Virgin on Watchdog again

[Arthurgray50@blu]

www.bbc/watchdog/Virgin media

I know there was a thread on here concerning VM, but today again they were on Watchdog.

I found it totally amusing to note that the stupidity of VM is to waste money on delivering leaflets to an area where there is NO CABLE.

Also delivery of leaflets to areas offering special deals to customers BUT its only when you read the samll print it clearly tells you NEW CUSTOMERS only.

The stupid reply that VM gave to Watchdog was 'we will look into this matter'

Now before members state that this letters are delivered by private companies, WRONG, leaflets are delivered under the directions of the sales teams of VM, so surely it does not take a mindreader to think - oh we will deliver to an area where there is no cable or plans to have cable.

If l am not wrong isnt this the SECOND time this company has been on Watchdog to deal with complaints.

Arthur, don't you read the advice I gave you (twice) about hyperlinks?

Just typing in random words vaguely connected to the subject doesn't work - I think you need to go back to the Witless Protection Scheme......

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Arthur, don't you read the advice I gave you (twice) about hyperlinks?

Just typing in random words vaguely connected to the subject doesn't work - I think you need to go back to the Witless Protection Scheme......

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Hugh, I have been on the Watchdog site and there is no link to the Virgin Media story today, so how the hell can l give you a link if there isn't one - i am not a magican.

Or are you Niel Berkett in disguise.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Hugh, I have been on the Watchdog site and there is no link to the Virgin Media story today, so how the hell can l give you a link if there isn't one - i am not a magican.

Or are you Niel Berkett in disguise.

Well - no you couldn't - you don't give us a link if there IS one either.

This is why I tend to not bother reading your stuff until someone else posts a link.

Perhaps if you made the effort people would take you more seriously?

[thenry]

LMAO Arthur your a legend.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Arthur, don't you read the advice I gave you (twice) about hyperlinks?

Just typing in random words vaguely connected to the subject doesn't work - I think you need to go back to the Witless Protection Scheme......

I believe Arthur's an honorary member...

[looselipsuk]

Have to admit Arthur is completely right about this as I watched it myself this morning. Only link I can find is for iplayer as written news not updated yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ly_Episode_16/

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Hugh, I have been on the Watchdog site and there is no link to the Virgin Media story today, so how the hell can l give you a link if there isn't one

So don't just make one up FGS....

[Sirius]

So let me get this straight, if there is a link he does not bother to give a link. If there is no link he goes to the bother of making up a link. Priceless

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

www.bbc/watchdog/Virgin media

I know there was a thread on here concerning VM, but today again they were on Watchdog.

I found it totally amusing to note that the stupidity of VM is to waste money on delivering leaflets to an area where there is NO CABLE.

Also delivery of leaflets to areas offering special deals to customers BUT its only when you read the samll print it clearly tells you NEW CUSTOMERS only.

The stupid reply that VM gave to Watchdog was 'we will look into this matter'

Now before members state that this letters are delivered by private companies, WRONG, leaflets are delivered under the directions of the sales teams of VM, so surely it does not take a mindreader to think - oh we will deliver to an area where there is no cable or plans to have cable.

If l am not wrong isnt this the SECOND time this company has been on Watchdog to deal with complaints.

I get same type of leaflets and letters from BT saying as an existing customer I can get special deals, I have not been a BT customer for over 15 years, BT even removed the drop lead from the telegraph pole 10 years ago!
So it is not just Virgin that sends there leaflets

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Well there has to be something wrong somewhere, l used to work for two companies that bought up to date lists to customers in new areas of London and Middlesex and then phone them or deliver leaflets.

I know for a fact that VM send out sales reps to local areas to find customers in cabled areas. IF anyone walks down a road and its cabled area - there will be a green box -right, and then you look on the pavement and there is a small box that sends cables into the house.

Its different with BT, you see phone polls. With VM you see green boxes etc.

What l am saying is that it is a total waste of money to send out leaflets in an areas that doesn't have that service, VM must pay thousands of pounds on leaflet waste, wehere they put could this to good use.

Anyone got a spare Which Computing Magazine that they can donate to Arthur?

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Arthur, don't you read the advice I gave you (twice) about hyperlinks?

Just typing in random words vaguely connected to the subject doesn't work - I think you need to go back to the Witless Protection Scheme......

I believe you are not the only one who has advised Arthur of this!

[Jimmy-J]

A quick video tutorial might help Arthur... Follow these steps to copy and paste a web page into your forum post. The video shows how to do it for sending links via email, just apply the same steps to your forum posts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCYP0mPeDoU