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

jubbi · 16-05-2007, 13:02

I thought I'd just add my opinion to this debate.
I would not have a problem with shaping if the limits were reasonable. 750MB on my 4Mb connection is nothing. the latest command and conquer demo is 1.2Gb. 450MB over the limit. The same can be said about a demo on xbox live. The limits are too low. I think 5Gb for a 4Mb connection (per night) is fair.
If virgin really want to be a media giant they should let us watch more than 45 minutes of HD content on an evening before butchering your speed. You can stream high def content well at 4Mb but trying it at 2Mb is very difficult.
The thing I object to most is the fact that it has been imposed without any kind of consultation with users and without dropping the price as it is a restricted service now. I used to recommend cable to everyone who could get it, but not anymore. It's not half as apealing as it used to be.

16-05-2007, 13:02	#322
jubbi Inactive Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Castleford Services: XL Broardband, XL TV, V+ and extra STB, and standard phone Posts: 102	Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we DONT LIKE SHAPING I thought I'd just add my opinion to this debate. I would not have a problem with shaping if the limits were reasonable. 750MB on my 4Mb connection is nothing. the latest command and conquer demo is 1.2Gb. 450MB over the limit. The same can be said about a demo on xbox live. The limits are too low. I think 5Gb for a 4Mb connection (per night) is fair. If virgin really want to be a media giant they should let us watch more than 45 minutes of HD content on an evening before butchering your speed. You can stream high def content well at 4Mb but trying it at 2Mb is very difficult. The thing I object to most is the fact that it has been imposed without any kind of consultation with users and without dropping the price as it is a restricted service now. I used to recommend cable to everyone who could get it, but not anymore. It's not half as apealing as it used to be.