21-02-2009, 15:55
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Re: 50Mb areas
You do get a free router
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21-02-2009, 16:03
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#212
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by broadbandking
You do get a free router
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It's not exactly free is it.
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21-02-2009, 16:07
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#213
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by TaiLZ
It's not exactly free is it.
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It's exactly the same free as free broadband 
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21-02-2009, 16:12
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#214
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by TaiLZ
It's not exactly free is it.
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To Virgin the £80 is for installation and the fact the engineer does a fully managed install for you, you dont have take the router
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21-02-2009, 16:14
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by broadbandking
To Virgin the £80 is for installation and the fact the engineer does a fully managed install for you, you dont have take the router
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But not to take the router would be plain daft. 
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21-02-2009, 16:17
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#216
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Re: 50Mb areas
True its a dam good router as you know I have service only until end of may now tho, I would prefer to use a dual band wireless N router
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21-02-2009, 16:22
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by broadbandking
To Virgin the £80 is for installation and the fact the engineer does a fully managed install for you, you dont have take the router
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Engineer doesn't have to do much except drink tea and swap a router, Just noticed on the website that you can now do a self-install for £15. What is the extra 50 quid for except to make even more money; 20mb customers get a free router so why do 50mb customers have to pay extra when they already pay quite a bit.
Fine, so Virgin say it's a 'free router package' then what exactly is the 50 quid extra for?
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21-02-2009, 16:24
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Re: 50Mb areas
They have to press a button to activate the service thats cost alot of money you know lol, btw I dont agree with the charge
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21-02-2009, 16:27
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by broadbandking
They have to press a button to activate the service thats cost alot of money you know lol, btw I dont agree with the charge
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I'd be happy with just the installation fee but if the router and stick stays properly of VM then theres no reason to charge extra.
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21-02-2009, 16:34
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by TaiLZ
I'd be happy with just the installation fee but if the router and stick stays properly of VM then theres no reason to charge extra.
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They wont ask for the router back
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21-02-2009, 16:38
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Re: 50Mb areas
i remember the first ntl modem i had from 512kbit and they said you have to give modem back and i still have it.. even after canceling moving to adsl then moving back
so you have choice to install yourself and save £50? just plugging a few wires in and your done they dont put anything extra to the ntl box or anything? i mean the green one outside my house
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21-02-2009, 16:44
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Re: 50Mb areas
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Originally Posted by Nicosia
i remember the first ntl modem i had from 512kbit and they said you have to give modem back and i still have it.. even after canceling moving to adsl then moving back
so you have choice to install yourself and save £50? just plugging a few wires in and your done they dont put anything extra to the ntl box or anything? i mean the green one outside my house
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50Mb is only available with a manned install so they can insure it works hence the charge of £80 in total, no ifs or buts, you pay the charge you get the product.
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21-02-2009, 16:52
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Re: 50Mb areas
fair enough .. by the sounds of things the router is good.. so £80 is worth it for 50mbit and the good router they give you.. ukonline would charge 80 for the netgear and send you it to do it yoursrelf for the 24mbit upgrade from 8mbit
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21-02-2009, 17:08
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Re: 50Mb areas
Hmm, so i live in the heart of Diamond Cable, ntl, Virgin Media city (Nottingham) and am last to get it again! LOL
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21-02-2009, 17:11
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#225
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Re: 50Mb areas
Who says you will be last?
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