Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
08-06-2008, 13:58
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
well looks like the renfrew area of G81 has been updated, as I rebooted modem and the configuration is now up to the 10mb.
it is faster but not as fast as I thought it would be, maybe a rendering issue
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08-06-2008, 15:52
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
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Originally Posted by joglynne
@ceedee or any other more clued up member. 
Earlier in the thread ( post 846)you recommended someone tests their speed by downloading files. I have just noticed that the site that I use has added a 'download test files' option to their speed test. Do you think that it will give an accurate result?
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/tools.html |
Yes, they should (as it says) be more representative of real usage. Also note (again, as it says) they'll count towards your download limit until STM kicks in.
Best to do it out of the proscribed hours...
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08-06-2008, 18:07
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
Example of 10Mbps when STM'ed.
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08-06-2008, 18:08
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler
Yes, they should (as it says) be more representative of real usage. Also note (again, as it says) they'll count towards your download limit until STM kicks in.
Best to do it out of the proscribed hours...
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Cheers for that Coggy. I tried it yesterday and was surprised at the reading as it was almost the same with the downloading going on as with out it.
 With the amount of up loading I am doing at the moment I am being really careful of my timings. Otherwise I would have a permanent STM.
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08-06-2008, 18:18
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
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Originally Posted by joglynne
Cheers for that Coggy. I tried it yesterday and was surprised at the reading as it was almost the same with the downloading going on as with out it.
With the amount of up loading I am doing at the moment I am being really careful of my timings. Otherwise I would have a permanent STM. |
I'm getting worried about you Jo, third blonde moment today. I'm Cobby, not Coggy...
You on the laptop in the garden with a large G & T? 
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08-06-2008, 18:29
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
Yes lobby, better go in and get some food. 
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08-06-2008, 20:09
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
Does anybody have any clue as to when they are going to upgrade the manchester area.
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08-06-2008, 20:25
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
No unfortunately. 
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08-06-2008, 22:15
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
knowing Wirral we will be not far off last
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09-06-2008, 10:35
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
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Originally Posted by MaXiMiZe
Does anybody have any clue as to when they are going to upgrade the manchester area.
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I suppose it will be when Virgin provide the engineers with APC's
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09-06-2008, 12:23
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
*doh*
Code:
Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Information (7) CableModem software upgrade failed
Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Error (4) SW upgrade Failed after download - Incompatible SW file
Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Mon Jun 09 12:18:25 2008 Information (7) SW dload: Invalid image signature!
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09-06-2008, 14:52
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
Although my area (Glasgow) is showing complete, I am still only getting 4mb. I contacted tech support and they said that although my area is showing complete, not the whole of this area actually is....confused? me too. What makes it strange is that if I plug in another (spare) modem the Maximum Downstream Data Rate shows 10mb but when I plug up my existing modem it goes back to 4mb. I have been advised to wait until the end of June which was the original completion date. Why did they not just leave the update page alone.
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09-06-2008, 15:00
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
By the sounds of things, your current modem can't handle 10Mb?
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09-06-2008, 15:04
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
Why would you have more than one Modem?
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09-06-2008, 15:09
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Re: Virgin 4Mb to upgrade to 10Mb February - Summer
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Originally Posted by Zeph
Why would you have more than one Modem?
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Bro-in-law left virgin recently and I took his modem. 'Johnny Magpie'
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