[Update] ALL 20>30Mb upgrade discussion - Page 65

MartJ · 01-02-2011, 19:48

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Originally Posted by jtaylor06

Yodel is an awesome name for a delivery service!

Also have a great track record for losing or damaging deliveries if my examples of their service with Amazon are anything to go by.

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Originally Posted by jellyfish

again customer loyalty means jack **** to VM . charge existing customers 30 quid where as new ones get it free. I am sure they will use some justification for charging existing customers.

I have been a VM customer when it all started with NYNEX and been thru various changes in company and this is how they treat loyal customer.

Entirely agree, been a customer since the days of Midlands cable in early 90's given the amount of money thay have had from me over the years I think the upgrade should be free.

jtaylor06 · 01-02-2011, 19:53

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Originally Posted by pip08456

But VM love him if he is to be believed on the amount of money he's spent on upgrades, superhubs etc.

Haha, very good point.
No wonder why there are activation charges on packages

Jayster · 01-02-2011, 19:53

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Originally Posted by telfordcable

No smelly fishy here, here is my proof:

View My Video

Really you could not have stopped eating for 30 seconds?

**Damien** · 01-02-2011, 19:56

Ordered upgrade! Woop!

This superhub, is it a modem, router or both? I want to keep using my current wireless router.

timberheadverde · 01-02-2011, 19:56

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Originally Posted by MartJ

Also have a great track record for losing or damaging deliveries if my examples of their service with Amazon are anything to go by.

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Entirely agree, been a customer since the days of Midlands cable in early 90's given the amount of money thay have had from me over the years I think the upgrade should be free.

just like to point out when i said i got it free i WAS an existing customer but in 10meg just bombed her up to 20 to get ready for 30

Peter_ · 01-02-2011, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Damien

Ordered upgrade! Woop!

This superhub, is it a modem, router or both? I want to keep using my current wireless router.

The Superhub is a combined modem/router see here. http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadban...s-routers.html

pip08456 · 01-02-2011, 19:57

Virgin Media-Loyalty-Customer

SnoopZ · 01-02-2011, 19:58

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Originally Posted by Damien

Ordered upgrade! Woop!

This superhub, is it a modem, router or both? I want to keep using my current wireless router.

It's both, and currently no official way of turning off the router part.

Ignitionnet · 01-02-2011, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Horizon

Ok - quick update. Called retentions again and they said that if I wanted to upgrade to 50mb it would cost more as I'm on a deal even though they're charging new customers the same for 50mb as what they were charging for 20mb yesterday. But the good news is that systems are just starting to be upgraded for 30mb and it should be completed by the end of the week. So next Monday, I'll be checking again.

Thanks for proving my point about the fool being the company and illustrating how stupid VM are. You call through to retentions multiple times within a single day angling for a deal on 30Mb, all of which should be logged, and they indulge you, amusing.

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Originally Posted by whizzard

I think its pretty clear that VM are using all their new products and services as means and ways of aligning price plans and removing many of the legacy retentions deals at the same time, hence the resistance to haggling. I would imagine TiVo will have even stricter conditions applied.

Dream on. VM would give do anything if they think it would help the churn figures. The retention policy is laughable as my own experience suggests.

telfordcable · 01-02-2011, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Masque

You will find next week he is back up to 50Mb so take little or no notice of his work from photoshop.

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Even you are not that stupid to downgrade to 30Mb for little or no reason.

I can't afford Â£35 a month on 50Mb but now I am paying just Â£21.50 with Â£5.00 off discount loyalty for 30 Meg. That's suit me fine as I am a full time student.

jtaylor06 · 01-02-2011, 20:03

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

It's both, and currently no official way of turning off the router part.

Although it's probably just wasting power, isn't it possible to enable the mode where you can link router to router, as if it was an extender?
RIP comes into mind, but as my routers broke, I can't have a look at the settings to see.

Ignitionnet · 01-02-2011, 20:05

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Originally Posted by Harlow CM20

Does this mean that because I'm on a retentions deal to keep me as a customer I'm unable to pay the Â£30 for this upgrade from XL20 to XL30 unless I'm willing to go on standard pricing and lose my discounts?

No, wait until the 'retention' offers are updated and you should be fine.

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Originally Posted by telfordcable

I can't afford Â£35 a month on 50Mb but now I am paying just Â£21.50 with Â£5.00 off discount loyalty for 30 Meg. That's suit me fine as I am a full time student.

So why did you sign up for it last month?

SnoopZ · 01-02-2011, 20:06

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Originally Posted by jtaylor06

Although it's probably just wasting power, isn't it possible to enable the mode where you can link router to router, as if it was an extender?
RIP comes into mind, but as my routers broke, I can't have a look at the settings to see.

I've no idea i'm afraid i don't no anything about routers, i just know there is likely to be a firmware update eventually to let you not use the integrated VM router part.

ntl.wotcha · 01-02-2011, 20:08

Sorry, just to clarify if I take this offer to upgrade to 30Mb do I automatically get the upload increase too ?

I'm on 20mbit currently with the 768 up (which is a struggle most days) my area wont get the upload increase until August

And how good is this superhub ? I've got a WNR2000 which basically does it's thing day in day out without issue, nice and fast wireless N too. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot as apart from the upload path my service is good.

Nopanic · 01-02-2011, 20:09

Is everyone happy now its come out lol ..