Left virgin

[chrispuk2004]

Ahahahahaha, Hallelujah!!!

Bye telford.

[greyposter]

24th April 2009 10:04:53 732 Kbps 19692 Kbps
24th April 2009 10:03:46 732 Kbps 19682 Kbps
24th April 2009 09:58:12 726 Kbps 177867 Kbps
Average Speeds: 730 Kbps 72414 Kbps

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by greyposter

24th April 2009 10:04:53 732 Kbps 19692 Kbps
24th April 2009 10:03:46 732 Kbps 19682 Kbps
24th April 2009 09:58:12 726 Kbps 177867 Kbps
Average Speeds: 730 Kbps 72414 Kbps

Is the an issue or have you posted in the wrong thread

[esdxc37]

Originally Posted by Moldova

Is the an issue or have you posted in the wrong thread

Its the new telfordsky

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by *sloman*

Why not go with Be* and get 24mb?

I wish !!! here is my exchange list:
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/WNSTI

can't have be or o2

---------- Post added at 09:55 ---------- Previous post was at 09:51 ----------

Originally Posted by Broadbandings

That was the fastest Sky Broadband migration / install in recorded history. Getting the line active and an engineer to hand over the router within 4 working days is outstanding.

How come so fast?

Ahhh that .... I already order sky max unlimited four weeks ago and my line went LIVE last wednesday before I cancel my virgin 50Mb yesterday.

[BenMcr]

You ordered BOTH Sky broadband AND 50Mbit?

Why? (Actually think I know why)

[telfordcable]

I wait until virgin media to scrap all STM and bring 50Mbps price down to below £25 a month, then I will be BACK with virgin.

---------- Post added at 09:59 ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 ----------

Originally Posted by BenMcr

You ordered BOTH Sky broadband AND 50Mbit?

Why?

Because I knew I was on 10 Meg (9 months left on my contract) so I was clever enough to join 50 meg and cancel it within 7 days and wave goodbye to virgin without being locked into 12 months nor 9 months left with 10 Meg. I order both because I knew sky LLU will take approx 2-4 weeks to be installed before i can cancel 50 meg. Or otherwise i will have no internet.

[BenMcr]

So as I said earlier, Virgin must have been desperate to get rid of you to waive 9 months EDF charges!

Just so everyone else is clear If you are in contract, ask for another service and then cancel it, it does NOT cancel your original contract

---------- Post added at 10:03 ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 ----------

So all of the other posts about 'I want 50Mbit, I can't order 50Mbit' etc were lies?

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

So as I said earlier, Virgin must have been desperate to get rid of you to waive 9 months EDF charges!

Just so everyone else is clear If you are in contract, ask for another service and then cancel it, it does NOT cancel your original contract

---------- Post added at 10:03 ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 ----------

So all of the other posts about 'I want 50Mbit, I can't order 50Mbit' etc were lies?

Yes it does cancel my original contract as I did check with virgin and they say I owe them nothing now and my service is disconnected and there is nothing left for me now with no further charge. Virgin must be THICK and never thought of how clever I get out of it.

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No, it isn't lies. It was true. 1st tech - couldn't do it. but 2nd tech with two men did it right.

[BenMcr]

Considering you ordered Sky before the 50Mbit was installed, you must not have wanted 50Mbit.

So wanting 50Mbit was a lie as you ordered Sky Broadband

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Considering you ordered Sky before the 50Mbit was installed, you must not have wanted 50Mbit.

So wanting 50Mbit was a lie as you ordered Sky Broadband

No, not really, it the only way to get out of my hell 9 months contract left on my old 10 meg. I only use 50 Meg to downloading quickly of 35Gb before end with them.

Also, knew that I won't be charged for 50Meg and will get my full £80 back if cancel within 7 days. Thanks Virgin for offer me 50Meg for 6 days and use all 35gb before it was cancel and don't have to pay for 50Meg at all.

---------- Post added at 10:16 ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 ----------

Maybe virgin management will read my post and say "oh damn it, he is a very lucky man to get away with it, we will have to change it if upgrade to 50Meg and if cancel within 7 days , the user must downgrade back to 10 meg and remain in a 9 months contract left".

Too late now, far too late virgin. I must be a very lucky man indeed.

[esdxc37]

Originally Posted by telfordcable

I wait until virgin media to scrap all STM and bring 50Mbps price down to below £25 a month, then I will be BACK with virgin.

dont hold your breath

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by telfordcable

I wait until virgin media to scrap all STM and bring 50Mbps price down to below £25 a month, then I will be BACK with virgin

It would be people like yourself who want the world for nothing which is why broadband in the UK is crap quality and/or is a loss leader for other things. People in the UK as a whole need to get a grip and start reaching into their pockets or shut up complaining about the quality of the services which they tend to not pay much for and still begrudge that.

Here's a couple of figures for you for cable costs elsewhere in Europe:

UPC 60/6Mbit, no STM is 55GBP/month
Comhem 50/10Mbit, with performance range of 25-50Mbit/7-10Mbit is 36GBP/month and this is in Sweden.

Both of these countries have a much lower cost of living than the UK, yet one the product is more expensive overall, the other it's more expensive if you don't take a phone line.

Notice the higher upstream on both the products, probably in part due to the extra profit margins on there. VM will probably improve over time with this product but it's still very new so the prices are bound to be high, and it's bound to be rushed as they're trying to keep costs minimal.

It's just amusing that for all the things the UK pays through the nose for people jump up and down screaming if they're asked to pay more than the cost of a couple of beers a week for a service many use each and every day.

Sky are cheap as the broadband is a loss maker to retain TV customers. O2 ditto but with mobile.

Oh yes United States too:

Comcast 50Mbit/10Mbit - 130GBP/mth
Comcast 22Mbit/5Mbit - 68GBP/mth
Charter 60Mbit/5Mbit - 96GBP/mth

I found one in North America that isn't too far outside the required price though:

Videotron 50Mbit/1Mbit - 45GBP/mth

Though it does have a 100GB/mth bitcap and per GB billing over it.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by telfordcable

Maybe virgin management will read my post and say "oh damn it, he is a very lucky man to get away with it, we will have to change it if upgrade to 50Meg and if cancel within 7 days , the user must downgrade back to 10 meg and remain in a 9 months contract left".

Too late now, far too late virgin. I must be a very lucky man indeed.

They don't need to change anything as that is already what normally happens - you have to see out your original contract (either by keeping services or EDFs)

[AndyCambs]

Originally Posted by Broadbandings

It would be people like yourself who want the world for nothing which is why broadband in the UK is crap quality and/or is a loss leader for other things. People in the UK as a whole need to get a grip and start reaching into their pockets or shut up complaining about the quality of the services which they tend to not pay much for and still begrudge that.

Here's a couple of figures for you for cable costs elsewhere in Europe:

UPC 60/6Mbit, no STM is 55GBP/month
Comhem 50/10Mbit, with performance range of 25-50Mbit/7-10Mbit is 36GBP/month and this is in Sweden.

Both of these countries have a much lower cost of living than the UK, yet one the product is more expensive overall, the other it's more expensive if you don't take a phone line.

Notice the higher upstream on both the products, probably in part due to the extra profit margins on there. VM will probably improve over time with this product but it's still very new so the prices are bound to be high, and it's bound to be rushed as they're trying to keep costs minimal.

It's just amusing that for all the things the UK pays through the nose for people jump up and down screaming if they're asked to pay more than the cost of a couple of beers a week for a service many use each and every day.

Sky are cheap as the broadband is a loss maker to retain TV customers. O2 ditto but with mobile.

it's not often that I agree with you - but I do wholeheartedly on this occasion.

If you want mega-speed broadband, then you have to expect to pay for it.
Nothing in this world is free - and that includes Sky broadband and O2 broadband.