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HDFootyMan 02-02-2007 18:59
The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
From MediaGuardian: (http://media.guardian.co.uk/advertis...004838,00.html)

Quote:
NTL:Telewest will this weekend launch the first TV ads to promote its £20m rebrand as Virgin Media, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.

The TV ad campaign, which features a voiceover by Uma Thurman, consists of two 15-second "teaser" ads.

The first of the teaser ads, created by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, will air on ITV1 during Dancing on Ice.

In addition, from tomorrow 13 giant poster sites across the country will feature an ad using the line "Why shouldn't you be able to download something this big?".

....Both the TV and outdoor ads, which feature the Virgin Media infinity logo, highlight February 8 as the launch date of the main campaign.

"This is the biggest Virgin company in the world and the biggest Virgin launch ever," said James Kydd, managing director of Virgin Media marketing.
"We want to get people thinking, and build a sense of anticipation."

"...Sky has been anticipating us with huge amounts of volume [of PR and advertising] at the moment. I love the fact that Murdoch says this is just a name change."
Adverts at:
http://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-v...Downloadit.mpg
http://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-v...2/VMMovies.mpg

SIX DAYS TO VIRGINERCATION!!! THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! :shocked::tu:

Nikesh 02-02-2007 19:36
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Cool. :)

HDFootyMan 02-02-2007 19:44
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Related story online at Digital Spy including picture of EPG:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ebruary-8.html

Marketing Week reports on re-branding of TV Drive to V+:
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/54863/254/260/3

Akia 02-02-2007 19:52
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i've seen the outline of the logo flashing up between the adverts on Living TV tonight for a split second.

they should run as a advert the first part of the Cinema Training Video. Slighly cheeky and amusing.

a good help 02-02-2007 20:06
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http://www.comingvsoon.com/ :D i canceled a holiday for the launch , (how sad am i :) )

HDFootyMan 02-02-2007 20:42
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On the 8th day of February,
Mr. Branson sent to me...


Twelve engineers installing,
Eleven cables laying,
Ten meg for Broadband,
Nine discounts pending,
Eight days EPG-ing,
Seven Sports Channels playing,
Six Torrents downloading,


Five hundred films! (on demand!),



Four glossy leaflets,
Three V+ Tuners,
Two simultaneous recordings ,
And one channel in glorious HD!


:p:

Nikesh 02-02-2007 20:48
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Lol Lmao!! :D

dcclanuk 02-02-2007 20:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Howell (Post 34211955)
On the 8th day of February,
Mr. Branson sent to me...


Twelve engineers installing,
Eleven cables laying,
Ten meg for Broadband,
Nine discounts pending,
Eight days EPG-ing,
Seven Sports Channels playing,
Six Torrents downloading,


Five hundred films! (on demand!),



Four glossy leaflets,
Three V+ Tuners,
Two simultaneous recordings ,
And one channel in glorious HD!


:p:
wikid!!!!!!!:dunce:

Horizon 02-02-2007 21:02
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Excellent post by Chris H :) as was his review of the tv drive the other week.

icklelight 02-02-2007 21:03
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lol nice one :) cept its 4 channels lol at moment anyway :D

Viva la V Day :D

swissle 02-02-2007 23:23
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I love the branding, but then I should :)

Zee 02-02-2007 23:35
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They are making it get slightly more interesting now...

we'll see about those adverts

"go on, dont download a little bit, download all of it, i wont stop you"

Ad 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010ZFT7ryS4
Ad 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5La9VxtJIs

relegationmateri 03-02-2007 07:29
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Thought of the day:

If you go down the scrap yard and spray an old Skoda red, isn't it still just an old Skoda with a new paint job?

Downloads 03-02-2007 08:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34212130)
Thought of the day:

If you go down the scrap yard and spray an old Skoda red, isn't it still just an old Skoda with a new paint job?
If all you do is spray it then yes, if you change the engine, the body, the wheels etc. then it's no longer a skoda. They've already proved they've reuced call waiting times. I don't know what other changes have been implemented myself internally, will have to ask someone in the heart of it at Customer Services what's changed. New systems?

One thing that remains is a lot of staff, but im my experience of Virgin when my wife worked there at the Virgin One Account, they don't suffer fools gladly, if you arn't pulling your weight you are likely not to get your contract renewed.

I think its been demonstrated on this board with people plying us with information and help that there are good staff there, i myself was stopped from leaving by someone on this board who shall remain namess (otherwise he will get a flood of emails) but is a perfect example of good customer services.

HDFootyMan 03-02-2007 13:27
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FIVE DAYS TO VIRGINERCATION!!! :shocked:

BTW, Uma has a message for you.... ;)

raefil 03-02-2007 13:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34212130)
Thought of the day:

If you go down the scrap yard and spray an old Skoda red, isn't it still just an old Skoda with a new paint job?
oi!!!!! whats wrong with a Skoda lol:angel:

kibblerok 03-02-2007 14:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Howell (Post 34212245)
FIVE DAYS TO VIRGINERCATION!!! :shocked:

BTW, Uma has a message for you.... ;)
Id be more interested in the uploads personally :erm:

Zee 03-02-2007 14:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kibblerok (Post 34212282)
Id be more interested in the uploads personally :erm:
The uploads are going to be the same, 20Mbps when ntl launch it is going to be something like 784K and 50Mbps trial is currently 1.5Mbps upload

The uploads are not great at all

relegationmateri 03-02-2007 14:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Downloads (Post 34212135)
if you change the engine, the body, the wheels etc. then it's no longer a skoda.
If.

Til then, it's still a freshly painted Skoda.

swissle 03-02-2007 15:00
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Why download some of me?

Because at the current time there is no legal, definitive, up-to-date movie download service in the UK :)

Mister Jack 03-02-2007 15:08
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****in sikkk:D Virgin Media 4 Life!!!!!!!!!

bluetide 03-02-2007 17:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Howell (Post 34212245)
FIVE DAYS TO VIRGINERCATION!!! :shocked:

BTW, Uma has a message for you.... ;)
please dont tell me thats ther campain poster

Downloads 03-02-2007 17:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34212298)
If.

Til then, it's still a freshly painted Skoda.
Do you know first hand what they have done internally?

HDFootyMan 03-02-2007 17:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluetide (Post 34212357)
please dont tell me thats ther campain poster
Urm, no, that's something I cooked up in Photoshop earlier. :)

bluetide 03-02-2007 17:53
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lol thats what i thaught sorry hope i didnt cause offense i was just sure it wanst by them lol has anyone seen the posters yet?

HDFootyMan 03-02-2007 18:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluetide (Post 34212373)
lol thats what i thaught sorry hope i didnt cause offense i was just sure it wanst by them lol has anyone seen the posters yet?
Yep :)

vvvvvvvv

relegationmateri 03-02-2007 19:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Downloads (Post 34212361)
Do you know first hand what they have done internally?
Put rubber gloves on and extracted the **** for the last few years?

lostandconfused 03-02-2007 19:22
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anyone else heard a rumour that sky bought up a load of advertising space over valentines? not sure if its actually true though

Zee 03-02-2007 19:38
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lostandconfused (Post 34212423)
anyone else heard a rumour that sky bought up a load of advertising space over valentines? not sure if its actually true though
If thats true, shows that Murdoch is scared

lostandconfused 03-02-2007 20:01
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34212437)
If thats true, shows that Murdoch is scared
or paranoid! i work for ntl so am usually backing their corner, but realistically ntl or vm wont have the resources to threaten sky for a long time IMO.
ntl have had serious cash problems not so long ago and i would suspect still hasnt put that behind it yet, whereas sky has been the main provider of multiple tv channels for years, has built up a massive bank balance as seen with the itv buyout.

i think sky tv will always be superior to cable, but ntl bbi will always be better than what sky can offer, i would have thought there is more money to be made from tv than broadband. so unless vm can compete on price, which is hard when sky own most of the major channels they arnt going to pose a major threat

HDFootyMan 04-02-2007 01:28
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Good morning NTL Telewest Customers. :)

There are....

FOUR DAYS TO VIRGINERCATION!!! :shocked:


Good report at the Independent (http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2214748.ece)

Quote:
....the launch party on Thursday at a venue in London's West End will inevitably involve dozens of scantily clad models and a plethora of celebrities (Al Gore and Kill Bill star Uma Thurman are among those expected to be in attendance). Sir Richard will no doubt make a grand entrance by parachute and grab the nearest of the aforementioned models to ensure the newspapers get a good picture for the morning editions.

...James Kydd, managing director of marketing for Virgin Media, says the cable group has left its network problems behind. "If Virgin Media was just about putting a lick of paint on the old NTL," he explains, "then we would have launched the new company last July.

"Since the acquisition [of Virgin Mobile by NTL], everything has changed," he continues. "The billing system has been overhauled, which will enable our customer service representatives to do their jobs properly.

"Historically, the old NTL was all about making acquisitions. Spending on everything else was frozen. We have spent nine months changing that"

Mr Kydd adds that it is the little things, as well as big operational changes, that have been addressed.

"One of the first things we did was to make sure all the call centre staff had chairs that weren't ripped. An awful lot of effort has gone into making sure the basic things have been sorted.

"And we have spent £5m on making sure there are enough staff to answer phones. Previously, the view was that it didn't matter if it took 30 minutes for a customer to get through."

As well as the improvements to the call centres, Virgin Media will this week launch a raft of new services, including at least one new channel. A new digital video recorder called V+, compatible with high-definition, will be introduced that will have greater memory than Sky's equivalent Sky+ box.

And there is also the prospect of a new "BBC on demand" channel for Virgin Media. The BBC Trust has given its provisional approval for the roll out of the BBC iPlayer, which will enable consumers to download any programme broadcast in the preceding weeks. Mr Kydd confirms that Virgin Media is holding talks with the corporation to discuss whether the iPlayer technology could be incorporated to create a new channel on cable.
Eh? New Beeb 'On Demand' channel? Sounds kinda exciting....but....we already have Beeb content on Demand via VOD. Not sure what their on about here. :confused:


-----------------------------

And from The Scotsman (http://business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=183562007):

Quote:
...
The group is expected this year to increase its national coverage from the current level of 55% by buying bandwidth from BT's national network. This will allow Virgin Media to offer broadband and TV services in parts of the country where it currently has no customers due to technical constraints.

Longer term, Branson and NTL's management team hope NTL's five million residential customers will ditch mobile phone contracts with the likes of Vodafone and Orange and sign up with Virgin Mobile. At the same time, the plan is for Virgin Mobile's 4.3 million users to subscribe to Virgin Media's cable, phone and broadband products as "quad-play" moves from being a dream to a reality. NTL launched the "quad-play" bundle in September at £40 a month, but prices are expected to fall.

Analysts say that behind this week's launch is the belief that the ever-popular Virgin brand will add some much-needed glamour to NTL, which has earned a reputation for poor customer service. Ian Watt, analyst at Enders Analysis, believes the "Branson-effect" will benefit NTL but is unsure that there is substantial demand for "quad-play".

a good help 04-02-2007 09:30
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/
www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/04_april/25/newmedia.shtml


you will be able to watch any content from the beeb from 1937 i think to today, and i think its free :D

Shaun 04-02-2007 11:26
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Why not download something THIS BIG?

Has no one explained to Ntl that you can download something THIS BIG on a dial up modem - it'll just take forever.

They really haven't grasped the idea of people wanting things faster and not bigger.

HDFootyMan 04-02-2007 11:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by a good help (Post 34212636)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/
www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/04_april/25/newmedia.shtml


you will be able to watch any content from the beeb from 1937 i think to today, and i think its free :D
So were talking about tons more VOD content from the Beeb? Okkkayyyy...
But I still don't understand why this would require a new channel. :confused:

Chris Norris 04-02-2007 13:41
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Personally, I think the papers don't have a clue about the current service and what is already available. The BBC has already been supplying content to the Catch Up TV service as a 'trial' and all the BBC Trust have approved is for this to continue as a full service and perhaps to increase the content. The person writing this article probably doesn't know On Demand already exists on ntl/telewest.

studiosonic 04-02-2007 14:27
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What's this new channel the Independent article talks about? Any ideas?

Pierre 04-02-2007 15:09
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Quote:
James Kydd, managing director of marketing for Virgin Media, says the cable group has left its network problems behind. "If Virgin Media was just about putting a lick of paint on the old NTL," he explains, "then we would have launched the new company last July.

"Since the acquisition [of Virgin Mobile by NTL], everything has changed," he continues. "The billing system has been overhauled, which will enable our customer service representatives to do their jobs properly.

"Historically, the old NTL was all about making acquisitions. Spending on everything else was frozen. We have spent nine months changing that"
Yes nine months getting rid of the people that maintain the precious network

Quote:
Mr Kydd adds that it is the little things, as well as big operational changes, that have been addressed.

"One of the first things we did was to make sure all the call centre staff had chairs that weren't ripped. An awful lot of effort has gone into making sure the basic things have been sorted.

"And we have spent £5m on making sure there are enough staff to answer phones. Previously, the view was that it didn't matter if it took 30 minutes for a customer to get through."
Yes we must make sure the call centre staff are comfortable and that there enough of them to answer the phone. That's great.

However, there wont be any engineer available to fix the fault

HDFootyMan 04-02-2007 15:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Norris (Post 34212756)
Personally, I think the papers don't have a clue about the current service and what is already available. The BBC has already been supplying content to the Catch Up TV service as a 'trial' and all the BBC Trust have approved is for this to continue as a full service and perhaps to increase the content. The person writing this article probably doesn't know On Demand already exists on ntl/telewest.
Agreed, heck, a lot of these press reports confuse PVR with VOD and maintain that NTL and Telewest were "rivals" when in fact they worked together on stuff before the merger.

IMO, if there is a new channel, it could be a "What's on BBC On Demand" channel which shows clips and highlights of content. I'd be amazed if its anything more than that (and extra VOD content from the Beeb).

---------- Post added at 15:47 ---------- Previous post was at 15:29 ----------

Report at ThisIsMoney (http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/campaig...in_page_id=515) suggests an end to Indian Call Centres for Virgin and perhaps a bid for FA Cup and Ingerland international footy ! :shocked:

Quote:
Cable company NTL, which rebrands as Virgin Media this week, is considering ending all call centre contracts in India to try to improve a miserable reputation for customer service. It will also simplify its pricing structure to take on rival BSkyB.

NTL acquired Virgin Mobile for £962m last year and the new company will be launched on Thursday, boosted by an advertising campaign starring Hollywood star Uma Thurman.

As part of the deal to license the Virgin name from Sir Richard Branson, who owns 14 per cent of NTL, the firm has promised massive improvements to customer service and has spent £5m on support operations. But a source close to Branson admitted that Indian call centres were no use for technical queries. 'It definitely does not work for technical support,' he said. 'The issue is under very serious consideration at the moment.'

A new NTL package will include a mix of broadband and digital television costing £20 a month. It will offer broadband and phone for £20 a month while broadband, digital television and phone will cost £30 a month.

The company is certain to bid for the rights to the FA Cup and England home football internationals, which become available next month. These rights are currently held by the BBC and Sky.
Interesting. I dealt with an Indian Call Centre on Saturday (regarding sending me a modem capable of receiving the 10 Meg broadband which I'm now paying for) - and it was a bloody nightmare. This can only be a good thing IMO if they indeed go ahead with this decision.

bluetide 04-02-2007 18:53
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spotted in southampton
not bad photo considering i was on a moving bus

DarkGashX 04-02-2007 19:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluetide (Post 34212938)
spotted in southampton
not bad photo considering i was on a moving bus
Awesome! :) Thanks for sharing.

bluetide 04-02-2007 19:22
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no problem i secretly got excited when i saw it :erm:

HDFootyMan 05-02-2007 21:44
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THREE DAYS TO GO UNTIL VIRGINERCATION :shocked:

....and my VOD and bloody Broadband are playing up (anyone else having issues with both in Coventry last night and tonight?)

Nikesh 05-02-2007 21:45
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I'm in Leicester and my VOD has stopped working. :(

dcclanuk 05-02-2007 21:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikesh (Post 34213878)
I'm in Leicester and my VOD has stopped working. :(
I haven't even got VOD... oh it only gets better:)
to be fair to ntl, it seems they have upgraded capacity in my area for the broadband!:)

HDFootyMan 05-02-2007 23:19
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation....
 
HEXUS reports on the pending launch of VM (http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7804)

Quote:
We have no real clues what Virgin Media is going to unveil on Thursday morning but can only hope that it's a whole lot more understandable than the packages that are currently sold by ntl:Telewest. It would also be good to think that the mobile accounts can be bundled in, too (and for more than two phones) - and may be that there are even some significant savings.
Tech Digest (http://techdigest.tv/2007/02/what_virgin_med.html) gives VM advice on what they need to do, including improving customer service:

Quote:
One word on NTL's customer service in the past: Christ. It was every bit as bad as the complaints websites would have you believe. To quote one example close to home (i.e. me), when my telephone line was fecked and my digital set-top box stopped working, the response from customer services was inadequate at best (I had some choicier words at the time). Virgin Media execs are making the right noises about having sorted the problems since the NTL / Virgin merger, but the proof will be in the watching/talking/surfing.

Zee 05-02-2007 23:52
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all they need are some good channels, good deals with major sports things and good movie channels, it may take them some time, but they can do it if they spend enough money and time doing it

HDFootyMan 06-02-2007 00:02
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34213993)
all they need are some good channels, good deals with major sports things and good movie channels, it may take them some time, but they can do it if they spend enough money and time doing it
Well their getting £85 per month from me so I'm doing my bit to help them out. :p:

Chrysalis 06-02-2007 16:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 34212664)
Why not download something THIS BIG?

Has no one explained to Ntl that you can download something THIS BIG on a dial up modem - it'll just take forever.

They really haven't grasped the idea of people wanting things faster and not bigger.
The same idiots fooled on adsl who think a 8mbit connection makes web pages faster then a 2mbit connection?

The slogan appears good if its to play on all the fast but shaped adsl connections that are scared of allowing big downloads.

---------- Post added at 16:44 ---------- Previous post was at 16:42 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 34212807)
Yes nine months getting rid of the people that maintain the precious network



Yes we must make sure the call centre staff are comfortable and that there enough of them to answer the phone. That's great.

However, there wont be any engineer available to fix the fault
That was my take on it as well, getting call queues down is a cheap and noticeable thing to do to give impression investment going up but I havent heard of network improvements etc. and nothing of analogue areas been digitalised. Also the 55% coverage figure is wrong.

King Of Fools 06-02-2007 16:50
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TWO Days To Go Until Virginercation!

LenMackin 06-02-2007 17:27
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Yawn!!!

HDFootyMan 06-02-2007 18:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LenMackin (Post 34214447)
Yawn!!!
One of many pointless posts you've made recently. :rolleyes:

Shaun 06-02-2007 18:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Howell (Post 34214568)
One of many pointless posts you've made recently. :rolleyes:
Tis rather to the point though. :shocked:

relegationmateri 06-02-2007 22:09
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yawn for me an all.

I look forward (not) to whatever glitch comes with the new software.

If I remember right in the last two revisions we've had the volume going up to +10 which caused a snap crackle and pop effect on the sound resulting in having to get a new box then on the last one they did it made changing channels such a chore instead of a joy.

So yeah, can't wait to see what they f up this time.

Nikesh 06-02-2007 22:11
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34214722)
yawn for me an all.

I look forward (not) to whatever glitch comes with the new software.

If I remember right in the last two revisions we've had the volume going up to +10 which caused a snap crackle and pop effect on the sound resulting in having to get a new box then on the last one they did it made changing channels such a chore instead of a joy.

So yeah, can't wait to see what they f up this time.
Have faith! ;) :D

shugdot 07-02-2007 08:05
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Nikesh wants us to have faith - I do - but unfortunately there is no mention of cable companies in any of the holy books that I have read. I can have hope and I do hope that things will improve.

RileyM 07-02-2007 10:02
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
20 Hours To Go!!!

www.ntlworld.com has been taken down in preperation for V-Day tomorrow. Although, it's odd that Virgin.net & Blueyonder.com are still around.

Also, will www.telewest.com & www.ntl.com also be taken down and forwarded to virginmedia.com?

~RileyM

Shaun 07-02-2007 12:18
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RileyM (Post 34214921)
[B]20 Hours To Go!!!

~RileyM
Did you just cream yourself?:scratch:

HDFootyMan 07-02-2007 19:38
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
4.5 hours to go!!

And no Shaun, I didn't - ok? :p:

Having gained extra speed on the Broadband and the Sky Movies channels and all the call options for £3 less then I was previously paying - I'm already impressed with VM.

I'm not expecting massive changes overnight (I think some people are expecting The Virgin Sports Channel to launch tomorrow :erm:), but I hope VM can finally put customers first and finally take advantage of cable's urm.....advantages.

So long NTL Telewest - nice knowing you. :)

freakgirl 07-02-2007 20:03
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
What would they put on the virgin sports channel?

Russ 07-02-2007 20:17
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Could this be it? I mean could this really be it, the begining of the end of ntl's reputation for poor CS?

From the good old days of 2000 when we were all on free dial-up and calls to tech support were £1 per minute after waiting 3 hours to speak to someone, after all the "Coming soon!"s, after the way the cap was (un)announced to us all, could this really be the start of something good??

HDFootyMan 07-02-2007 20:21
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by freakgirl (Post 34215383)
What would they put on the virgin sports channel?
That's what I ask people who are expecting Virgin Sports on this weekend. :p:

All the rights to the main sporting events have been gobbled up by Sky, Setenta and the Beeb. There wouldn't be anything worthwhile to watch on Virgin Sports if it launched now. Maybe a few years from now...

DarkGashX 07-02-2007 21:13
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Well http://www.virgin.com has a new look Looks like virginmedia is next :).

HDFootyMan 07-02-2007 21:16
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34215394)
Could this be it? I mean could this really be it, the begining of the end of ntl's reputation for poor CS?

From the good old days of 2000 when we were all on free dial-up and calls to tech support were £1 per minute after waiting 3 hours to speak to someone, after all the "Coming soon!"s, after the way the cap was (un)announced to us all, could this really be the start of something good??
Well......things can't get worse......I hope.

Personally, on the whole, I've been happy with the cable service. I know people will disagree (with good reason), and some trolls may 'contribute' to the discussion by yawning a bit and even asking if I've wet myself :rolleyes:.

Over the 6 years I've been with NTL, I've gone from free dialup Internet (FREE! Couldn't believe it back then!) access to 600K Broadband >>> 1 Meg >>> 2 Meg >>> 4 Meg >>> 10Meg - and I'm paying more or less the same price for broadband when I first got it. Apart from Monday night, the broadband as been rock solid.

The TV software has....well, its changed. When I joined, I'm sure it has 7 days on the EPG. While now my standard box its down to only 1 day :erm:, my V+ has 8 days and all the other nice recording extras which I was dreaming about before Xmas. I can finally watch HDTV via Cable (even if right now the content is limited) and I can access Europe's largest True VOD system.

Interactive has improved too. I remember when I first got NTL, pressing red always crashed the bloody box. It took a while too (until the World Cup - not Germany, the one before I think) until the BBC "Press Red" feature actually worked. That was followed by multiscreen interactive content for Wimbledon and other events. Still not as good as Sky (where the heck is BBC News Multiscreen on NTL???), but its improved a bit.

The channels I want to watch, I can watch (but Sky are working on that :rolleyes:). The Sky HD channels would be nice - but I can live without them for now.

As for the phone - don't really use it much. I've had one major fault with it in 6 years.

So, IMO, there's been progress. Some of it (especially the roll out of VOD and PVR) probably should have been out a lot sooner. There's still plenty of work to do, especially on securing more HD/VOD content and improving interactive.

At the moment I'm happy with the price I'm paying for the services I receive (more so now thanks to the VIP pack).

Sky have zoomed ahead in some areas and it will be interesting to see if VM can catch-up, while keeping ahead of the competition for True VOD and possibly broadband.

Meanwhile, BT Vision, Tiscali TV and even the Microsoft's Xbox 360 (via IPTV) are entering the Digital TV Wars and I'm sure good old Freeview will gain more channels and viewers.

Either way, interesting times are ahead. :)

coops74 07-02-2007 21:46
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Have you ever posted a postitve mesage relegationmateri ?

Nikesh 07-02-2007 21:47
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkGashX (Post 34215425)
Well http://www.virgin.com has a new look Looks like virginmedia is next :).
Well spotted and at the minute Virginmedia.com is the same as Virgin.com

The website has a really annoying sound though lol :(

HDFootyMan 07-02-2007 21:48
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by coops74 (Post 34215454)
Have you ever posted a postitve mesage ?
Me? Yes. Look around this forum if you don't believe me.

EDIT - Oh, u didn't mean me. :)

dcclanuk 07-02-2007 21:51
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
wat time does virginmedia officially kick in?

i mean is it midnight when the new site is up for all, or is it like 8am?

coops74 07-02-2007 21:53
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
no sorry Chris not you

Bill C 07-02-2007 21:55
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by coops74 (Post 34215454)
Have you ever posted a postitve mesage relegationmateri ?
No he has not. Plus call him Gary that was his name when he was banned from this forum.

Zee 07-02-2007 21:56
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dcclanuk (Post 34215458)
wat time does virginmedia officially kick in?

i mean is it midnight when the new site is up for all, or is it like 8am?
According to www.ntlworld.com - it's 8am when the new site will launch

http://www.ntl-isp.ntl.com/ServiceSt...px?FaultID=597

Rik 07-02-2007 21:56
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Well im excited even if others arent!

Ive been with NTL for around 3.5yrs on Broadband, and it has always been rock solid and full speed (NO BANDWIDTH LIMITING!!) (apart from one hiccup which a CM change sorted instantly)

TV now im well impressed with this, people have always said NTL TV was ****, but it certainly is not, i get Excellent picture and VOD is brilliant.

Things can only get better cant they now we are to be Virginified? :)

Im looking forward to waking up tomorrow and having 20/50MEG :D :D :D

/Rik wonders how many Linux ISOs he can download tomorrow :D

Bill C 07-02-2007 21:57
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34214722)
yawn for me an all.

I look forward (not) to whatever glitch comes with the new software.

If I remember right in the last two revisions we've had the volume going up to +10 which caused a snap crackle and pop effect on the sound resulting in having to get a new box then on the last one they did it made changing channels such a chore instead of a joy.

So yeah, can't wait to see what they f up this time.
And with that post you have confirmed you were Garyparsons a banned user on this forum. That is identical to the posts he made.

Nikesh 07-02-2007 21:58
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
8AM is better because it means that I can actually go to sleep. If it was midnight I would be up all night lol. ;) :D

bluecandylover 07-02-2007 23:59
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
I hope that man on channel 890 will DISAPPEAR in 15 mins, I'd laugh if ad minight a lawnmower will chase him off the tv and him yelling like a girl HELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

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2 minutes :D

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One minute until Virgin media launches

djscrivo 08-02-2007 00:00
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
nothin will happen it will happen in the morin

bluecandylover 08-02-2007 00:01
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Welcom to Virgin Meida.....



Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr that Scary channel 890 dude is STILL on air grrrrrrr

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Quote:
Originally Posted by djscrivo (Post 34215648)
nothin will happen it will happen in the morin
Yes however it is the day of Virgin media launch... no more NTL and Telewest :)



LOL and my box has crashed hehehehehe right on midnight :p

djscrivo 08-02-2007 00:02
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
have a look on ch 999 the information changes at about 5 in the guide

DarkGashX 08-02-2007 00:03
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
So between 5 and 6am is launch time then?

HDFootyMan 08-02-2007 00:04
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
VIRGINERCATION IS COMPLETE! :D

Channel 999 is now displaying product info via some cartoon (including a preview of the new Virgin EPG for those who haven't got it yet).

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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluecandylover (Post 34215649)
LOL and my box has crashed hehehehehe right on midnight :p
LOL! Great start, Virgin! :p:

bluecandylover 08-02-2007 00:05
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Channel 999 - Virgin iD
------------------------
2.00: Sit Tight, It's Coming Soon
6:00: Getting the most from Virgin Media

Sypnosis:
**Waits for box to unfreeze for 5th time**

Getting the most fromyour Virgin TV and Broadband Services.

EssDee 08-02-2007 00:08
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
I wondered what happened to Dick and Dom......:D

bluecandylover 08-02-2007 00:13
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Howell (Post 34215660)
VIRGINERCATION IS COMPLETE! :D

Channel 999 is now displaying product info via some cartoon (including a preview of the new Virgin EPG for those who haven't got it yet).

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LOL! Great start, Virgin! :p:

Not on ex-Telewest, it stlll has the static logo and writing up on screen.

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Pressing

TVDrive on remote then HOW TO USE, brings up Virgin help videos.

On the computer related cartoons, the cartoony START menu is funny :D

HDFootyMan 08-02-2007 01:02
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bluecandylover (Post 34215669)
Not on ex-Telewest, it stlll has the static logo and writing up on screen.

---------- Post added at 00:13 ---------- Previous post was at 00:09 ----------

Pressing

TVDrive on remote then HOW TO USE, brings up Virgin help videos.

On the computer related cartoons, the cartoony START menu is funny :D
ROFL, I see what you mean. The :( look on that kids face, "awww, no more porn for me." :p:

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Time for a party, folks:

From Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...2547a29057ce7d)

Quote:
LONDON -- British entrepreneur Richard Branson will host a party Thursday night for about 2,000 of his closest friends to celebrate the launch of Virgin Media, the latest entrant into what is becoming an increasingly competitive U.K. market for broadband Internet, television and telephony services.

But behind the glamorous facade, Branson is gearing up for a bloody corporate challenge to the might of the U.K.'s pay television leader, BSkyB, and the signs are that the gloves are already off.

The flamboyant showbiz launch -- to be held at London's Cirque Hippodrome -- will be in characteristic buccaneering Branson style, with organizers promising a host of celebrities and entertainment acts as befits the man who signed the Sex Pistols and Simple Minds to his Virgin Music label (now owned by EMI).

On Wednesday, Virgin Media offered a taster for the launch with the announcement it had signed a $36 million deal with Uma Thurman to promote the new multimedia service, which marketing managing director James Kidd promised would be "the most exciting and the biggest Virgin-branded company in the world."

Branson is promising to offer the U.K.'s first "quad-play operator," offering bundled digital television, Internet, fixed and mobile telephony, following the £800 million ($1.58 billion) acquisition of his mobile telecoms business Virgin Mobile with struggling cable operator NTL last summer.

He hopes to use the popularity of the Virgin brand to drive through a customer-friendly cable revolution that the cable sector's checkered history has thus far failed to deliver.

....But behind the scenes [at Sky] there is concern. Sky's lowered profits, slowed growth and higher churn in what should have been a good quarter have made the satcaster look more vulnerable than at any time in its recent history.

And Virgin is not the only competitor it faces. At the start of the year, BT Vision launched offering a PVR service, on-demand television and movies and a freeview box offering 30 channels of free digital television. Earlier this week, Freeview announced its most successful Christmas to date, with more than 2 million new additions, while next year telecoms group Tiscali aims to launch a VOD, broadband Internet and phone service to 5 million homes across the country.

Branson is no stranger to corporate conflict. In fact it could be argued that he goes out of his way to create it. And though some analysts doubt whether there is really an appetite for quad play, they recognize he has the kind of marketing appeal that consumers love.

"There are a number of values associated with the Virgin brand, which includes fun and being young at heart. That's what they are looking to do (with the rebranding). That's becoming increasingly important because the market is so competitive," said Ian Watt at research house Enders Analysis.

bluecandylover 08-02-2007 01:02
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
HI, I'm here to help you get the most from your digital tv and blueyonder internet serivces from telewest. I'm going to show you how straight forward it is to get the information and help you need, now that beats spending all day reading instruction manuals hands down, I don't even know where slot A is. And If I can do it, then trust me you'll have no problem. But first I will be needing some willing voluenterres, meet the Morrisons, Come with me.... come on. First things first, I'm going to show how you can get information and help direct from your tv screen, Prepare to be amazed, First go to the TV home screen by pressing any of these buttons here, and you can press these buttons at any time to get to the home screen. From here simply press the RED button, lovely is'nt it? and it is really that simple because I just done it and I got witnesses. Now some people wont have this remote they will have this one, the only real difference is how you get the tv home screen, with this remote, simply press the big blue button which looks like this, the other thing worth knowing about is how to reboot you set-top-box, but don't panic, this simply means unplugging it from the wall, waiting for 5 seconds and then plugging it back in, now you should reboot when ever you have a problem as this resets the boxes insides and helps it to work perfectly EVERY time, now prepare to be amazed as Sheral reboots before your very eyes. Fantastic great technique! Another top tip and I know this sounds really obvious is to change the batteries in remote your say once a year, and before you give me the you-don't-say face its not quite as daft as it sounds, low batteries can confuze the set-top-box, and if you dont chnage them regualry you tv might start to behave a bit wierdly, usually by reuzing to respond or shutting down while your trying to watch your favourite show. So far so good but what about Blueyonder internet, for that we will need the help of Jezzes computer, up stairs in his bedroom ***SCREAMS***, so here we are in the most in-hospictal place on earth, yet even here there are signs of life everywhere, hello mate, say hello to all your fans out there. Yep I was just about to tell them about all the Bbueyonder rather nifty on and offline support services. Now you have 3 services at your fingertips , firstly the instant support tool is there to help if you cant get online or cannot access you email, it can diagnose all manner of computer email and connection problems, and should be already be automaticlly installed on your computer, allowing you to just click on this icon on your desktop, id it is'nt already installed on your computer you can download it from the blueyonder website, its a complete winner for DIY fault fixing and now making you fell chuffed with yourself, Secondly the blueyonder helpsite has countless pages full of really usefuk stuff like information on secuirty like dealing with spam, viruses, and how to manage you email account, just incase you wanted to an an email for you pet goldfish or something, now online help is avaiable on every page of the blueyonder website, lastly mate Bluetourials, now these little beautys will have you doing things with your computer that you never thought possible, the kinda online mini lesson which show you loadsa really cool stuff like how downloading music and how to processing digital photos, you name is Bluetorials will point you in the right direction, BOY: so what about making me a dotcom millionaire? MAN: Probbaly not but, you carry on mate its all yours, did'nt even got offered a cup of tea! so thats about it from me if you missed any of that I will be walking down the same street again in a sec and we can go though it all once more.

HDFootyMan 08-02-2007 01:04
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bluecandylover (Post 34215731)
HI, I'm here to help you get the most from your digital tv and blueyonder internet serivces from telewest. I'm going to show you how straight forward it is to get the information and help you need, now that beats spending all day reading instruction manuals hands down, I don't even know where slot A is. And If I can do it, then trust me you'll have no problem. But first I will be needing some willing voluenterres, meet the Morrisons, Come with me.... come on. First things first, I'm going to show how you can get information and help direct from your tv screen, Prepare to be amazed, First go to the TV home screen by pressing any of these buttons here, and you can press these buttons at any time to get to the home screen. From here simply press the RED button, lovely is'nt it? and it is really that simple because I just done it and I got witnesses. Now some people wont have this remote they will have this one, the only real difference is how you get the tv home screen, with this remote, simply press the big blue button which looks like this, the other thing worth knowing about is how to reboot you set-top-box, but don't panic, this simply means unplugging it from the wall, waiting for 5 seconds and then plugging it back in, now you should reboot when ever you have a problem as this resets the boxes insides and helps it to work perfectly EVERY time, now prepare to be amazed as Sheral reboots before your very eyes. Fantastic great technique! Another top tip and I know this sounds really obvious is to change the batteries in your say once a year, and before you give me the you-don't-say face its not quite as daft as it sounds, low batteries can confuze the set-top-box, and if you dont chnage them regualry you tv might start to behave a bit wierdly, usually by reuzing to respond or shutting down while your trying to watch your favourite show. So far so good but what about Blueyonder internet, for that we will need the help of Jezzes computer, up stairs in his bedroom ***SCREAMS***, so here we are in the most in-hospictal place on earth, yet even here there are signs of life everywhere, hello mate, say hello to all your fans out there. Yep I was just about to tell them about all the Bbueyonder rather nifty on and offline support services. Now you have 3 services at your fingertips , firstly the instant support tool is there to help if you cant get online or cannot access you email, it can diagnose all manner of computer email and connection problems, and should be already be automaticlly installed on your computer, allowing you to just click on this icon on your desktop, id it is'nt already installed on your computer you can download it from the blueyonder website, its a complete winner for DIY fault fixing and now making you fell chuffed with yourself, Secondly the blueyonder helpsite has countless pages full of really usefuk stuff like information on secuirty like dealing with spam, viruses, and how to manage you email account, just incase you wanted to an an email for you pet goldfish or something, now online help is avaiable on every page of the blueyonder website, lastly mate Bluetourials, now these little beautys will have you doing things with your computer that you never thought possible, the kinda online mini lesson which show you loadsa really cool stuff like how downloading music and how to processing digital photos, you name is Bluetorials will point you in the right direction, BOY: so what about making me a dotcom millionaire? MAN: Probbaly not but, you carry on mate its all yours, did'nt even got offered a cup of tea! so thats about it from me if you missed any of that I will be walking down the same street again in a sec and we can go though it all once more.
Gah, paragraphs are your friend. ;)

wwe 08-02-2007 01:05
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
nice one it saids the same on mine i car't wait till they change that to something better

Chrysalis 08-02-2007 13:18
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Sky are worried there is romours sky+ will become free and standard after feb this year.

GraphiX2004 08-02-2007 18:22
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Hiya guys...

OK am i the only one thats not noticed this?

the tv adverts says about downloading hundreds and hundreds of movies
totally free, i've got the advert here which i ripped from a streaming site.

i went to the comingvsoon website last night and it said

download thausands of films free .... 8th feb

---

its now 8th of feb no where on any pages anywhere does it mention
about free movies to download ... it only mentions movie on demand.
but it has costing of 3.50 a day for this?? how is this free.

am i missing something or are they once again false advertising

Shaun 08-02-2007 21:53
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrysalis (Post 34216146)
Sky are worried there is romours sky+ will become free and standard after feb this year.

Looks like whatever happens with Virgin the TV/BB punters will be the ones to win b the looks of it :)

Chrysalis 09-02-2007 13:31
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
of course thats the affect of a competitive market, before ntl had numpties in charge and now they are starting to do things in a better fashion.

AndyCambs 09-02-2007 14:23
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrysalis (Post 34216146)
Sky are worried there is romours sky+ will become free and standard after feb this year.
A romour?

Or rumour?

Chrysalis 09-02-2007 19:46
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
how about rumur to keep you happy :) english teacher.

HDFootyMan 09-02-2007 20:20
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
If anyone's interested, really good article at Hexus:
http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7839

Chrysalis 10-02-2007 11:21
Re: The Countdown Begins to Virginercation - comingvsoon.com
 
that article indicates even in non cabled areas they will supply tv, it will be interesting to see how that is done, I know its possible over adsl but I wonder if it will work on poor phone lines.


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