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Ignitionnet

16-02-2010 19:40

Chav Media Coming Soon?

If the guys behind this gem have anything to do with it it would appear so.

I gave Virgin the following suggestion in their feedback newsgroup:

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Presumably when you launch 100Mbit you'll have a woman's breasts for the two 0's in 100, maybe a man's appendage for the 1?

Just to be doubly sure I get paid in case they do decide to run with more Sunday Sport style advertising.

Tony.

16-02-2010 19:53

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I think the most important part of that story was this:-

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Executive director of broadband at Virgin Media Jon James said: "This cheeky stunt was simply a humorous way to get across a serious message — that customers should demand what they are being promised from their internet providers."

Hmmmmmmmmm Kettle, pot, black anyone? :erm:

Sephiroth

16-02-2010 20:15

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34964959)

If the guys behind this gem have anything to do with it it would appear so.

I gave Virgin the following suggestion in their feedback newsgroup:

Presumably when you launch 100Mbit you'll have a woman's breasts for the two 0's in 100, maybe a man's appendage for the 1?

Just to be doubly sure I get paid in case they do decide to run with more Sunday Sport style advertising.

In the Grauniad that would have been 010.

Derek

16-02-2010 20:15

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Classy advertising there. :rolleyes:

punky

16-02-2010 20:28

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Typical Branson-esque advert. Remember the Virgin Atlantic 25th anniversary advert?

Here's a link as its always worth watching again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cM4EOeJzHA

I like things that are a bit politically incorrect. No harm in it.

Ignitionnet

16-02-2010 20:59

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I remember that advert quite well. I can't remember where it had a bunch of arses lined up in the street, it was a cool nostalgia trip while this is just vulgar Page 3 / Sunday Sport material. Had the flight attendants been wandering along with their baps out I might see what you are saying but as is I don't see any comparison.

m419	16-02-2010 21:01

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34964959)

If the guys behind this gem have anything to do with it it would appear so.

I gave Virgin the following suggestion in their feedback newsgroup:

Just to be doubly sure I get paid in case they do decide to run with more Sunday Sport style advertising.

I love it! its about time advertising was made fun, having to sit through those Sky broadband ads bored me to death, the worst and most boring TV ad i've seen is the Sainsbury's ad about a roast chicken in the 90's, to this day it I can see it making 2 cans of Red bull fall asleep.

Digital Fanatic

16-02-2010 21:04

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Saucy! :blush:

Ignitionnet

16-02-2010 21:04

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Originally Posted by m419 (Post 34965008)

To be fair Virgin Media could sacrifice babies as part of a campaign and you'd say it were great advertising so long as it were them doing it.

I guess I must be getting old and/or a prude. Just seems utterly vulgar to me and somewhat embarrassing to be a customer of the Sunday Sport of ISPs.

Next presumably will be Roy 'Chubby' Brown as spokesman.

Mod Edit: This forum is intended to be family friendly - excessive profanity is unacceptable and has been deleted

Digital Fanatic

16-02-2010 21:07

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34965016)

It's a "lads" advert... aimed at a certain type of customer :D

Peter_

16-02-2010 21:11

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34964959)

Already posted about this item in this other thread HERE:D:D:D:D:D:D

Ignitionnet

16-02-2010 21:15

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I know Moldova that's where I got it from. It's gone down wonderfully in the newsgroups.

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Please add my name to the feedback. This was in appallingly bad taste.

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And another.

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and another...

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Also kindly feedback to Jon James it's current user base want to know why he's not urgently looking at why his words appear "hollow" in light of the growing number of Usenet users who feel VM is not "delivering on the promise he made on behalf of VM"

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Executive director of broadband at Virgin Media Jon James said: "This cheeky stunt was simply a humorous way to get across a serious message â€” that customers should demand what they are being promised from their internet providers."
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He may feel the stunt was humorous but many users will feel insulted by the school boy humour when their VM services "fail" to match the idea given by the stunt.

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"This cheeky stunt was simply a humorous way to get across a serious message â€” that customers should demand what they are being promised from their internet providers."

Does this mean that the ridiculous STM is going and you are going to
upgrade UBRs to actually work during full use?

Peter_

16-02-2010 21:18

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34965031)

I know Moldova that's where I got it from. It's gone down wonderfully in the newsgroups.

I know and it is very tacky to say the least and I find it funny that it has a new lease of life here.;)

III	16-02-2010 22:23

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I'm shocked they haven't re-branded: TV, Phone, broadband & mobile phone as 4-play. *sigh*

Ben B

16-02-2010 22:27

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Think people are being a bit cynical here. It's just as Jon James said - a humorous way of putting a point across

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