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Old 18-03-2008, 18:38   #361
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

They've actually split Mansfield out from Nottingham now, so its only some of us getting it this month

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Nottingham area Chesterfield, Grantham, Grimsby, Melton TBC
Mansfield area Lincoln March
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Old 18-03-2008, 18:41   #362
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

Yes but according to previous posts Mapperly NG5 is live, which is not the Mansfield hub cant be long .
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Old 18-03-2008, 18:59   #363
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

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Don't forget you will still have to reboot the modem to see if it has been updated . Just thought i'd point this out as i don't post much. If you do not reboot then i don't think the speed will be updated for you to notice. I Suppose it is good practice to power down every night anyway.
hey yeah your right there good point! I turn my modem off at the wall when its not in use so i shud be ok there though, i noticed ur location is birkenhead, my mum lives there, i did for years but im in wallasey now.

It looks like our area is going to be a while too looking at the latest updates from VM!
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Old 18-03-2008, 21:28   #364
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Can't wat for the upgrade in april for belfast. Good stuf VM....
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Old 18-03-2008, 23:32   #365
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hey dave, im over the water from u in wallasey, i think im in the baguley area rather than liverpool/knowsley but i agree, we have alot of cable around this area and i too thought we would be seeing some action by now, and yeah this does feel alot like when i was waiting for my BB to come after being on dial up!

Wallasey here also, nothing at this end as yet..
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Old 18-03-2008, 23:46   #366
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

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there site said Nottingham March early this morning (change from TBC yesterday) then this pm the site went back to TBC?
I thought I saw it say March earlier, but when I sent the link on to a friend it said TBC, so I assumed I was going slightly crazy... odd.
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

At least the list is showing several dates now. Dissapointed Liverpool still is not been given a date as of yet!!!.

Mind you the current 4mb is more than enough right now for my needs. Call me suspicious but I wander if the upgrade to 10mb is as much down to VM being able to better manage heavy downloaders and reduce there speeds\manage\cap there service even more to improve things for those on lower speeds as much as a marketing excercise?.

What I mean the management service as it is now is easily open to bypass due to the peak hours or, what 4 to 9 is it?. Outside these hours nothing as such I gather. With the 10mb upgrade I'll bet they open the peak hours for 10mb users to something like 10am to 10pm. Then reduce your speed to 1mb!. In effect those who are heavy downloaders will mainly have a 1mb connection instead of 10mb connection from the 4mb connection they are currently on.

They might not have said that yet but I'll bet they are thinking it or something similar. And we all think the upgrade is good for us?.

I wander if they will have an option of staying on 4mb?.
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The schedule changed to April for Belfast! Woo!
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Old 19-03-2008, 17:39   #369
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March for Mansfield
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Old 19-03-2008, 20:04   #370
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Still 4Mb at NG7 (Hyson Green)
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yes same NG4, although Mapperley and sherwood are apparently now 10mb
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

It's good to know my connection is being upgraded free of charge, It would just be great to be able to actually use my 4mb fully even for browsing webpages. The lasttime Virgin upgraded my line it either meant my TV wouldn't work or the Internet Wouldn't - I couldn't use both together
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Old 19-03-2008, 21:59   #374
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer

4mb just outside Coventry which is classed as "complete"

Do I believe VM? Hmmmm NO!

Why didn't they just do it and THEN tell us?
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Old 21-03-2008, 05:59   #375
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It's March now still no upgrade here in Daybrook
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