Traffic Shaping Affecting All Tiers - Page 11

welwynrose · 03-05-2007, 18:46

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Originally Posted by meangreenie

1) yeh right

2) I bet they still get more than 1Mbit for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10.00 a month

3) I bet they still get more than 1Mbit for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10.00 a month

4) working on it (wip), the whole lot will have to go.. sky have a nice 5 step plan to get rid of Virgin without any disruption to my service

No really I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN & I AM NOT A MAN

any way 3gb a night is equal to 90gb a month & you will still be able to download more than 3gb but it will just be S L O W E R

Hope you're happy with Sky and their "Fair Use Policy" that doesn't actually specify what they consider excessive

boodykaka · 03-05-2007, 18:47

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Originally Posted by welwynrose

1) I am not a Virgin representitve ot a Mr for that matter

2) A lot of people can not get the full 16mb because of the distance from the exchange

3) Unlimited until you become and "excessive" user in their eyes according to the fair use policy

4) You don't like what VM are doing then change service providers or change your downloading habits

Calm down Gladys everyone has their points & I have to say VM talk a load of B.S , I know this first hand, they have also not been fully honest when advertising unlimited BB , the average punter would never know anything about their FUP

kar · 03-05-2007, 18:48

I'm pretty sure they've worded the agreements such that 'traffic management' isn't a cause for contract termination.

But lauded that over people who are ****ed off is not going to inspire any loyalty when that 12 mth contract _does_ end.

Mine's finishing in September, and I'll be taking all my current Virgin services with me, I'm going to need a bt line anyway for dsl, so I can't see any reason I'd keep my tele and phone with Virgin.

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any way 3gb a night is equal to 90gb a month & you will still be able to download more than 3gb but it will just be S L O W E R

3GB per night is plenty imo. But those of us on the 4MB plan get 750 meg before being crippled which is, frankly, utterly ridiculous.

welwynrose · 03-05-2007, 18:49

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Originally Posted by boodykaka

Calm down Gladys everyone has their points & I have to say VM talk a load of B.S , I know this first hand, they have also not been fully honest when advertising unlimited BB , the average punter would never know anything about their FUP

I agree everyone has a point including me - also I don't think the average punter is going to be affected by their FUP

McMav · 03-05-2007, 18:51

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Originally Posted by kar

3GB per night is plenty imo. But those of us on the 4MB plan get 750 meg before being crippled which is, frankly, utterly ridiculous.

Not half even the poor 2 Mbit getting 350 is taking the ****. Anyone think somne suit just thought of a number???

boodykaka · 03-05-2007, 18:55

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Originally Posted by welwynrose

I agree everyone has a point including me - also I don't think the average punter is going to be affected by their FUP

In your opinion which you are entitled to , but that does not mean that you should assume that everyone else on this board agrees with you

foreverwar · 03-05-2007, 18:59

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Originally Posted by boodykaka

In your opinion which you are entitled to , but that does not mean that you should assume that everyone else on this board agrees with you

I refer the honourable gentleman to his own statement....

meangreenie · 03-05-2007, 19:00

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Originally Posted by welwynrose

No really I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN & I AM NOT A MAN

any way 3gb a night is equal to 90gb a month & you will still be able to download more than 3gb but it will just be S L O W E R

Hope you're happy with Sky and their "Fair Use Policy" that doesn't actually specify what they consider excessive

please let us pay more for less.. oh sorry that is what you are already saying

McMav · 03-05-2007, 19:05

Perhaps they should now advertise it as

"Broadband limited when you want it unlimited when you dont."

welwynrose · 03-05-2007, 19:07

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Originally Posted by boodykaka

In your opinion which you are entitled to , but that does not mean that you should assume that everyone else on this board agrees with you

no & it does not mean that people should assume that everyone disagrees with me - I have no problem with the traffic shaping - yes I download but I do my downloading overnight and during the day - from the figures stated traffic shaping is only going to affect 5% of bb subscribers - has anyone considered that VM might just be doing the same as Sky has with their TV subscribers - they could be trying to get rid of the people that expect to max out their connection 24/7 at the detriment of other users - I am happy to pay my money to VM for their services and am happy with the services I receive - people will vote with their feet and if they don't like what Virgin they can change - ok they may have to wait until the end of their 12 month contracts but thats the same as every company - at work we've had to wait 6 month to change our ISP

McMav · 03-05-2007, 19:08

I agree in some respects that its an attemtp to get rid of the high downloaders. But why set such low levels on the lower services???? Are they just making sure the big boys down downgrade?

3 GB level for all.

shawty · 03-05-2007, 19:13

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Originally Posted by welwynrose

no & it does not mean that people should assume that everyone disagrees with me - I have no problem with the traffic shaping - yes I download but I do my downloading overnight and during the day - from the figures stated traffic shaping is only going to affect 5% of bb subscribers - has anyone considered that VM might just be doing the same as Sky has with their TV subscribers - they could be trying to get rid of the people that expect to max out their connection 24/7 at the detriment of other users - I am happy to pay my money to VM for their services and am happy with the services I receive - people will vote with their feet and if they don't like what Virgin they can change - ok they may have to wait until the end of their 12 month contracts but thats the same as every company - at work we've had to wait 6 month to change our ISP

Thats not the stupid point thoug. If you love Virgin Media thats up to you, there is plenty that dont have have the right to complain and this is one reason. They are not ofereing unlimited broadband at a limited range from 4-12PM wether you like it or not and wether you get capped or not. They advertise as unlimited and it is not unlimited no more.

meangreenie · 03-05-2007, 19:14

Man i wish i could find that button that allows me to download something a 3.00am in the morning while I'm asleep.. could someone please help me ?

peanut · 03-05-2007, 19:15

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Originally Posted by meangreenie

Man i wish i could find that button that allows me to download something a 3.00am in the morning while I'm asleep.. could someone please help me ?

Get an alarm clock

welwynrose · 03-05-2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by meangreenie

Man i wish i could find that button that allows me to download something a 3.00am in the morning while I'm asleep.. could someone please help me ?

you could always start you downloads before you go to bed and switch off your pc in the morning