Thread: Virgin Media -- First Quarter 2012 Results
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:30   #30
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Re: Virgin Media -- First Quarter 2012 Results
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You know who you are going to catch on the end of that hook dont you
So you know he was only posting to bait another user. Isn't that against the T&C?
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Said poster is looking at the thread right now actually. Either typing a long winded response or trying his utmost to contain himself from countering this slight.
I have already posted and deleted one response as I decided to think about it for a while.

We know that all of VM's services are only available to 50% of the country. Does anyone know how much of the country BT's Broadband service covers?

(Yes, that was a rhetorical question.)

If it's a larger amount (which of course it is) then there's at least one other possible reason for them adding more BB subscribers this quarter. What about last quarter, or the one before that? Is this the first time this has happened? Probably not but, similarly, what about the times (if it has ever happened) that VM have added more BB subscribers than BT? I assume those times would have just been dismissed as "an anomaly" or something?

My point being that, as BT are the largest broadband supplier in the UK (with VM second) it's hardly surprising that the former has added more BB customers than the latter, is it? There might (actually, probably will) be more than the one reason stated for it happening.

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Interestingly to prove the point about these results being 'ok' Sky have just overtaken Virgin in terms of triple play subscribers.
If they're so good and VM so bad, what took then so long? (Four years!)

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Said poster is looking at the thread right now actually.
Okay. That's called stalking

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Originally Posted by General Maximus View Post
excellent, and that is the way it should be. Money talks and BT will show other providers that if you dont do a proper job and provide a quality, reliable service with good customer service then you lose.
Pretty sure I could easily find complaints about the quality and reliability (or lack thereof) of BT's services and Customer Services without much trouble
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