Cable Forum - View Single Post - how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we DONT LIKE SHAPING

SamH · 11-05-2007, 15:48

Order 20Mb broadband, for yet more money. Just make sure you don't USE it.

You can argue the intricacies of what "unlimited downloads" means to you, or what it should mean to anyone else.. if shaping grates, then it grates. It's grating with me, and I doubt very much that I'm in the top 5% of downloaders. That's not the point. It grates, so I have two choices. Stay and despise VM, or leave and be glad.

Virgin have looked at the marketplace and seen that there's nowhere else for people to go to avoid shaping, and so they know that the move will be comparatively uncontested.

The fact that I have no alternatives, if I want to avoid traffic shaping, will not make me any more happy about being ass-raped by VM.

This is why I've ordered two BT lines today. I'll be getting BB on both. I'm ordering Sky, and I will save money every month. I will be joining an ISP that traffic shapes, but I will be stepping on to a rug that has been placed, rather than one that is about to be pulled from under me, and that gives me more satisfaction than to stay.

Oh, and I'll be able to watch Star Trek TNG and Lost, too. Yesterday, I supported VM's case against Sky. Tomorrow I won't care. This just keeps getting better.

Am I sending a message to VM? Not really. I'm leaving VM because I'm just not willing to pay a whole Ã‚Â£50/month for *limited* BB. Only VM customers pay that much for *limited* broadband. There are MUCH cheaper *limited* services available.

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SamH Inactive Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorks Services: Telewest 10Mbit Posts: 8	Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we DONT LIKE SHAPING Order 20Mb broadband, for yet more money. Just make sure you don't USE it. You can argue the intricacies of what "unlimited downloads" means to you, or what it should mean to anyone else.. if shaping grates, then it grates. It's grating with me, and I doubt very much that I'm in the top 5% of downloaders. That's not the point. It grates, so I have two choices. Stay and despise VM, or leave and be glad. Virgin have looked at the marketplace and seen that there's nowhere else for people to go to avoid shaping, and so they know that the move will be comparatively uncontested. The fact that I have no alternatives, if I want to avoid traffic shaping, will not make me any more happy about being ass-raped by VM. This is why I've ordered two BT lines today. I'll be getting BB on both. I'm ordering Sky, and I will save money every month. I will be joining an ISP that traffic shapes, but I will be stepping on to a rug that has been placed, rather than one that is about to be pulled from under me, and that gives me more satisfaction than to stay. Oh, and I'll be able to watch Star Trek TNG and Lost, too. Yesterday, I supported VM's case against Sky. Tomorrow I won't care. This just keeps getting better. Am I sending a message to VM? Not really. I'm leaving VM because I'm just not willing to pay a whole Ã‚Â£50/month for limited BB. Only VM customers pay that much for limited broadband. There are MUCH cheaper limited services available.