Virgin Media announces largest UK fibre broadband rollout

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

They are pursuing new builds far more enthusiastically now for obvious reasons - it costs way less to provide cable while an estate is being built than when it's all done.

That, and there are likely to be fewer obstacles in the way as there are either no residents, or fewer residents, to cause issues..

After all, laying cable can be a very disruptive process. Thus, if residents are affected, the local council and other authorities are going to make VM jump through a lot of hoops to dig up the roads.. If those roads are not fully laid yet, the council doesn't need to get involved.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I have just spoken to the wife, and she claims that we have it already. We are TW7. Well if that's the case, something is wrong, as our broadband is poor.

[JordanTheToaster]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I have just spoken to the wife, and she claims that we have it already. We are TW7. Well if that's the case, something is wrong, as our broadband is poor.

http://maps.thinkbroadband.com/?utm_...cable-coverage

[Arthurgray50@blu]

My wife has just told me that VM increased our BB from 30 to 100, which is the highest VM do - that's what VM have told her.

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I believe strongly that is you pay for top quality, you should get the best there is.

[Ignitionnet]

I believe strongly that if you read the thread title and it's about Virgin Media's £3 billion programme to deploy cable to new areas you don't start complaining about your broadband in that thread to go along with the upstream uplift thread you've hijacked with complaints.

You aren't on the highest tier or close to it. That'd be 300Mb. I am dubious that VM would've told your wife that; 100 hasn't been the top tier for quite some time.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

My wife has just told me that VM increased our BB from 30 to 100, which is the highest VM do - that's what VM have told her.

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I believe strongly that is you pay for top quality, you should get the best there is.

Well, obviously I don't really have the 200Mb/s I have...

[adman50]

In case anyone is interested, There seems to be a considerable roll of virgin in worksop notts. I was in the gateford area at the weekend and there was installation progess. grey cabinets and roadwork signs saying work being done by Comex2000 ?? for virgin media. I have also seen it in the manton area. Interestingly BT seem to have only just put FTTC in the area.

I am still disappointed they have not come to my town of Shrewsbury. The nearest place is telford.

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

My wife has just told me that VM increased our BB from 30 to 100, which is the highest VM do - that's what VM have told her.

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I believe strongly that is you pay for top quality, you should get the best there is.

I would advise you to cut out the middleman and talk to Virgin directly. There's some chinese whispers going on.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by rhyds

It would be very interesting to see how they plan to fit out Wrexham. IIRC there's no existing infrastructure.

as advised back in April.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35834789-post14.html

now public

http://www.wrexham.com/news/24000-wr...on-114428.html

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/vir...ester--1147734

[MrIca]

Chester is interesting, it's a prosperous little city. As we've discussed before they've tried rolling it out there before and hit some hurdles. So there's plenty of ducting in the city centre with "NYNEX" jointbox covers. But I'm thinking this time they won't go near the city centre.

[Kushan]

Having been to Chester City Centre, I wouldn't be surprised if they avoided it entirely as well. To say that it's narrow and pokey is somewhat of an understatement.

I do love Hickory's though.

[Media Boy UK]

Broadband & entertainment boost for Swindon as Virgin Media answers residents’ calls

http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...roadband-calls

[Skie]

They going to cable the magic roundabout?

[MrIca]

Originally Posted by Kushan

Having been to Chester City Centre, I wouldn't be surprised if they avoided it entirely as well. To say that it's narrow and pokey is somewhat of an understatement.

I do love Hickory's though.

Ah yes Hickory's, what a place.

Saying that though, can you even get Virgin Media in Liverpool city centre? I see ducting there but no cabinets that look like VM cabinets for the TV and broadband service. They aren't always in city centres, even in places where the suburbs have good coverage.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by MrIca

Saying that though, can you even get Virgin Media in Liverpool city centre?

Yes.