Anyone with Virgin Media Broadband ??
13-07-2007, 08:51 AM
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Anyone with Virgin Media Broadband ??
Thinking of getting there XL service...
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...uct.do?id=3246
Anyone had any problems ? Good speed ?
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...uct.do?id=3246
Anyone had any problems ? Good speed ?
13-07-2007, 10:49 AM
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Must admit, the customer service is crap but the availability and uptime is superb. No download limits and I never suffer slower than advertised speeds (unlike DSL).
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13-07-2007, 10:58 AM
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I was a ntl customer for 6 years, switched to dsl because of theyre constant billing fuck ups.
Just switched back because dsl is sooo slow, cable is just so consistently fast. Customer service is still utter bollucks though
Just switched back because dsl is sooo slow, cable is just so consistently fast. Customer service is still utter bollucks though
13-07-2007, 11:04 AM
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Ntl customer services were allways utter shit when i was with them on 56k dial up 
i was allways told that i was in a non capabale b,b area
funny thing is 3 door's down have cable b,b @ 8 meg
work that one out peep's
i was allways told that i was in a non capabale b,b area
funny thing is 3 door's down have cable b,b @ 8 meg
work that one out peep's
13-07-2007, 11:06 AM
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Adam - I get limited service most of the time between 15:00 + 21:00 
(New fuckin stupid idea from them 
)
If you download over 3gb per day they limit your download rate to 1meg
It says 'unlimited broadband' but it restricts your speed... They are sneaky fuckers!
For a person like me who hammers newsgroups lots i've become kinda stuck!
I haven't downloaded anything today and i've just done a speed test...
I supposed to be on 20ish Meg but never see anything over about 15ish...
(New fuckin stupid idea from them )If you download over 3gb per day they limit your download rate to 1meg
It says 'unlimited broadband' but it restricts your speed... They are sneaky fuckers! For a person like me who hammers newsgroups lots i've become kinda stuck!
I haven't downloaded anything today and i've just done a speed test...
I supposed to be on 20ish Meg but never see anything over about 15ish...
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13-07-2007, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Smit
Adam - I get limited service most of the time between 15:00 + 21:00 (New fuckin stupid idea from them )
If you download over 3gb per day they limit your download rate to 1meg It says 'unlimited broadband' but it restricts your speed... They are sneaky fuckers!
For a person like me who hammers newsgroups lots i've become kinda stuck!
I haven't downloaded anything today and i've just done a speed test...
I supposed to be on 20ish Meg but never see anything over about 15ish...
(New fuckin stupid idea from them )If you download over 3gb per day they limit your download rate to 1meg
It says 'unlimited broadband' but it restricts your speed... They are sneaky fuckers! For a person like me who hammers newsgroups lots i've become kinda stuck!
I haven't downloaded anything today and i've just done a speed test...
I supposed to be on 20ish Meg but never see anything over about 15ish...
i'd buy that for a dollar
i only get 6.9 meg max on a bt 8 meg line
with a shitty 380 u/l
13-07-2007, 11:52 AM
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I get a constant 19.2mb whatever time of day.
CS is shit as said above.
smit
Not heard about this 15 - 21 capping that you say, maybe you are in the top 5% downloaders lol
I also thought they dropped it down to 5mb for 4 hours, not down to 1mb.
CS is shit as said above.
smit
Not heard about this 15 - 21 capping that you say, maybe you are in the top 5% downloaders lol
I also thought they dropped it down to 5mb for 4 hours, not down to 1mb.
13-07-2007, 03:10 PM
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Assuming youve checked your in a cabled area??... nothing, book the installation and tell the bloke where you want teh modem. He will do all the hard work.
13-07-2007, 03:37 PM
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Smit, they call it 'traffic management'
Most ISP's have a fair use policy, which incorporates similar measures if you read the small print.
There is also an ongoing speed issue for the XL service (although it's affecting me too on L) Info on the service status area of the customer zone.
During peak times, the top 5% on the Size: XL package download at least 3GB of traffic each.
Any users hitting this amount during peak times (4pm till midnight) will have their broadband speed temporarily traffic managed – their download speed will be set to 5Mb, with their upload speed set to 256Kb. This will last for 4 hours from when the traffic management policy is applied.
Even if a Broadband Size: XL user has their speed temporarily traffic managed, they can still download over 4,000 music files per day.
Any users hitting this amount during peak times (4pm till midnight) will have their broadband speed temporarily traffic managed – their download speed will be set to 5Mb, with their upload speed set to 256Kb. This will last for 4 hours from when the traffic management policy is applied.
Even if a Broadband Size: XL user has their speed temporarily traffic managed, they can still download over 4,000 music files per day.
There is also an ongoing speed issue for the XL service (although it's affecting me too on L) Info on the service status area of the customer zone.
13-07-2007, 04:42 PM
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During peak times, the top 5% on the Size: XL package download at least 3GB of traffic each.
Any users hitting this amount during peak times (4pm till midnight) will have their broadband speed temporarily traffic managed – their download speed will be set to 5Mb, with their upload speed set to 256Kb. This will last for 4 hours from when the traffic management policy is applied.
Even if a Broadband Size: XL user has their speed temporarily traffic managed, they can still download over 4,000 music files per day.
Any users hitting this amount during peak times (4pm till midnight) will have their broadband speed temporarily traffic managed – their download speed will be set to 5Mb, with their upload speed set to 256Kb. This will last for 4 hours from when the traffic management policy is applied.
Even if a Broadband Size: XL user has their speed temporarily traffic managed, they can still download over 4,000 music files per day.
16-07-2007, 11:06 AM
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pointless gettin anythin over 4mb specially for streaming. as it comes down in pulse and the lines cant cope (came from an enginner for virgin) yes it is quick for downloads from http. i am on 20mb as is my mate and we both have issues with streaming!
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