ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

More:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...ned-by-the-asa
and
http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adj...ADJ_50892.aspx

Discuss. :)

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Considering VM sell an "up to" service, I think they're as bad as the rest. :)

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Personally l do not think they did anything wrong myself as it seems its alright for the others to mislead consumers and their own customers in their adverts which they consistently do especially Sky and yet Virgin just pointed what is well known as the truth.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Rightly so too.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Next thing will be VM renaming each package, up too 100mb will now be up too 500mb etc.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

This isn't about Virgin Media or SKY misleading consumers about how fantastic their own service is (for once) It's about Virgin Media going out of their way to drag their rivals through the mud.

Virgin just pointed what is well known as an opinion.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

I'd like to see "at least"....

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Good News!

it was merely a smoke screen and they knew it.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Now thats a fantastic suggestion.

I don't see what was wrong with Virgin's campaign. Obviously the ASA would prefer people were miss-lead with this "up to" rubbish.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Yes definitely.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

If you want a service level agreement, expect the price to rise - we pay for a contended service, not a 1:1 service; the costs differ greatly.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

It did what was intended ;) and its made its point :LOL:

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Exactly.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

The cost per customer should be decided on a 'what is actually recieved at the premises' basis rather than a 'what might be recieved if you live in the exchange or if your area wasn't over subscribed' basis.

After all, as far as I am aware, the quality or fit for purpose standard, is the purveyors sole responsibility. Why should ISP's get away with selling products of a not fit for purpose quality at full price.

Re: ASA bans 'Stop the Broadband Con' campaign
 

Would that be per second, per hour, per day, per site, an average of week?

Where would you measure the speed from? From the CTMS, a local server, a remote server?