how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
12-05-2007, 20:54
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Paul H
How do you know you would only get about a tenth? I know many people on adsl that have good speeds at all times of the day. too many people put adsl down too much, and some of them have probably never even tried it 
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The max where I live from. ADSL is 0.5Mbps. Most people I know have ADSL and the most any of them get is 1Mbps. Most would like cable but are either not in a cabled area (new housing estate)or cable is so popular that the cabs are exhausted/full and can't provide any more connections 'till someone disconnects. (and non of us live in the middle of nowhere!). As far as I am concerned, even being limited to half speed for several hours (10 down to 5Mbps) is still 5 to 10 times more than they/I can get from ADSL.
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12-05-2007, 20:58
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by monkey2468
The max where I live from. ADSL is 0.5Mbps. Most people I know have ADSL and the most any of them get is 1Mbps. Most would like cable but are either not in a cabled area (new housing estate)or cable is so popular that the cabs are exhausted/full and can't provide any more connections 'till someone disconnects. (and non of us live in the middle of nowhere!). As far as I am concerned, even being limited to half speed for several hours (10 down to 5Mbps) is still 5 to 10 times more than they/I can get from ADSL.
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 well said monkey
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12-05-2007, 21:05
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
If u ask someone sitting in tech support..... I think we are not much happy at the moment as we get a lot of calls for slow speed now, and 20 meg upgrade has filled in the blank spots.
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12-05-2007, 22:29
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Willc0
Counts.... 1,2,3 posts to miss the point of the thread.
I'm happy with what Virgin Media are about to do if it ensures that my connection is avalable when I want to use it.
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Yeh,just not at the speed you pay for
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12-05-2007, 23:17
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by 2||Para
Yeh,just not at the speed you pay for 
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Just the ability to download at the speeds advertised and not be throttled for the occasional heavy download session is what we want. what virgin call peak loads are in reality normal loads. Virgin are selling a broadband service and as such it is thier responsiblity to put in place adequate infrastructure. Virgin saying that the cabling was not designed for the services now provided is a cop out. customers are being sold a 20MB service and cannot use this speed as its only available off peak, which is not highlighted in the marketing.
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12-05-2007, 23:19
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
not designed for the services now provided is a cop out
shouldnt that be a 'copper' out paul...
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12-05-2007, 23:20
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Paul H
just the ability to download at the speeds avertised and not be throttled for the occasional heavy download session is what we want. what virgin call peak loads are in reality normal loads. Virgin are selling a broadband service and as such it is thier responsiblity to put in place adequate infrastructure. Virgin saying that the cabling was not designed for the services now provided is a cop out. customers are being sold a 20MB service and cannot use this speed as its only available off peak, which is not highlighted in the marketing.
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I guess anyone who could afford 20MB would be at work during the non throttled hours anyway so why do they insist on saying its a unlimited service?I got more literature today stating that it is unlimited when clearly it is not.
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not designed for the services now provided is a cop out
shouldnt that be a 'copper' out paul... 
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LOL
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12-05-2007, 23:23
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
The network seems to fail at 1 the ubrs 2 the core network stage .The network in the street ie copper and fibre can handle it no problem .They just arn't quick enough at upgrading the ubrs and core stuff
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12-05-2007, 23:23
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by on in an hour!
not designed for the services now provided is a cop out
shouldnt that be a 'copper' out paul... 
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They might as well be copper lines
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12-05-2007, 23:25
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Paul H
They might as well be copper lines 
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its copper from your house to the multiplexer m8
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12-05-2007, 23:32
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by 2||Para
I guess anyone who could afford 20MB would be at work during the non throttled hours anyway so why do they insist on saying its a unlimited service?I got more literature today stating that it is unlimited when clearly it is not.
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The money they spend on advertising would have been better spent on the network. nearly 6 billion pounds in debt
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its copper from your house to the multiplexer m8 
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I was meaning the whole lot might as well be
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12-05-2007, 23:37
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Paul H
The money they spend on advertising would have been better spent on the network. nearly 6 billion pounds in debt
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I was meaning the whole lot might as well be 
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oh sorry,didnt i mention that!!
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12-05-2007, 23:58
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
Ahh whats 6Billion between friends
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13-05-2007, 00:00
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
Its not much when you say it like that
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13-05-2007, 00:13
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Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we LIKE SHAPING
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Originally Posted by Nedkelly
Its not much when you say it like that 
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not much ned,thats my o/t for last year
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