Thread: Virgin to give new Superhub out.
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Old 18-12-2010, 16:02   #109
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Re: Virgin to give new Superhub out.
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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
Yes the take-up of 50Mb was only around the 40,000 customer base (give or take a thousand or two).

My reasoning being the superhub was/is aimed predominantly at the 50Mb and 100Mb user why were their preferences taken note of before it was even released.

I can see the "normal" hub being phased out over time as the superhub is also now being used for 20Mb installs and as such would appear uneconomical just to keep it for the 10Mb tier.

To me it is a classic case of VM yet again failing to listen to their customer base and having to play catch up.

Then again VM may be giving the superhub to 20Mb customers now and planning on a SuperDooperHub for higher tiers.
Could argue that the VM Hub was a "proof of concept" really. This year has been a product heavy year for VM what with the hubs, TiVo, new wireless adapters etc etc. Am sure the reasoning behind providing XL customers with Super Hubs will become apparent soon enough, though certainly from a network management/traffic management perspective to have everything on DOCSIS 3 will no doubt make things a lot easier.
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