the new one is at www.virginmedia.com/speedupgrade

General Maximus

11-11-2013 21:03

Re: Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

something you can get them to fix tomorrow

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...nd/m-p/2060120

"When will the broadband speed upgrades take place?

We’re beginning our upgrade work at the beginning of 2014 and anticipate that it will take 12 months to bring new, faster broadband speeds to all our eligible customers across the country. We’ll be updating our postcode checker every step of the way, so you can always find out the latest view on when your area will be upgraded. All you need to do is visit this page and enter your postcode to find out when faster broadband speeds will be available in your area.

Thanks for the link though, July-December for me too. It'll probably be November because that is when all the other upgrades have been done over the years.

mattysouthall

11-11-2013 21:17

Re: Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

I wish they would increase there upload speeds like now!

Pierre

11-11-2013 21:42

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35643630)

Well it's never been the UK's fastest, Gigaclear or Hyperoptic anyone?

Clutching at straws there fella.

Obviously, you are correct.

But good luck to anyone actually getting service from either of those.

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Originally Posted by telfordcable (Post 35643635)

Gigaclear & Hyperoptic are still the fastest broadband in UK.

Why don't you sign up with them then?

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Originally Posted by telfordcable (Post 35643744)

Spot on

126Mb become 145Mb (only 19Mb extra) but not worth it for another 12 months contract. (I am fed up with virgin greedy git try to keep u on for another 12 months just for 19Mb extra of speed)

I don't believe you're under any obligation to accept?

telfordcable

11-11-2013 22:04

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 35643805)

Why don't you sign up with them then?

Because it isn't available in Telford area, but I wish they do.

Pierre

11-11-2013 22:13

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Originally Posted by telfordcable (Post 35643817)

Because it isn't available in Telford area, but I wish they do.

It's pretty much not available anywhere. But hey! It's the fastest in the country.

Woohoo.

Foo Fighter

11-11-2013 22:28

Re: Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

Doubt i will notice any difference from 120mb to 152mb they should have gone to 200mb i can see my self dropping a tier if they are bumping the price up for little gain.

telfordcable

11-11-2013 22:31

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If the price increasing for 120Mb then I will drop down to 60Mb tier.

Skie	11-11-2013 22:31

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I may be being blind, but I can't see anywhere that you are required to extend your current contract.

Also, I look forward to this being pushed back 6 months like every other speed increase. 2015 here we come!

passingbat

11-11-2013 22:35

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Originally Posted by Skie (Post 35643836)

I may be being blind, but I can't see anywhere that you are required to extend your current contract.

I couldn't see it either.

qasdfdsaq

11-11-2013 23:13

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 35643822)

It's pretty much not available anywhere. But hey! It's the fastest in the country.

Woohoo.

Course 150Mb isn't available anywhere either. Woohoo.

BT 330Mb is available in more areas right now than VM's 150Mb, and probably will be for another year.

Also VM keeps launching new speeds but my area doesn't get them until 2 years after everyone else.

Double woohoo.

telfordcable

11-11-2013 23:15

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Using ADSL2+ now as my cable broadband down again. Tech guy coming out tomorrow (booked in) as they say my modem isn't connection to their network proper.

Pierre

11-11-2013 23:17

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35643875)

Why don't you sign up with one of the UK's fastest fibre broadband providers that you advised of then?

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