VM sold my Broadband to another customer
14-09-2012, 18:56
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Perhaps they sold someone else's bandwidth to you  |
Maybe they ought to - it'd stop me from complaining. 
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14-09-2012, 20:22
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
I was more specifically referring to the "they sold my bandwidth to other users" hyperbole  |
Its basically just another way of saying the network in your area is over subscribed. Virgin have ran out of bandwidth in that area and continued to connect new users which has had a detrimental effect on existing customers.
I think the comment "they sold my bandwidth the other users" aptly sums up how people suffering in over subscribed areas feel.
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14-09-2012, 21:25
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
...wondering if they meant they have ran out of ip addresses..?
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14-09-2012, 23:04
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by monkey2468
...wondering if they meant they have ran out of ip addresses..?
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Nope
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14-09-2012, 23:49
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Nope
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oversubscribed wouldnt take services offline, just very slow...
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17-09-2012, 06:20
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
I have seen my VOD service be very problematic, which I think is affected by oversubscription, the internet tho unless very severe and the DHCP pool exhausted I would expect to stay online just slow down.
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17-09-2012, 08:58
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
I was more specifically referring to the "they sold my bandwidth to other users" hyperbole |
You were, more specifically, being a pedant. One of the essential skills of customer care is being able to translate technical issues for non-technical customers. Over-selling the bandwidth, as described in the OP, is not a bad description of over subscription, which as many of us know is a common problem on various parts of VM's network. It may not satisfy your craving for precision, but then you were neither the CSR nor the customer in this situation, so that's by the by.
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17-09-2012, 09:55
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
I have seen my VOD service be very problematic, which I think is affected by over-subscription...
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I could be wrong but I don't think their OD service touches their consumer broadband network.
I don't know if it is possible for their TV service to be "over-subscribed".
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Originally Posted by Chris
You were, more specifically, being a pedant
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No, I really wasn't.
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One of the essential skills of customer care is being able to translate technical issues for non-technical customers. Over-selling the bandwidth, as described in the OP, is not a bad description of over subscription, which as many of us know is a common problem on various parts of VM's network.
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A fair point. But stand by my original statement even though I may have been a little over-zealous in making it.
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17-09-2012, 12:16
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
I could be wrong but I don't think their OD service touches their consumer broadband network.
I don't know if it is possible for their TV service to be "over-subscribed".
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No, I really wasn't.
A fair point. But stand by my original statement even though I may have been a little over-zealous in making it.
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I wonder why VM need you to defend them from potential "BS" when all we seem to get from you is actual BS.
Do you get paid by VM to post on internet forums?
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17-09-2012, 14:01
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by Rileylou
all we seem to get from you is actual BS.
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Lol. So true...
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17-09-2012, 14:23
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
I seem remember something in the T&C about treating others with respect. Perhaps you might like to re-acquaint yourself with them?
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17-09-2012, 14:45
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
I seem remember something in the T&C about treating others with respect. Perhaps you might like to re-acquaint yourself with them?
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yeah, i suspect the mods will remove those posts when they have finished laughing
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17-09-2012, 14:49
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
OK back on topic guys!
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17-09-2012, 16:15
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
Enough. The next personal comment will attract the wrong sort of moderator attention. No more warnings.
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17-09-2012, 20:56
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Re: VM sold my Broadband to another customer
Every thread I read seems to have a fan boy comments and arguments in it. It's really off putting when trying to read about the real issues people have rather than the waffle after
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