Virgin cuts MOBILE broadband to a fiver - Page 5

dilli-theclaw · 27-02-2009, 10:14

Can I get this via my offnet connection?

BenMcr · 27-02-2009, 10:19

Yes - it says it in the terms of the offer

Offer 1 (Â£5pm) available with...National Unlimited Broadband and Talk Anytime (Bundle 1).

Offer 2 (Â£10pm) available with...National Unlimited Broadband and Talk Evenings and Weekends (Bundle 2) or National Unlimited Broadband.

dilli-theclaw · 27-02-2009, 11:24

I may well give them a call later on

- cheers

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Looks like mine is now on it's way too

AndyCambs · 27-02-2009, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Yes - it says it in the terms of the offer

Offer 1 (Â£5pm) available with...National Unlimited Broadband and Talk Anytime (Bundle 1).

Offer 2 (Â£10pm) available with...National Unlimited Broadband and Talk Evenings and Weekends (Bundle 2) or National Unlimited Broadband.

Well I am on a package - so I find those prices very confusing.

BenMcr · 27-02-2009, 14:05

That's because those are for Virgin National/ADSL customers

For cable customers it's simple:-

If you are on BB M it's Â£10 extra

If you are on BB L, XL or XXL it's Â£5 extra

dilli-theclaw · 28-02-2009, 15:35

I now have mine

which works well even in a non 3g area. Nice

HD462 · 28-02-2009, 16:19

I'm on mine again now too. I just did a speed test and it picked it up as T-Mobile (would do as that's the network it runs on), and a download speed of just over 2Mbps which is ok, fine for the sort of stuff I'll do mobile.

I did notice when I logged into my account on the Virgin site that they'd set the credit limit to Â£100 which I find a bit high. I'd rather it was just Â£10 or so, or even just cuts me off when my 1Gig is used up, as I don't want to accidentally run a bill up by doing something that uses a lot of data, forgetting I'm not at home.

I phoned them up to see if I could lower the credit limit to Â£10 or even Â£20, but she said the lowest they're allowed to lower it to is Â£50, which I still find high. But she said she would give feedback, as they've been asked to collect customer feedback, and a lot of people have been saying the same thing about the credit limit. So she's lowered it to Â£50 for now, and it's a case of watch this space.

BenMcr · 28-02-2009, 16:44

Remember they do send a text just before and just after you hit your usage allowance

deathtrap3000 · 02-03-2009, 14:52

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Originally Posted by HD462

I did notice when I logged into my account on the Virgin site that they'd set the credit limit to Â£100 which I find a bit high. I'd rather it was just Â£10 or so, or even just cuts me off when my 1Gig is used up, as I don't want to accidentally run a bill up by doing something that uses a lot of data, forgetting I'm not at home.

Mines been set to Â£150

Ill have to get it lowered or ill end up having a nasty bill soon.

AndyCambs · 13-05-2009, 07:15

Just wondering what the connection is like if you are outside 3G areas?
I travel through to London on the train, and the onboard WiFi connection is hopeless. What's this going to be like (presumably I may have problems in tunnels)? Anyone have any experience or comments that might assist?

dilli-theclaw · 13-05-2009, 07:17

Well as long as I can get a mobile signal I can use mine. So no tunnels

BUT if it's not in a 3G area it drops back to gprs so it's quite slow then.

AndyCambs · 13-05-2009, 07:22

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

Well as long as I can get a mobile signal I can use mine. So no tunnels

BUT if it's not in a 3G area it drops back to gprs so it's quite slow then.

Slow as in painfully slow? According to the map I am in and out of 3G areas. I just wondering whether it's viable.

dilli-theclaw · 13-05-2009, 07:30

About the same as dial up. So it's ok uless you are accessing sites with heavy graphical content.

So, for example, if you were going to look at CF you'd be better off disabling sigs so that it loads quicker.

MSN works fine though.

edit - I see you are not a hundred miles away from me in Bedfordshire (Potton) so if you really wanted to try you could pop over and have a fiddle if you like.

AndyCambs · 13-05-2009, 07:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas T

About the same as dial up. So it's ok uless you are accessing sites with heavy graphical content.

So, for example, if you were going to look at CF you'd be better off disabling sigs so that it loads quicker.

MSN works fine though.

edit - I see you are not a hundred miles away from me in Bedfordshire (Potton) so if you really wanted to try you could pop over and have a fiddle if you like.

That's awfully kind of you. I'm still wondering what National Express East Coast have in mind for the WiFi - having decided to up the off-peak fares by 11% and whack on a seat reservation fee of £2.50, I can't see them leaving the WiFi as free much longer

Velcrohead · 14-05-2009, 13:21

Is there any way of getting this online?
I cannot see anything in my account page so am presuming not

Cheers.