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The manual is here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/files/vplus_user_guide.pdf

The volume buttons alter the volume on your TV, not the STB. But you'll need to program the remote to do this - read the help screens to find out how.

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:waving: Many Thanks Spiderplant, I have now figured how to progamme the Remote and the Volume Control is working fine, would have been nice if the Engineer had done this though.:dozey:

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im pretty sure thats on its way too, techs doing full installs inc programming.


i remember a few years ago when i got TW installed the tech came and setup the mac address online with TW and had my bbi up and running before he left, same with dtv. programmed it all in and set some favourites, shown us how to use etc.

id like to see that back again

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I am sorry to say that my experiences with Virgin Media Customer services have been awful. I sent an email on Friday and I am still waiting for a reply. My wife telephoned on Saturday morning to enquire about the VIP service and was duly told that they could not speak to her because she is not authorised to make any changes to the services that we take. This option was set up in December when I was last on the phone to Telewest CS. I suppose that they have enough customers and don't mind losing some. If CS don't improve I will move but I am willing to give them a chance so I won't be too hasty. I have'nt voted in the poll as yet but it doesn't look as if they will get a commendation.

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2nd experience of CS since the change. Phoned today to discuss the package change and install for Thursday to see if they could upgrade the package ahead of the V+/SACM install and they can't, but that's because the box won't take the 10Mb (which is why the SACM needed), but the gentleman I spoke to was really good, explained everything, and made notes to himself on the acc't and sent himself an email and will take care of the upgrade himself either late Thurs or early Fri (install Thurs afternoon).

Message said through in 5 minutes or more. Was definitely less than 5 minutes.

So far so good.

Just have to see what happens at the end of the week.

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I am still waiting for reply. I have also been studying Sky pakages and BT's expectation of the broadband speed I can get in this area. I will drop from the 4 I am getting with cable to 3 with a BT line. I will be paying a lot less than I am just now. I would have liked to upgrade but if Virgin Media can't be bothered answering then it's their loss. My wife is keen on changing too. I can't believe that a broadband provider takes so long to reply to emails. It looks as if it will be a goodbye to Richard Branson & Co. :td: :td:

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Give 'em a break Shugdot..remember it is an ntl mailserver!:D

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Sorry, NTLVictim, but it's not just their inability to to reply to emails but they also refused to speak to my wife on Saturday because she is not the principal account holder despite the fact that she is a "named" person who is able to make changes to the account. It was in the beginning of December that her name was "added. I was on the phone to CS and I was asked if there was another person I would like to be able to manage the account and I added my wife's name and I was told that she was immediately able to make any changes. CS in Virgin Media is not so good. Are you listening Mr Branson?

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Do you have a password on your account cause if you havn't then we can't deal with anyone else apart from the account holder. The number of times I get people coming through that have someone named on the account but no password and then they kick off, When at the end of the days its to protect your account, I'm sure if we spoke to some to some 3rd party and they upgraded your services with out you knowing you'd be kicking off a lot more.

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Ooh (slightly OT now) does that mean my OH could talk to them in future as long as I approved him and he knew the password?

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Well for as long as i've worked for Telewest its been like that, not sure about exNTL, If they are named on the account (has to be full name not just MRs Smith etc) and know the password we can deal with them, but saying that i work in disconnections, i think for general upgrades and downgrades they only need to know the password as its easyly currected if it shouldn't have been done, I.e charges refunded etc whereas a disconnection is more permanent, but i don't work in Custoemr Care so don't qoute me on that fact.

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Cool - thanks for that. Next time I'm on to CS I'll ask them about it and get him put on.

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Yes, my wife knows the password and the person she spoke to did in fact confirm that the password that my wife gave was the correct one.

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So far I've emailed VIRGIN twice and recieved no reply.
We've been complaining since before Xmas that our pic keeps freezing on a lot of the channels, usually the UKTV ones and most of the discovery ones
tried all the different reset types.
3 times the engineers have come out and the first time they repaired the cable the idiot next doot had damaged when gardening and it didnt fix it, so they came back and ran a new cable from the street directly to our house, no joy, then they brought a new remote for our box, which made no difference but they downright refused everytime to change the pace box for anything else, new one, same make etc.
the pic is still freezing up all the time and they told us on the phone before the rebranding to Virgin that its the channels, not their equipment.
So I've now tried emailing them as Virgin and so far had no reply to 2 emails.
Gonna try ringing them 2moro to sort out a new lower price bill and insist they change our main box over, especially if I take on a 2nd box for upstairs.

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If Virgin have an email fault, who do they report it to?:erm: