Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

[ccarmock]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Sure about this? All standards indicate a maximum segment length of 100m, absolute maximum, before active repeating is required?

You are right maximum length without a repeater is 100m. Usually 90m max length for the horrizontal cable allowing for a 5m patch cable either end.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

afaik because the prices have come down now, everyone is being put onto 100/5 until the upgrades have been completed

Barnsley has been done then. Not sure whenBut I thought that you were meant to get the Superhub?

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Sure about this? All standards indicate a maximum segment length of 100m, absolute maximum, before active repeating is required?

Yep you're quite correct Carl, for some reason my old training documentation has cat5 in meters and cat5e in ft

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Yep you're quite correct Carl...

Okay. That's not confusing at all

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Yep you're quite correct Carl, for some reason my old training documentation has cat5 in meters and cat5e in ft

I thought as much going by the 320m, I suspected it referred to 328 feet, or 100m in new money

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Originally Posted by carlwaring

Okay. That's not confusing at all

Given she was quoting me it's not a huge leap of imagination to deduce she was referring to me, I think my name is well known to site regulars and indeed I invite people to refer to me as Carl.

People can even call me Carl Thomas if so inclined, and Facebook stalk / LinkedIn stalk me until their eyes bleed.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Given she was quoting me it's not a huge leap of imagination to deduce she was referring to me...

Of course she was

I think my name is well known to site regulars ...

I was not aware of it. I am now.

It was merely a off-hand comment.

[Ignitionnet]

Just to pull this thread back on topic before there's the upstream upgrade in most areas you'll be seeing a firmware upgrade to your Superhub / VMNG300.

[thenry]

wow here we... will it be in the upcoming firmware upgrade for the SH or is that a wifi upgrade only? if its wifi only do you reckon the buffer issue raised (see my sig) will be looked at and improved when the upgrade to aid upsteam is pushed?

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Just to pull this thread back on topic before there's the upstream upgrade in most areas you'll be seeing a firmware upgrade to your Superhub / VMNG300.

Errrr, who said there wouldnt be anymore firmware updates for the vmng300 because VM don't want it used anymore (*cough* Ben)

If they can have firmware written for upstream (whatever it is for) it shows there are still enough customers who are using the vmng300 to warrant it (previous statements have been made saying it isnt worth the money).

Now that they have proven they can still get firmware written for it, I would be well impressed if they get can update to allow 8 channels. If they do that I'll forgive them for the turmoil I had to go through during my 100mbit upgrade.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

(*cough* Ben)

When did I say that?

[General Maximus]

I dont know but I thought I would blame you for it

Seriously though, it was either you, Masque or Nopanic, I can't remember which one though. It was probably Masque because I can remember the speach about the shub and how that is all VM are interested in and the vmgn300 is end of line bla bla bla and they arent interested in supporting it and if anything goes wrong it will be replaced with the shub etc etc.

I am honestly well chuffed that they have gone to the effort of having new firmware written though to fix whatever is wrong with the upstream. It shows they are happy with us keeping the vmng300 for a while because they could easly have said screw you, you need a shub to get it to work if previous comments made in the past were anything to go by.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

I dont know but I thought I would blame you for it

Seriously though, it was either you, Masque or Nopanic, I can't remember which one though. It was probably Masque because I can remember the speach about the shub and how that is all VM are interested in and the vmgn300 is end of line bla bla bla and they arent interested in supporting it and if anything goes wrong it will be replaced with the shub etc etc.

I would not hold your breath until you actually see a different firmware in your VMNG300 as I would trust them as far as I could throw Necker Island.

[Jayster]

Originally Posted by Peter_

I would not hold your breath until you actually see a different firmware in your VMNG300 as I would trust them as far as I could throw Necker Island.

But do you not trust Ignition?

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by Peter_

I would not hold your breath until you actually see a different firmware in your VMNG300 as I would trust them as far as I could throw Necker Island.

Welllll, for reference this is what I am on atm so lets see what happens

Boot Code Version : 6.1.1c
Software Version : 3.11.1201
Hardware Version : 1.39.0

Originally Posted by Jayster

But do you not trust Ignition?

implicitly

[Jayster]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

Welllll, for reference this is what I am on atm so lets see what happens

Boot Code Version : 6.1.1c
Software Version : 3.11.1201
Hardware Version : 1.39.0

Im on the same apart from the Hardware version which is 1.48.0