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26-04-2008, 22:52

TheBlueRaja, do you work for them?

How can you say their service is better? all they say when you call them is "you will need to upgrade your service", translated in to "give us more money".

I have never said the technology is not better, of cause it is. In theory you could set up your own TV station eventually, the only restriction is upload times but that will change and is something they should be working on but as I can see reading some of the posts THEY don't listen to anyone!

I have programmed computers from the age of 11 I'm 43 now and from a programming point of view Virgin is terrible, absolutely terrible. They have no idea how to utilise the technology to its maximum effect. Lets take the set-top software and program finder, its awful. he load up times are C*AP (depending on which box they give you) When you think that we are talking about THE only two way service out there, this really brings it in to perspective. Then look at the opposition, please don't raz if this is wrong but didn't Pace win awards for their software running the Sky system. A CHILD can tell you which one is faster, smoother and more reliable.

When I think of the possibilities with the cable system I cannot believe the clunky, slow and bug prone system we have to put up with now, it reminds me of the old analogue boxes, nay they were better!

To cap it off this reminds me of a situation whereby a Manager is in charge of purchasing not a technology specialist and the Manager ONLY looks at price so you always end up with cr*p and a frustrated software engineer who has to do the best with what he has got! Mirror that with Pace who had a FREE REIGN to design a system, THEN it was made to suit which is why it is far far superior.

As for ADSL, well what can you expect. It will never ever have the same potential as cable because the technology is dated from the start rather like Virgin set-top boxes that are purchased then designed rather than designed then purchased, ADSL is a spin off from the telephone industry, something they thought up afterwards, an add-on or a FUDGE!
ADSL has a physical limit of 256 upload period. There is ADSL2 but my gut instinct, fibre optics vs copper wire, well you decide I know where I sit from a technology point of view.

As per usual it's not the technology thats at fault, it's the people running that technology.

26-04-2008, 22:52	#71
bugmenott Guest Posts: n/a	Re: NTL or SKY - Help please! TheBlueRaja, do you work for them? How can you say their service is better? all they say when you call them is "you will need to upgrade your service", translated in to "give us more money". I have never said the technology is not better, of cause it is. In theory you could set up your own TV station eventually, the only restriction is upload times but that will change and is something they should be working on but as I can see reading some of the posts THEY don't listen to anyone! I have programmed computers from the age of 11 I'm 43 now and from a programming point of view Virgin is terrible, absolutely terrible. They have no idea how to utilise the technology to its maximum effect. Lets take the set-top software and program finder, its awful. he load up times are CAP (depending on which box they give you) When you think that we are talking about THE only two way service out there, this really brings it in to perspective. Then look at the opposition, please don't raz if this is wrong but didn't Pace win awards for their software running the Sky system. A CHILD can tell you which one is faster, smoother and more reliable. When I think of the possibilities with the cable system I cannot believe the clunky, slow and bug prone system we have to put up with now, it reminds me of the old analogue boxes, nay they were better! To cap it off this reminds me of a situation whereby a Manager is in charge of purchasing not a technology specialist and the Manager ONLY looks at price so you always end up with crp and a frustrated software engineer who has to do the best with what he has got! Mirror that with Pace who had a FREE REIGN to design a system, THEN it was made to suit which is why it is far far superior. As for ADSL, well what can you expect. It will never ever have the same potential as cable because the technology is dated from the start rather like Virgin set-top boxes that are purchased then designed rather than designed then purchased, ADSL is a spin off from the telephone industry, something they thought up afterwards, an add-on or a FUDGE! ADSL has a physical limit of 256 upload period. There is ADSL2 but my gut instinct, fibre optics vs copper wire, well you decide I know where I sit from a technology point of view. As per usual it's not the technology thats at fault, it's the people running that technology.