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Old 13-08-2008, 22:56   #1507
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

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Originally Posted by slitheen View Post
Manchester was done days ago, rickyg01. If you've just got the upgrade in the last day or two, I wouldn't be surprised if you are served from a Baguley UBR. (Baguley area = Birkenhead, Macclesfield, Runcorn, Stoke, Warrington, Brombrough, Stretford, Wilmslow, Withington). Any of these areas close to you?

I got ithe upgrade today as well. I'm incredibly happy with the performance boost too, I've been getting speeds not too far off the theoretical maximum all day (even at peak hours). This is a typical result I've been getting all day:



Plus I downloaded two large files simultaneously from gamerfiles and together they came in at bang on what you'd expect from the full 10MB speed....and that's a real world performance test, unlike speedtest.net which has many variables. I am a happy camper indeed...well worth the [seemingly never-ending] wait
yes (Baguley area = Birkenhead, Macclesfield, Runcorn, Stoke, Warrington, Brombrough, Stretford, Wilmslow, Withington is the one i meant. stretford, nice stable speed to
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