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Title: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 17 April 2012, 14:44
FYI

HERE (http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-upgrade-now-from-10mb-30mb-virgin-media-1193507?page=1)

Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Mr GTD on 17 April 2012, 16:14
Sounds good, will let me bro know...ta v much!
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Mr Blue on 17 April 2012, 16:28
What a crap automated system they have. can't get through to an advisor!
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: wretch20vt on 17 April 2012, 16:47
vm are rubbish they cap there speeds at peak hours even when they say they dont.
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 17 April 2012, 16:50
I was listening to a Radio Wales phone yesterday on call centres  and some tech genius said that saying the word "adviser" get you through immediately to someone.

 :grin:

Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: dragonfly on 17 April 2012, 18:46
The upgrade is old news - have you not seen the adverts?  If you are a new customer you still get an upgrade.
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: thatwillis on 17 April 2012, 18:52
Running at 50mb with virgin already  :laugh:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: R32UK on 17 April 2012, 18:57
i got a letter from that nice man mr bolt... he said I will automatically get upgraded from 50MB to 100MB. Thank you that man  :evil:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 17 April 2012, 19:00
Quote from: wretch20vt on 17 April 2012, 16:47
vm are rubbish they cap there speeds at peak hours even when they say they dont.

really,  :rolleyes:

so explain why for the last 11 months i pull 30 meg from 5pm til midnight, daily  :smiley:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 17 April 2012, 19:18
Im lucky to get over 1 meg, f**k virgin in the bummy wummy
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 17 April 2012, 19:36
oh, half 7 and i am on a crappy  reduced service, NOT

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899908815.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 17 April 2012, 19:39
20 meg broadband at its best! Boom....  :sick:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899930695.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Jay on 17 April 2012, 19:54
Quote from: Chuff on 17 April 2012, 19:36
oh, half 7 and i am on a crappy  reduced service, NOT

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899908815.png)

Contention ratios are in your favour  :grin:


Quote from: Sam on 17 April 2012, 19:39
20 meg broadband at its best! Boom....  :sick:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899930695.png)

Contention ratio's are not on your side. :laugh:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: clipperjay on 17 April 2012, 20:02
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899972717.png) :rolleyes:
My ping is better than chuffs  :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 17 April 2012, 20:04
I was sat in the bog,  :grin:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 17 April 2012, 20:05
just wired up

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1899981098.png)

 :smug:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: luke on 18 April 2012, 09:53
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1900946360.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 18 April 2012, 11:35
It gets faster.....

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1901076776.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: R32UK on 18 April 2012, 11:52
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1901098327.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 18 April 2012, 17:07
I sh!t you not....

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1901645525.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 18 April 2012, 18:41
Quote from: Sam on 18 April 2012, 17:07
I sh!t you not....

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1901645525.png)

another " reduced " service time test  :rolleyes:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1901838365.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Steve_PD on 18 April 2012, 18:50
They do throttle speeds Chuff but only the ports which are used for file sharing (http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=389387&CURRENT_CMD=SEARCH&CONFIGURATION=1029&PARTITION_ID=1&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTY=us&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=Cable) you won't notice the throttling as you don't use these ports

Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Steve_PD on 18 April 2012, 18:59
Take these speediest results with a pinch of salt

4 tests done within 5 mins of each other on 4 different severs

(http://speedtest.net/result/1901864207.png)

(http://speedtest.net/result/1901861813.png)

(http://speedtest.net/result/1901868679.png)

(http://speedtest.net/result/1901866162.png)

But yet Ive just connected to my usenet server and got 19.6 Mb/s download
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: JC on 18 April 2012, 19:02
geek  :nerd:



 :kiss:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 22 April 2012, 19:36
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1909500513.png)
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 22 April 2012, 19:56
I think I have found the problem......


(http://www.virginmedia.com/images/tm-table-su-large.jpg)

Yes that is correct, if in the evening you watch a couple of episodes of Top Gear or a film through netflix virgin will reduce your download speed by 75%+ for 5 hours!!!

Gonna have a word with my landlord about switching to BT  :smiley:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: R32UK on 22 April 2012, 23:31
i see the solution..... XXL (which i have)  :grin:
Title: Re: FAO: Those on Virgin Media Broadband
Post by: Sam on 23 April 2012, 00:19
Quote from: R32UK on 22 April 2012, 23:31
i see the solution..... XXL (which i have)  :grin:


i see the solution..... XXL (which i cant get)   :angry: