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stevo17 16-03-2009 14:17
VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
hi , i read that 2mb customers will get an upgrade to 10 mb in may with certain restrictions .Is this true ?

chuzzlemonkey 16-03-2009 14:27
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
It certainly is :)

Its not actually a free upgrade, as such, as your price is going up by £2.00 on the 1st May. Still, its quite reasonable for the upgrade if you ask me :tu:

nomadking 16-03-2009 14:29
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
I received an email from VM on Fri 13th.

Quote:
To make sure you’re always getting the most out of the fast changing internet world, we’ve been speeding up your service. We’ve already upgraded customers from up to 4Mb to up to 10Mb and now it’s your turn. We’ll be boosting your broadband from up to 2Mb to up to 10Mb. But who says we need to stop there?

chuzzlemonkey 16-03-2009 14:30
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Just to add to my previous post here's the difference in thresholds between the M 10mb package and the L package, before STM kicks in:

M Tier (10Mb) 512kb up
Time of Day: Eve DS 4-9pm Eve US 3pm-8pm Day DS 10am-3pm

Penalty Duration: 5 hours

Threshold Download Speed (Eve): 750MB (Day) : 1500MB

Threshold Upload Speed (Eve): 400MB (subject to trials)

L Tier (10Mb) 512kb up
Time of Day: Eve DS 4-9pm Eve US 3pm-8pm Day DS 10am-3pm

Penalty Duration: 5 hours

Threshold DS (Eve): 1500MB (Day) : 3000MB

Threshold US (Eve): 800MB

Turkey Machine 16-03-2009 14:49
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
That's a very harsh set of restrictions on M 10Mbit. :eek:

Bonglet 16-03-2009 14:58
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turkey Machine (Post 34754321)
That's a very harsh set of restrictions on M 10Mbit. :eek:
Vm dont do restrictions they do unlimited :P

Dont forget docsis3 will help :P.

chuzzlemonkey 16-03-2009 15:02
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Yup unlimited, its just the STM that hits them when/if they hit the threshold UL/DL speeds.

I imagine some customers will UG to the L tier of 10mb just to raise their thersholds...

nomadking 16-03-2009 15:10
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuzzlemonkey (Post 34754326)
Yup unlimited, its just the STM that hits them when/if they hit the threshold UL/DL speeds.

I imagine some customers will UG to the L tier of 10mb just to raise their thersholds...
If there is a £2 increase in May, then it might be worthwhile upgrading now to 10Mb L for the same increase for an existing customer to £20.

Turkey Machine 16-03-2009 15:14
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Shame my internet "contract" lasts until November/December time. No chance of a rebate either cos I won't be living where the modem's connected.

chuzzlemonkey 16-03-2009 15:17
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Yup, if your current package allows you to upgrade at that price then go for it! :tu:

bare in mind, though, that if you're already on a bundle deal it could cost as much as an additional £7 to upgrade to the top L tier.

For example. If you have 3for30
BBI:medium
Telephone:medium
tv:large.

Then effectively you're paying £9.50 for your TV and £9.50 your Broadband, then £11 for the line rental. So by upgrading the BB to L (for as much as £7 - could be less) you'll still only be paying a maximum of £16.50 for the broadband.

A little confusing but i just wanted people to be aware that they won't necessarily be able to ug fom M to L for £2.00.

Peter_ 16-03-2009 15:22
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuzzlemonkey (Post 34754314)
Just to add to my previous post here's the difference in thresholds between the M 10mb package and the L package, before STM kicks in:

M Tier (10Mb) 512kb up
Time of Day: Eve DS 4-9pm Eve US 3pm-8pm Day DS 10am-3pm

Penalty Duration: 5 hours

Threshold Download Speed (Eve): 750MB (Day) : 1500MB

Threshold Upload Speed (Eve): 400MB (subject to trials)

L Tier (10Mb) 512kb up
Time of Day: Eve DS 4-9pm Eve US 3pm-8pm Day DS 10am-3pm

Penalty Duration: 5 hours

Threshold DS (Eve): 1500MB (Day) : 3000MB

Threshold US (Eve): 800MB
Above is just a trial for the moment and this link shows the areas in the trial.

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...fficTrial.html

BenMcr 16-03-2009 15:34
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turkey Machine (Post 34754321)
That's a very harsh set of restrictions on M 10Mbit. :eek:
It's less harsh than they are on at the moment - so I doubt people will notice.

And if they do need less STM - then they can upgrade to BB L ;)

broadbandking 16-03-2009 15:50
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Call customer services as you might be suprised as it might be cheaper than you think.

chuzzlemonkey 16-03-2009 15:52
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by broadbandking (Post 34754368)
Call customer services as you might be suprised as it might be cheaper than you think.
But as i said, it might not be! lol

You know as well as i do Mr BBK, it all depends on the customer's current package.

broadbandking 16-03-2009 21:42
Re: VM 2mb to get free 10 mb upgrade?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuzzlemonkey (Post 34754370)
But as i said, it might not be! lol

You know as well as i do Mr BBK, it all depends on the customer's current package.
Hence might be suprised


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