Slow Slow Slow

[Darob]

I have 4Mb package, but rarely get much better than dial-up service... I called VM to complain a few weeks ago, was offered a discount on my bills for 6 months. I asked how they intended to upgrade to 10 Mb service when they couldnt give 1/100th of that at present? the reply was that that was the problem.. thier servers seemed to have a few bugs at the moment which the engineers were trying to fix... also they said they had a bad signal/noise prob affecting (former) Avon area.

[Swipe]

The annoying thing is from July 2001 up until last Christmas it was rock solid, I never had slow downs at all, not even on one single day. If it went down, it went down, none of this intermittent crap. However, since Christmas I've been plagued with slow and intermittent service pretty much every week and nothing has changed in my set up my end.

[cleshe]

Originally Posted by Swipe

The annoying thing is from July 2001 up until last Christmas it was rock solid, I never had slow downs at all, not even on one single day. If it went down, it went down, none of this intermittent crap. However, since Christmas I've been plagued with slow and intermittent service pretty much every week and nothing has changed in my set up my end.

I know I keep asking this, but what modem? If it's a 120, get it changed!

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by avantscott

Virgin sucks lol

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me not see link

Yes they are soooo bad

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:45:41 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 418 ms = 2449.8 KB/sec, approx 20186 Kbps, 19.71 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 448 ms = 2285.7 KB/sec, approx 18834 Kbps, 18.39 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 487 ms = 2102.7 KB/sec, approx 17326 Kbps, 16.92 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 868 ms = 2359.4 KB/sec, approx 19441 Kbps, 18.99 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 18947 Kbps, 18.5 Mbps


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Must complain about the 2 meg i dont get


but in the real world. Have people contacted Virgin about there slow speeds.

However in the real world posts like

Originally Posted by avantscott

Virgin sucks lol

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me not see link

Dont help anyone . Have you contacted VM, Have you tried to help yourself or are you expecting everyone to do that for you ?

Yeah sucking big time

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:06:26 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 438 ms = 2337.9 KB/sec, approx 19264 Kbps, 18.81 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 437 ms = 2343.2 KB/sec, approx 19308 Kbps, 18.86 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 469 ms = 2183.4 KB/sec, approx 17991 Kbps, 17.57 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 875 ms = 2340.6 KB/sec, approx 19287 Kbps, 18.83 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 18963 Kbps, 18.52 Mbps

Thats the best I have ever seen mime go for around 2 months might test again in a mo lol

[Mick Fisher]

Originally Posted by darthlinux

Yeah sucking big time

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:06:26 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 438 ms = 2337.9 KB/sec, approx 19264 Kbps, 18.81 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 437 ms = 2343.2 KB/sec, approx 19308 Kbps, 18.86 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 469 ms = 2183.4 KB/sec, approx 17991 Kbps, 17.57 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 875 ms = 2340.6 KB/sec, approx 19287 Kbps, 18.83 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 18963 Kbps, 18.52 Mbps

Thats the best I have ever seen mime go for around 2 months might test again in a mo lol

Hey nice to see you got your BW back. I've still got mine so I wasn't responsible.

Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

Hey nice to see you got your BW back. I've still got mine so I wasn't responsible.

I apolisge mick but its gone somewhere again

[clembart]

Hi I`m on a v/m 8meg ADSL. live right next door to the exchange was just downloading a 25 meg file from rapidshare com at 20:46 hours speed was just over 7kbps as bad as the old dialup luckily got out of v/m just in time before contract began cant wait to get my new isp v/m are the worst isp I`ve ever known.

[cleshe]

Originally Posted by darthlinux

I apolisge mick but its gone somewhere again

I know I'm a nosy whatnot but exactly what is a BW, or is it a private joke?

http://watervole.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/virgin-sucks/


Interesting read.

[Mick Fisher]

Originally Posted by cleshe

I know I'm a nosy whatnot but exactly what is a BW, or is it a private joke?

No problem. BW = Band Width. Yes it was a joke although not private.

Just a bit of banter regarding my BB speeds increasing and at the same time as Darth was experiencing an equivalent slowdown.

[pizdfish]

eyy, you guys are lucky, im on dial-up atm. 56k, 963k is luxury to me

[cleshe]

Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

No problem. BW = Band Width. Yes it was a joke although not private.

Just a bit of banter regarding my BB speeds increasing and at the same time as Darth was experiencing an equivalent slowdown.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

[Zain]

Works fine here, i get full speeds all the time, ive never had a problem no my 4meg, no slowness or anything been with em for a few years now, the only issue is STM, but im too be blamed there i shouldnt really download 4-9pm..im in Birmingham Area.

[Swipe]

Originally Posted by cleshe

I know I keep asking this, but what modem? If it's a 120, get it changed!

It's a Samsung Set Top Box SMT-2100C. It's not the modem, as it works fine when it works

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Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:52:10 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 19696 ms = 52 KB/sec, approx 428 Kbps, 0.42 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 63845 ms = 16 KB/sec, approx 132 Kbps, 0.13 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 50323 ms = 20.3 KB/sec, approx 167 Kbps, 0.16 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 91558 ms = 22.4 KB/sec, approx 185 Kbps, 0.18 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 228 Kbps, 0.22 Mbps

As you can see, great service today


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