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lymmranger · 13-03-2009, 07:41

hear hear OLDo

I too download sporadically and in no way "batter" my connection
I am so far unaffected by any form of STM

BUT

I also have no idea what vm consider reasonable

As stated earlier I think it is time that EVERY ISP was forced to CLEARLY state what you can and cant do and how much it will cost

All ISP`s - vm included, advertise the benefits of choosing the speed of your package by stating how quickly you can download a music track or movie
.........clearly STM (however fair/unfair) policies (and caps for that matter) blow those (advertised)speeds into insignificance. All ISP`s dangle a big fat juicy carrot such as "unlimited" "speed" etc, once the great unwashed sign up and are locked into contract we find that the carrot is in fact a cardboard cutout of a mouldy cabbage

I must state that I personally have nothing but praise for the vm service I have recieved so far BUT I am old enough to have experienced several ISP`s over the years - They are all as bad as each other.
I suspect that the underlying problem is "lack of infrastructure - but how is that the customers problem???? - if we pay for unlimited xxxMeg connections then that is what we should get. Unlimited means UNLIMITED!
I would like CLARIFICATION - as Alexander says "simples"

13-03-2009, 07:41	#179
lymmranger Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 92	Re: Legal action taken against Virgin Media throttling practices hear hear OLDo I too download sporadically and in no way "batter" my connection I am so far unaffected by any form of STM BUT I also have no idea what vm consider reasonable As stated earlier I think it is time that EVERY ISP was forced to CLEARLY state what you can and cant do and how much it will cost All ISP`s - vm included, advertise the benefits of choosing the speed of your package by stating how quickly you can download a music track or movie .........clearly STM (however fair/unfair) policies (and caps for that matter) blow those (advertised)speeds into insignificance. All ISP`s dangle a big fat juicy carrot such as "unlimited" "speed" etc, once the great unwashed sign up and are locked into contract we find that the carrot is in fact a cardboard cutout of a mouldy cabbage I must state that I personally have nothing but praise for the vm service I have recieved so far BUT I am old enough to have experienced several ISP`s over the years - They are all as bad as each other. I suspect that the underlying problem is "lack of infrastructure - but how is that the customers problem???? - if we pay for unlimited xxxMeg connections then that is what we should get. Unlimited means UNLIMITED! I would like CLARIFICATION - as Alexander says "simples"