virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
07-01-2012, 20:38
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
No it indicates a DOCSIS 1.1 TDMA upstream rather than a DOCSIS 2 ATDMA upstream. An upstream that has fallen back to QPSK shows as 10240kbits/s ATDMA.
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why is a 50mbit user on a docsis 1.1 upstream?
EDIT: of course, non upgraded upstream area, doh!
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07-01-2012, 20:38
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
Is this a virgin box ???
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07-01-2012, 20:43
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Originally Posted by craigj2k12
why is a 50mbit user on a docsis 1.1 upstream?
EDIT: of course, non upgraded upstream area, doh!
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Correct.
Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 3 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 33.5 dBmV
I prefer to think of them less as 'non-upgraded' and more as 'non-standard'. It's not an upgrade when it's the standard performance for the service.
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07-01-2012, 20:53
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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I prefer to think of them less as 'non-upgraded' and more as 'non-standard'. It's not an upgrade when it's the standard performance for the service.
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I feel your pain
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07-01-2012, 21:00
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Originally Posted by Martin Dee 11
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If the pit cover in front of the box says CATV it is a VM Box.
It looks like one - and pretty well dog-peed on too..
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07-01-2012, 21:06
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
yes the box says CATV on it. I will post the new Cabinet picture tomorrow 
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11-01-2012, 17:54
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Originally Posted by Masque
Every single cabinet in the country has either been refurbished or replaced and we are talking about over 11000.
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Think we have the definative answer now with the forthcoming speed upgrades:
(From VM's community forum announcement on the upgrade)
"Why do I have to wait for my Speed Boost?
Over the next 18 months we're going to be upgrading over four million customers. Doubling everyone’s speed is a pretty big job so it can’t happen overnight. Our engineers will be working as fast as they can to upgrade 38,000 street cabinets and 186,000km of cable (enough to go around the equator four times).... "
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11-01-2012, 18:00
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
dressed up in tinsel. anyone got a pic of the new cabs? have they just been upgraded inside and painted or have they got new shells too?
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11-01-2012, 18:10
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Think we have the definative answer now with the forthcoming speed upgrades:
(From VM's community forum announcement on the upgrade)
"Why do I have to wait for my Speed Boost?
Over the next 18 months we're going to be upgrading over four million customers. Doubling everyone’s speed is a pretty big job so it can’t happen overnight. Our engineers will be working as fast as they can to upgrade 38,000 street cabinets and 186,000km of cable (enough to go around the equator four times).... "
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Note: cable not fibre.
Nothing sinister about that and it goes hand in hand with the refurbishment of street cabinets, remembering that 5 out of 6 (circa) are cable not fibre.
There will obviously be replacement of tired lasers (curing SNR issues) and additional fibre added where necessary for more channel capacity.
It's a matter of survival IMO for VM ( a bit dramatically put) because BT Infinity will be present at more than 75% of the UK.
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11-01-2012, 23:34
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
hi what does it mean if they have spayed my cab gray, mind you the paint is peeling off already did it just before xmas
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12-01-2012, 15:59
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
from what I've seen so far cab upgrades have started way up north so is this going to gradually come southbound or is it picked mains then to areas ?
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12-01-2012, 16:02
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
I'd say the 100 meg roll-out plan is an indicator of when the street cab crew are coming.
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12-01-2012, 16:13
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
this is all very delightful, but ARE THEY GOING TO UPGRADE THEIR GODDAMN OVERCROWDED CMTS's, so that they can deliver a service that is fit for purpose at the times of day when people are actually able to use them??
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12-01-2012, 16:14
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
100s available Sephiroth, no sign of the cabs though. may be in a few months when I get a doubling (ETA April-June) ?
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12-01-2012, 16:30
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Re: virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area
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Originally Posted by thenry
100s available Sephiroth, no sign of the cabs though. may be in a few months when I get a doubling (ETA April-June) ?
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Yip same here...had 100Mb since last October..but no new cabs installed or overhauled..
i can see the one i am connected too out my front window.it is about 20m away as the seagull flies 
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