Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer - Page 6

sav112 · 16-02-2008, 21:27

Sounds great the high bandwidth users will jump at 50MB and get off the very Bandwidth that cant cope with them and that I’m on….its a win win.

Lets face it if your on the highest level and you want the Dog’s your going to move and that frees up bandwidth for us bargain basement users as it was put. I’d like to thank all those 20MB users who paid for this even when there service was nothing like 20mb.

Graham M · 18-02-2008, 07:44

Just got a note through my door this morning confirming the upgrade process will start end of the month, we're usually pretty early on in the upgrade cycle so finger's crossed.

ray.hayes · 18-02-2008, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Jefferson T

I think I'll go down to 10mb when its been done in Bedfordshire.

When the Luton area gets upgraded, I too will drop from 20mb to 10mb -- until the 50mb is rolled out. The price difference between 10 and 20 is too much to justify staying on 20mb.

I know a lot of people complain about not getting 20mb, but I do get it most of the time (except Sundays) with the use of a good download-manager, I'll miss that, but live and have a few pounds in my pocket!

zeus9876 · 18-02-2008, 09:01

My M8 just got the letter too saying that he will be upgraded from 4mb to 10mb within the next 7 days. Port Talbot area

cleshe · 18-02-2008, 09:05

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Originally Posted by lostandconfused

Maybe you just had a faulty 120?

According to the engineer who swapped mine for a 255, the 120 is incapable of taking the latest updates.I wouldn't know how accurate that is, I'm no tech. I do know I've had full speed since the update.
If you think otherwise, that the 120 is fit for purpose that's your privilege.I do know I spent 3 months complaining of the rubbish speeds prior to my modem being updated, and that the previous engineer told me there was nothing wrong with my modem--- which was very obviously not true.
As he hadn't even come in to look at it, I fail to see how he could have known anyway!

Graham M · 18-02-2008, 09:06

Iirc, the 120 is fairly incompatible with QAM256, perhaps your area has been "updated" to this standard, and this is what was causing the problem.

lordy · 18-02-2008, 10:29

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Originally Posted by TehTech

It has been stated time & time again, the new 50Mb users WILL NOT be using your bandwidth as it uses (EURO?) DOCSIS 3, NOT DOCSIS 1 as the current 1,2,4,10 & 20Mb tariffs...

They'll still be on the same network though right? Out of curiosity, At what point in the topology will 50M traffic merge lanes with the rest?

dunno · 18-02-2008, 17:20

just had a letter from virgin today about the upgrade phoned them and thay are sending me a new modem(free of charge) as my stb will only do 4mb.

also the techie told me to connect the new modem within 24hrs of receving as the update could happed in the next few days (cosham area)

18-02-2008, 17:28

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Originally Posted by dunno

just had a letter from virgin today about the upgrade phoned them and thay are sending me a new modem(free of charge) as my stb will only do 4mb.

also the techie told me to connect the new modem within 24hrs of receving as the update could happed in the next few days (cosham area)

I have STB too so I guess I'll be giving them a ring. My desktop's a fair distance away from the STB. Anyone know if it comes with decent lengths of cabling or will I be able to use my exisitng ethernet cable (cross-over I think?)
Where does it plug into?
Machine--> modem--> ? If it's that white box on the wall, will I need/get a splitter?

dunno · 18-02-2008, 17:31

yea it goes into the white box and thay are also sending me a splitter

18-02-2008, 17:32

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Originally Posted by dunno

yea it goes into the white box and thay are also sending me a splitter

Ah, nice one.
Hope I can use existing ethernet lead then.

lostandconfused · 18-02-2008, 17:45

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Originally Posted by kryogenik

Ah, nice one.
Hope I can use existing ethernet lead then.

If its a cross-over one, it wont work unless you get an adaptor.

TehTech · 18-02-2008, 17:50

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Originally Posted by lostandconfused

If its a cross-over one, it wont work unless you get an adaptor.

I was using a cross-over Ethernet cable from the cable Modem to my ethernet port & it worked perfectly, full 10Mb speeds 24/7

18-02-2008, 17:55

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Originally Posted by lostandconfused

If its a cross-over one, it wont work unless you get an adaptor.

I think it is. I have an adaptor somewhere.

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Originally Posted by TehTech

I was using a cross-over Ethernet cable from the cable Modem to my ethernet port & it worked perfectly, full 10Mb speeds 24/7

Well, I'll give it a go. I can use the adaptor if it doesn't work.

lostandconfused · 18-02-2008, 17:55

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Originally Posted by TehTech

I was using a cross-over Ethernet cable from the cable Modem to my ethernet port & it worked perfectly, full 10Mb speeds 24/7

maybe im wrong then! sorry