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Carl Waring wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Carl Waring wrote:
naza wrote:

How many Customers Does IDnet have exactly?

I don't think anyone except IDnet will be able to answer that. I
have tried to find a figure on their web site but it seems they
don't produce the same kind of Quaterly results as, say, VM.

As a private company they don't have to.

Graham

Nice get out clause that, isn't it ;-)

Get out of what ?

Graham

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Daffy Duck wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Daffy Duck wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Daffy Duck wrote:
Eeyore wrote:

What speeds do you get at peak times on what package ? I see little
slowdown with Idnet for example.

Have you forgotten your post of 15:09 on the 30th?,,,,you were getting a
speed of 5713kbs,that's over 25% less than the headline 8mbs and even
considerably slower than some other links you've posted......seems like
more than a little slowdown there.

That's what I call a 'little slowdown'. It's STILL 80% of the maximum
theoretical possible, unlike the 12% I was getting with VM at peak times.

Graham

20% is not a "little slowdown".

YES IT IS

No it's not....5% may be little but 20% is a substantial slowdown

And 88% is a BIG slowdown.

I never said it wasn't.
I notice tho that the 88% slowdown is from VM's headline speed but your 20%
with Idnet is from 7150kbs not the headline speed of 8mbs.Lets compare like
like and your slowdown from the headline speed is,in fact,closer to 30% not
20%.Plus,as i posted earlier,it wasn't at peak times either.
Looks like your Idnet service isn't as flawless as you would have people
believe.

Silly child

Should I quit Virginmedia?
 

Mark McIntyre wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:54:19 +0000, Lobster wrote:

I've been with VM for years now; currently we take TV (XL package)
/phone (talk evening/weekends package alongside several 3rd party
companies via a dialer box)/broadband (L package; 4 Mb) from them at a
total cost of 49.45 GBP/month.

(OP is considering swapping)

However my major concern is that currently I'm very happy what VM
delivers, notably our broadband has hardly ever gone down and works
extremely efficiently. I've hardly ever had to get involved with the
notorious Customer Service, just because I have no need of them.

Why not ditch the TV and phone, and speak to Retentions to get a deal on
the broadband.

Well thanks to all for the input - much appreciated even if the thread
has now drifted off a bit ;-)

I've now been convinced that I should definitely stick with VM for
broadband, so have just had a conversation with their Retentions during
which the codeword "$ky" might have been mentioned: without so much as a
murmur I was offered 35 GBP for the same package, which I agreed to
(maybe I should have held out for more given the alacrity with which
that offer was made!).

Anyway, good outcome as far as I'm concerned, even if it does mean the
kids can whistle for their Sky1!

Thanks
David

Should I quit Virginmedia?
 

Lobster wrote:

Mark McIntyre wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:54:19 +0000, Lobster wrote:

I've been with VM for years now; currently we take TV (XL package)
/phone (talk evening/weekends package alongside several 3rd party
companies via a dialer box)/broadband (L package; 4 Mb) from them at a
total cost of 49.45 GBP/month.

(OP is considering swapping)

However my major concern is that currently I'm very happy what VM
delivers, notably our broadband has hardly ever gone down and works
extremely efficiently. I've hardly ever had to get involved with the
notorious Customer Service, just because I have no need of them.

Why not ditch the TV and phone, and speak to Retentions to get a deal on
the broadband.

Well thanks to all for the input - much appreciated even if the thread
has now drifted off a bit ;-)

I've now been convinced that I should definitely stick with VM for
broadband, so have just had a conversation with their Retentions during
which the codeword "$ky" might have been mentioned: without so much as a
murmur I was offered 35 GBP for the same package, which I agreed to
(maybe I should have held out for more given the alacrity with which
that offer was made!).

Anyway, good outcome as far as I'm concerned, even if it does mean the
kids can whistle for their Sky1!

Just make sure they do now actually honour that arrangement !

Graham

Should I quit Virginmedia?
 

Eeyore wrote:

Lobster wrote:

I've now been convinced that I should definitely stick with VM for
broadband, so have just had a conversation with their Retentions during
which the codeword "$ky" might have been mentioned: without so much as a
murmur I was offered 35 GBP for the same package, which I agreed to
(maybe I should have held out for more given the alacrity with which
that offer was made!).

Anyway, good outcome as far as I'm concerned, even if it does mean the
kids can whistle for their Sky1!

Just make sure they do now actually honour that arrangement !

Oh, they won't have any option. I'll just say "Kids, sorry, but
there'll be no Sky One", and that'll be the end of it. ;-)

David

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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:15:31 +0000, Eeyore wrote:

Daffy Duck wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Daffy Duck wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Daffy Duck wrote:
Eeyore wrote:

What speeds do you get at peak times on what package ? I see little
slowdown with Idnet for example.

Have you forgotten your post of 15:09 on the 30th?,,,,you were getting a
speed of 5713kbs,that's over 25% less than the headline 8mbs and even
considerably slower than some other links you've posted......seems like
more than a little slowdown there.

That's what I call a 'little slowdown'. It's STILL 80% of the maximum
theoretical possible, unlike the 12% I was getting with VM at peak times.

Graham

20% is not a "little slowdown".

YES IT IS

No it's not....5% may be little but 20% is a substantial slowdown

And 88% is a BIG slowdown.

I never said it wasn't.
I notice tho that the 88% slowdown is from VM's headline speed but your 20%
with Idnet is from 7150kbs not the headline speed of 8mbs.Lets compare like
like and your slowdown from the headline speed is,in fact,closer to 30% not
20%.Plus,as i posted earlier,it wasn't at peak times either.
Looks like your Idnet service isn't as flawless as you would have people
believe.

Silly child

No real answer then.....not unusual for you really.

Should I quit Virginmedia?
 

Eeyore wrote:
Carl Waring wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Carl Waring wrote:
naza wrote:

How many Customers Does IDnet have exactly?

I don't think anyone except IDnet will be able to answer that. I
have tried to find a figure on their web site but it seems they
don't produce the same kind of Quaterly results as, say, VM.

As a private company they don't have to.

Graham

Nice get out clause that, isn't it ;-)

Get out of what ?

Get out of anything ;-)

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"Lobster" wrote in message
...

Therefore I'm wondering if I'm just setting myself up for a fall by
switching away from VM, apparently without knowing how good the
competitive service will be until it's up and running? I live about a
mile from the nearest BT exchange, which sounds OK I think? And bt.com's
postcode speed checker claims 5.5Mb max.

OTOH, I might just try and get through to VM retentions and try and blag a
price reduction on my current service, and to hell with Sky 1!

I went to Sky from Virgin media, I have Sky+ and Sky Broadband Via Connect
(Currently £5 a month)..

I get full 8mb here, i`m nowhere near the exchange (about 1/4 mile away) and
got to say it was the best move I made, I was paying VM £37.50 a month for
20mb (when it hit 20mb).

Sky tv is superior to Cable, the Tv guide, the recording facility etc..

I`ve never looked back.


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"Lobster" wrote in message
...
I've been with VM for years now; currently we take TV (XL package)
/phone (talk evening/weekends package alongside several 3rd party
companies via a dialer box)/broadband (L package; 4 Mb) from them at a
total cost of 49.45 GBP/month.

I'm now thinking of changing this, driven by (a) a feeling that I'm paying
too much overall and (b) family pressure to get access to Sky 1(!) which
we lost after the Sky-VM spat earlier this year.

One bonus of being a VM customer is their PAYT rate phone deal
of 300 mins and 300 text for 10 quid a month
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...bileoffer.html

Steve Terry

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Steve Terry wrote:
One bonus of being a VM customer is their PAYT rate phone deal
of 300 mins and 300 text for 10 quid a month
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...bileoffer.html

Ermm.. no. That would be a 'pay monthly' deal ;-)


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