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MovedGoalPosts · 17-05-2008, 12:53

Ask a question in a certain way and you can get the result you are looking for from the majority.

We don't know exactly what the question was, how many people were asked, or what the range of replies were. I suspect you'd get a completely different set of answers from users on the lower speed broadband tiers, most of whom wouldn't even understand the concept, compared to those more demanding and aware users on the faster tiers.

One day someone at Virgin Media will awake from their slumber and realise they have got it wrong. It's only because for a large portion of their potential customer base, there is no real alternative to good broadband speeds (i.e. customers too far from the ADSL exchange), that VM have the broadband coverage they get. If they had genuine competition, as is the case with TV and Sky, these STM arguments might get presented completely differently.

17-05-2008, 12:53	#7
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Research shows that most want a limited service. Ask a question in a certain way and you can get the result you are looking for from the majority. We don't know exactly what the question was, how many people were asked, or what the range of replies were. I suspect you'd get a completely different set of answers from users on the lower speed broadband tiers, most of whom wouldn't even understand the concept, compared to those more demanding and aware users on the faster tiers. One day someone at Virgin Media will awake from their slumber and realise they have got it wrong. It's only because for a large portion of their potential customer base, there is no real alternative to good broadband speeds (i.e. customers too far from the ADSL exchange), that VM have the broadband coverage they get. If they had genuine competition, as is the case with TV and Sky, these STM arguments might get presented completely differently.