20 Meg From June

[Sumanji]

Originally Posted by Emperor Ming

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html

lol at Sky! Are they just gonna come out with something pathetic like that everytime Virgin one ups them

And I think it's shocking how DSL providers (not just Sky) peddle the whole "up to 16MB" thing. Average Joe has no idea that most people will never see anywhere near that speed

[totalwar]

Bethere top package is now £40 pm now so cable is a touch cheaper.But you now get 2.5mbits if close to the exchange and you will get a slightly lower download speed.

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[Sherlock614]

Originally Posted by Sumanji

lol at Sky! Are they just gonna come out with something pathetic like that everytime Virgin one ups them

And I think it's shocking how DSL providers (not just Sky) peddle the whole "up to 16MB" thing. Average Joe has no idea that most people will never see anywhere near that speed

Soo true!

Just glad i can get cable in the first place. Feel sorry for some of my m8's who have got adsl packages like this (one of them with the SKY broadband package). On the whole, their speeds are AWFUL - SKY being one of the worst in terms of speed.

[mcmanic]

so any answer for those people who need a modem upgrade like NTL Home 120 users. Will VM charge £50 for a swap to the newer modems

[janipewter]

Originally Posted by totalwar

Bethere top package is now £40 pm now so cable is a touch cheaper.But you now get 2.5mbits if close to the exchange and you will get a slightly lower download speed.

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Yes, but you have to remember that Virgin Media's network has a LOT more coverage than Bethere's. I can't get Be, or come to think of it ANY ADSL2/LLU service in this city.

[Redbull69]

Good luck to them squeezing 20Mb down my line they are struggling to get 2Mb for my 10Mb package at the moment, there must be a knot in the cable somewhere?? LoL!

[etccarmageddon]

Originally Posted by totalwar

Bethere top package is now £40 pm now so cable is a touch cheaper.But you now get 2.5mbits if close to the exchange and you will get a slightly lower download speed.

that's the 'be' 'pro' option - which gives you the 2.5meg upload. the 'be' £24 option gives you upto 24meg down and upto 1.3meg up - cheaper and better than cable but only if you are living close to the exchange.

[red502]

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

that's the 'be' 'pro' option - which gives you the 2.5meg upload. the 'be' £24 option gives you upto 24meg down and upto 1.3meg up - cheaper and better than cable but only if you are living close to the exchange.

This does have a fair use policy and they won't specify what is fair!

You also have to be within 1 mile of the exhange to get anything like 20mb.

Check with http://www.samknows.com/

I am only 500m away and am very tempted by bulldog who will do me 16mb for £25 with absolutely no restrictions.

[Rone]

Bulldog are THE worst company i have ever dealt with, its not just me, their own members forum is full of bewildered people, personally i am amazed they are still in business.

[red502]

Originally Posted by Rone

Bulldog are THE worst company i have ever dealt with, its not just me, their own members forum is full of bewildered people, personally i am amazed they are still in business.

Seems they have a lot of billing issue and are in fact a bit of a farce...

But two mates of mine have both had bulldog telephone lines installed recently (one in a new built house and one ex blueyonder line) and live within 1 mile of the exchange.

For the past 3 months they have mocked me with 8mb stable connections and no outages or limits...

[djdannyt]

Any news on what will happen with the other packages such as L, which I am on. Will they be upgraded from 4 to 10mb?

[red502]

Originally Posted by djdannyt

Any news on what will happen with the other packages such as L, which I am on. Will they be upgraded from 4 to 10mb?

Not for AT LEAST 6 months I'd guess.

VM refuse to say when, but they have confirmed that it won't be happening when the XL packs are upgraded...

I think M should stay the same but go to £15 and that L should go to 8mb.

[Agent47]

So I wonder what will happen to 4mb customers.

[Rone]

Originally Posted by red502

Seems they have a lot of billing issue and are in fact a bit of a farce...

But two mates of mine have both had bulldog telephone lines installed recently (one in a new built house and one ex blueyonder line) and live within 1 mile of the exchange.

For the past 3 months they have mocked me with 8mb stable connections and no outages or limits...

Quite agree, the only thing they ever got right was a constant 8 meg, while it worked. In a total of 3 months with them, i had over 3 weeks with no phone or bb.
I still owe them about £100 but they cant send me out a final bill, its something they dont do, their whole company is perculiar.

[Downloads]

Originally Posted by popper

but how does that encourage your prefered supplyer to change their ways and give you the end user what you want to pay for in the long term?.....

I would have thought that was fairly obvious?

You tell them you aren't happy by going elsewhere and whilst leaving, letting them know why you are leaving.

I suspect if that person can get 20meg like they say they can with another provider, yet are still with VM, then it might not all be truth necessarily.