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Want to make a complaint to the BBC's Watchdog about your Virginmedia broadband like many others? here is where

http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer[....]tchdog/contact_computers.shtml

Roll on seeing them on Watchdog.

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[ This Message was edited by: Toney_Ericsson on 2007-05-07 22:30 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-07 20:42:51
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Here's a couple of interesting facts about Steve Birtch, incase you didn't know he's now running Virgin Media, but came from Comcast in the US, this is what happened when he was in the US.

He ran the largest cable network and introduced controversial traffic shaping, which was widely talked about and I don't think is common in the US: Both clearly on the Comcast Wikipedia page, it's interesting that they note traffic shaping, where as they don't do this on any other US ISP's, so Comcast must have been noted for it's traffic shaping.

According to the Comcast High Speed Internet terms of service, customers are provided with dynamic IP addresses[2]. Comcast has not admitted to implementing a traffic shaping policy that can interfere with Voice over IP or online gaming applications. Comcast has a policy of terminating broadband customers who allegedly use excessive bandwidth. Comcast has declined to disclose a numerical bandwidth limit, arguing that the limit is variable on a monthly basis and dependent on the capacity of specific cable nodes. Comcast claims this policy only affects users whose bandwidth consumption is among the top one percent of high-speed internet customers. Statements issued by Comcast in response to press inquiries suggest that excessive usage is generally defined as several hundred gigabytes per month.[3] However, their terms of service state that a costumer's use should not "represent (in the sole judgment of Comcast) an overly large burden on the network."

He refused to provide other channels output and was forced to arbitration, where they made them pay more money and display the channel:

After the Washington Nationals baseball team relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2004, Comcast alienated many fans in the area by refusing to add the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), which airs the team's games, to its channel lineup. In July 2006, as a condition of its approval of Comcast's takeover of a portion of Adelphia's assets, the FCC ordered Comcast to enter into binding arbitration with MASN to settle their dispute. As a result, on August 4, 2006, it was announced that Comcast would carry MASN programming starting in September 2006. A price increase was announced as well.

In the Philadelphia region, Comcast uses the FCC's "terrestrial loophole" to avoid negotiations with satellite television services for delivery of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, which is transmitted via a closed-wired system instead of satellite (as its predecessor, PRISM, was a local-only service). This essentially denies competition in the Philadelphia market for games of the Philadelphia Phillies (baseball), Philadelphia 76ers (basketball), and Philadelphia Flyers (hockey). Comcast does, however, supply Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia programming to Verizon for their competing FIOS video service.

Sound familiar?
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Posted: 2007-05-07 23:31:46
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My answer to that is why don't you just download the episodes your missing?

My friends with Virgin Media and he was abit angry at first but he would change to Sky one just for the sake of a tv show

I have Virgin media's Broadband and Phone line here at home,
never encountered any problems though
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Posted: 2007-05-07 23:54:05
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Theres a slight problem with that MissUK

Look here http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html look at for example if your a 4MB customer

"Broadband Size: L
During peak times, the top 5% on the Size: L package download at least 750MB 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 2Mb, with their upload speed set to 192Kb. This will last for 4 hours from when the traffic management policy is applied."

So basically even if there was'nt connection problems at the moment/slow speeds and IF everybody was getting the speed their supposed to be on say 4MB after you have downloaded or used 750mb you would be on half your speed but still being charged the full wack for 4mb!

Thats also what this is about.....

On another note, it's so easy to use 750mb, you don't have to be a complete mick taker and be downloading the whole internet. I personally do a fair bit of online gaming, download stuff, stream stuff it all uses bandwidth.

You could easily use 750MB in an hour and a half a day and then you would have your connection strangled to half but still be paying for twice that.

I'm currently beta testing something for the BBC. Later you will be able to download BBC program's that say you missed last week. Thats no good with this Virginmedia broadband though is it. Things like that are the future, you also have things like joost. They all use bandwidth and besides the point this is meant toi be an unlimited broadband connection.

It is'nt it's traffic shaped now - false advertising I think







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[ This Message was edited by: Toney_Ericsson on 2007-05-07 23:27 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-08 00:13:12
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Hmm...

I was on that 4MB but I had it dropped down to 2MB..
I tend not to download much, I know a few people in my area do cos sometimes the net is ever so slow, a few times it's refused to work aswell late at night but I guess stuff like that happens

is there any news when there putting the speed up again,
they do this every now and then when they get off there lazy arses
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Posted: 2007-05-08 00:18:10
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Virginmedia are out to supply customers with half speed broadband but charging for the full wack during 4pm and midnight when most people use their internet.

That saves them money, just like with Sky, they "did'nt want to pay". It also makes them more money!

The laughable thing also is they have increased 10mb broadband to £37, it used to be £35 a month. £2 extra from say a million customers also makes them a lot of extra money.

Last year they made £313 million profit from Virginmedia customers.

The way I see it they are a bunch of ******s.

I do not believe none of this "we are doing customers a favour" crap as it is just that.





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[ This Message was edited by: Toney_Ericsson on 2007-05-07 23:41 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-08 00:39:47
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I guess the reason for that is because of the loss of customers moaning about SkyOne..

so they have had to increase there prices!

But hey i'll keep my eyes open see if I get any probs,
im gunna ave to download a film or sumat about 9pm - 12 midnight
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Posted: 2007-05-08 00:47:24
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I think it's all about making more money out of customers and supplying a crap service which is what it is now.

Even a sodding update patch for say Battlefield 2142 can be 500mb. It does'nt take much to use 750mb. How the hell can over 750mb be excessive use. Thats normal use i'd say.

Read this another happy Virginmedia customer

http://forum.myvirginmediahell.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=39
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[ This Message was edited by: Toney_Ericsson on 2007-05-08 00:04 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-08 00:59:56
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Heres some more on it, this is basically what I've been saying all along...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/[....]8/vigin_nationwide_throttling/
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Posted: 2007-05-08 14:38:56
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no problems for me i have my phone tv and broadband from virgin aswell as my mobile 10 pound per month that gives me 300 texts and anytime minutes.

i download or upload nearly every day on utorrent at maximum speeds for both on my 2mb connection. just sometimes it depends on peers connected to me.
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Posted: 2007-05-11 11:40:18
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