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Ignitionnet

27-04-2009 16:01

Virgin Media Broadband School

UK ISP Virgin Media Finds Brits Baffled by Broadband Jargon

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The latest study of over 3,000 Internet users conducted by Virgin Media has revealed that 18% of online surfers don't know what broadband actually is, 53% thought broadband relied on having a phone line (satellite, Wi-Fi and Mobile Broadband solutions don't) and almost half are puzzled by the term meg (usually short for 'Megabit(s) per second' or 'Mb' - a measurement of broadband speed, though 8% thought it meant Megapixels).

To combat this problem Sir Richard Branson has announced plans to trial Virgin Media 'Broadband Schools', which will launch in cities that display the least amount of broadband knowledge and no doubt help VM increase its customer base too.

joglynne

27-04-2009 17:41

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2009/06/20.gif I wonder if I can sign up my husband.

Ignitionnet

27-04-2009 22:25

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I wonder if they'll be teaching people what Subscriber Traffic Management and all fibre optic broadband are myself.

They will I'm sure have sales bots wandering around there as well. If I get the chance I'll go for the comedy factor.

keyholder

27-04-2009 22:33

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Personally i dont think kids care what their parents got , as long as they got internet i dont think it really matters to them what its called or not called.

Ignitionnet

27-04-2009 22:36

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Originally Posted by keyholder (Post 34784153)

Personally i dont think kids care what their parents got , as long as they got internet i dont think it really matters to them what its called or not called.

I think kids are a lot more clueful than you think. Tell the kid who plays games online that it's fine someone in another country has better pings to London than him.

joglynne

27-04-2009 22:40

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It does sound like too good a marketing opportunity for VM to miss but anyone who gets to try and show my husband how to switch a computer on will certainly either earn their money and have the patience of a saint or lose the will to live after the first 10 minutes. :D

browney

27-04-2009 22:45

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All well and good but how much was spent on this survey costs and how much will these 'Broadband Schools' cost...

Money that could be spent better else were

Peter_

27-04-2009 23:14

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Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 34783983)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2009/06/20.gif I wonder if I can sign up my husband.

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Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 34784158)

You should be quite capable of teaching him yourself.

Just ensure that the is nothing sharp to hand or even club shaped as we do not want the headline.

Wife kills husband after multiple attempts to get him to switch computer on.:D:D:D

FairyFairy

28-04-2009 11:30

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I hope they include the remote on the tv in school as well.

I've given up trying to teach hubby how to record something and now do it for him.

And .... how simple is recording !!!!!:mad:

I'll let him go to the school as long as its residential .....

:dozey: 3 years should just about be long enough:shocked:

joglynne

28-04-2009 11:34

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Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34784374)

Oh Fairy it seems as though we have a matched pair of husbands. :D

FairyFairy

28-04-2009 11:42

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Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 34784378)

Oh Fairy it seems as though we have a matched pair of husbands. :D

:);):);):);)

xocemp

28-04-2009 20:00

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Some first line advisors could do with this :p:

Gary L

28-04-2009 23:55

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Sounds to me like Virgin are just finding out if we are as stupid as they've always thought of us to be. I'm not surprised STM isn't in there somewhere.

Callumpy

29-04-2009 00:49

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Ha, virgin are asking people if they know the speed of thier internet so that if they dont they can continue to rip them off with a crappy service?

broadbandking

29-04-2009 11:06

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Originally Posted by Callumpy (Post 34784888)

Ha, virgin are asking people if they know the speed of thier internet so that if they dont they can continue to rip them off with a crappy service?

That's good coming from a BE customer

Gary L

29-04-2009 11:26

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Originally Posted by broadbandking (Post 34785030)

That's good coming from a BE customer

I have Virgin and Be. what does that mean? :)

Callumpy

29-04-2009 18:02

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Originally Posted by broadbandking (Post 34785030)

That's good coming from a BE customer

My service is good

broadbandking

29-04-2009 19:14

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Originally Posted by Callumpy (Post 34785296)

My service is good

But you don't have Virgin tho so how can you say there service is bad

@ Gary L seeing as you have both you therfore have grounds to comment

Blaze

29-04-2009 19:56

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Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 34785044)

I have Virgin and Be. what does that mean? :)

You are a Virgin bee?

broadbandking

29-04-2009 20:03

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Lmfao

Peter_

29-04-2009 20:06

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Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 34785044)

I have Virgin and Be. what does that mean? :)

That you want to BE a Virgin but realise its a lost cause.:D:D:D

Callumpy

30-04-2009 01:31

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Originally Posted by broadbandking (Post 34785323)

But you don't have Virgin tho so how can you say there service is bad

@ Gary L seeing as you have both you therfore have grounds to comment

I moved from virgin to Be

weesteev

30-04-2009 10:28

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With all due respect how can you possibly comment on a cable service when you dont have it?

Shouldnt you be over at the Be* forums instead....

;)

Ignitionnet

30-04-2009 10:44

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Everything else aside it's really just a PR stunt.

Go to Virgin Media's 'Broadband School' get educated in why 'fibre optic' broadband is better than your old ADSL service, be accosted by sales bots offering information and special deals, etc, etc.

If you expect anything else you're probably being a bit naive. It's certainly something I would either avoid or attend just so I can ask the questions they don't want to answer :)

Magilla

30-04-2009 12:49

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34784145)

I wonder if they'll be teaching people what Subscriber Traffic Management and all fibre optic broadband are myself.

Indeed, the 1st thing that came to mind.

Pierre

30-04-2009 13:03

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34785722)

Everything else aside it's really just a PR stunt.

Well more sales than PR, but why not?

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Go to Virgin Media's 'Broadband School' get educated in why 'fibre optic' broadband is better than your old ADSL service,

Well, it is..isn't it?

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be accosted by sales bots offering information and special deals, etc, etc.

No doubt there'll be a sales element there, but again, why not?

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just so I can ask the questions they don't want to answer :)

what like?

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34784145)

all fibre optic broadband are myself.

Yes, cos there's lots of that around at the moment isn't there

Callumpy

30-04-2009 19:01

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Originally Posted by weesteev (Post 34785713)

With all due respect how can you possibly comment on a cable service when you dont have it?

Shouldnt you be over at the Be* forums instead....

;)

I didnt comment on a cable service. I give up now.

nutellajunkie

30-04-2009 21:22

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another way to brain wash people into thinking unlimited is real...

broadbandking

30-04-2009 21:55

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Fibre optic broadband is better than ADSL (FACT)

Now here the part to remember, Virgin Media don't run there network correctly as it has coax and copper also which means it isn't a true fibre optic network, so they have some of the same issues as ADSL has which is congestion, if Virgin ran the network correctly they would split the nodes up to lessen the load on the network they would have spent more time on the DOCSIS 3.0 network plus they would make sure the UBR's are upgraded before they become overloaded.

So at the moment ADSL can in some areas be better than Fibre optic/copper/coax/VM connection

Turkey Machine

30-04-2009 22:45

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Originally Posted by broadbandking (Post 34786195)

I dare anybody to go to one of these conventions and say "Be* Broadband's better!" and watch the salesmen squirm.

broadbandking

01-05-2009 00:45

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Originally Posted by Callumpy (Post 34785614)

I moved from virgin to Be

My Bad

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