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Old 13-01-2012, 21:35   #31
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

If you read "You" are plural then it reads perfectly correctly


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Actually, it doesn't
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Old 13-01-2012, 23:42   #32
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Ooooops indeed!!!!!

Just got this email.................

Hello there,

Oops! That last email, 100Mb Broadband Announcement, was sent in error.

Please ignore this, and rest assured current Virgin Media Cable Broadband customers will be receiving some good news about their broadband in the next 2 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Virgin Media team




What a bunch of plonkers!!!

Someone will be getting their P45s!!
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Old 13-01-2012, 23:46   #33
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

followed by my incoming C.V.
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Old 14-01-2012, 13:24   #34
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

This isn't the first time Virgin have been forced to issue an Apology e-mail I remember they sent the TiVo e-mails out everyone was called Dean and now less than a year on they've gone and done this
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

Aye. Someone needs to go on their mail-merge training again.
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Old 14-01-2012, 13:40   #36
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed??

We received an email yesterday informing us of doubling our speed to 100meg and then we got another email shortly afterwards saying the email was sent in error.
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I got the sorry email before I got the 100Mb email
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VM can be really dumb sometimes. A company doing great things that somehow manages over and over again to take the shine off its own achievements by its silly methods of communication and PR.
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

I just got the error email too.

Left hand not knowing what right hand doing at VM?
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We got the sorry email, but didn't get the original.
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

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I got the sorry email before I got the 100Mb email
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

Just a thought regarding this free speed upgrade, Will people still within a contract period be getting it?
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

yes > http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post35360477
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Re: Virgin 'Tickle' assumes wrong speed?

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VM can be really dumb sometimes. A company doing great things that somehow manages over and over again to take the shine off its own achievements by its silly methods of communication and PR.
Seconded. I can think of so many examples.
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