Virgin's 50Mb broadband arriving December 15? - Page 22

Fatec · 15-12-2008, 16:12

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Originally Posted by BarFly

based on that reasoning, any speed has a cap until it becomes infinite ??

There will always be a max throughput you can transfer in any given time, therefore it is always capped...

Read where i said purposely, there is difference between a max line cap and an artifically put in place one.

**Stephen** · 15-12-2008, 16:13

A cap means something is put in place to block or stop use of a service. STM just means your connection is a bit slower for a few hours. Totally different!

I am just annoyed that I can't get 50MB till April.

popper · 15-12-2008, 16:13

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/50Mb/index.do

Jinx

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From the FAQ:

Where is 50Mb broadband available?

We're busy rolling out up to 50Mb broadband across our fibre optic network, so it won't be available everywhere straight away. This month though, we'll be able to sign up around 1.3 million homes in parts of Scotland, the Midlands and South London. The rest of the 12.6 million UK homes covered by our fibre optic network will be ready for 50Mb by next summer. To find out if your street is ready now, just fill in the postcode checker and we'll tell you!

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Originally Posted by Virgin Media
6 Package: The 50Mb service includes a new EuroDOCSIS3-compatible modem, an unlimited service with no traffic management at launch (acceptable use policy still applies),

and a complete wireless kit to make the most of 50Mb speeds (including 802.11n router and 802.11n USB dongle),

PCguard Total anti-virus and anti-spyware protection. Virgin Media uses traffic management on its network to ensure the vast majority of customers receive the high quality of service they expect. Virgin Media will be trialling a variety of different approaches to traffic management and upstream speeds, to improve the unique performance of this service.

ben , did you tell them to make sure they put in the 11n kit to sweeten the first payment deal, how long before the it becomes limited stock and you have to pay for it as a temp thing like the old antiquated 11g did

Fatec · 15-12-2008, 16:13

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Originally Posted by Stephen

A cap means something is put in place to block or stop use of a service. STM just means your connection is a bit slower for a few hours. Totally different!

I am just annoyed that I can't get 50MB till April.

Ah well, enjoy getting ripped off.

BarFly · 15-12-2008, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Fatec

Read where i said purposely, there is difference between a max line cap and an artifically put in place one.

& theres a difference between STM & a Cap

broadbandking · 15-12-2008, 16:19

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Originally Posted by Stephen

A cap means something is put in place to block or stop use of a service. STM just means your connection is a bit slower for a few hours. Totally different!

I am just annoyed that I can't get 50MB till April.

You are BLOCKED to the amount of data you can download, seriously read what you wrote. Sorry for going off topic

BenMcr · 15-12-2008, 16:29

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Originally Posted by popper

ben , did you tell them to make sure they put in the 11n kit to sweeten the first payment deal, how long before the it becomes limited stock and you have to pay for it as a temp thing like the old antiquated 11g did

If only I had such influence

philipp · 15-12-2008, 16:31

So let me get this striaght... I currently have

XL Broadband 37.00
Phone 11.00
Talk Evening and Weekends and Evenings 3.45
Discount - 4.00 .

Once 50mbit is launched in my area I can get it for
Phone 11.00
XXL Broadband for 35.00

Which will be more or less what I pay now. What is the catch? What will Phone and XL Broadband reduce too?

**Stephen** · 15-12-2008, 16:32

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Originally Posted by broadbandking

You are BLOCKED to the amount of data you can download, seriously read what you wrote. Sorry for going off topic

I did not get blocked, that would mean my service was interupted and wasn't functioning however I can still browse the web, download and upload so it wasn't blocked.

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Originally Posted by Fatec

Ah well, enjoy getting ripped off.

Check who I am employed by in my sig. I am not getting ripped off

, also I have only been STM'd once and even then it didn't bother me too much.

I do not think STM will be added to the 50MB until it is 100% rolled out across the UK and then they will have probably studied the service to see its effects on the network before considering how many Gigs of data you can recieve before the STM would kick in.

popper · 15-12-2008, 16:43

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Originally Posted by smeemi

Why am i getting loads of emails from here about this thread. I haven't even subscribed to it. Â¬_Â¬

you automaticly sub to a thread here if you post in it.....

goto http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/usercp.php top left just above "post reply".....

and you will see the threads you have posted in and can unsub there if you like to a given thread..so stopping the emails notification......

*DaRk FiBrE* · 15-12-2008, 16:46

BenMcr · 15-12-2008, 16:47

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Originally Posted by philipp

So let me get this striaght... I currently have

XL Broadband 37.00
Phone 11.00
Talk Evening and Weekends and Evenings 3.45
Discount - 4.00 .

Once 50mbit is launched in my area I can get it for
Phone 11.00
XXL Broadband for 35.00

Which will be more or less what I pay now. What is the catch? What will Phone and XL Broadband reduce too?

No as the current bundle for Phone M and BB XL has a Â£16 discount in it rather than the Â£4 one you currently get.

So if you took out BB XL and TEW today it would be Â£34.45, whereas BB XXL and TEW will be Â£49.45

BarFly · 15-12-2008, 16:51

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Originally Posted by *DaRk FiBrE*

SNIP.

Please dont copy & paste corporate one sided ******** from the group internet.

If people want to learn about STM, Capping, & everything else, let them learn in a way that explains good & bad, & that provides a balanced viewpoint.

*DaRk FiBrE* · 15-12-2008, 16:55

I was aiming to help indicate why WE do it, hence the title of the thread. Sure, if you want general info, go look it up. You want specifically why WE as an ISP do it, I gave you it... simple as.

Fatec · 15-12-2008, 16:59

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Originally Posted by *DaRk FiBrE*

I was aiming to help indicate why WE do it, hence the title of the thread. Sure, if you want general info, go look it up. You want specifically why WE as an ISP do it, I gave you it... simple as.

You do it because you oversubscribe and dont upgrade the network.

Any network that is properly maintained and upgraded would not need STM.

And extremely heavy users would be controlled properly, rather than capping anyone who dares use their connection at full capacity for more than 20minutes at a time.

Corporate Bull at its finest.

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Check who I am employed by in my sig. I am not getting ripped off

, also I have only been STM'd once and even then it didn't bother me too much.

Yes, well, that's not fair

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I do not think STM will be added to the 50MB until it is 100% rolled out across the UK and then they will have probably studied the service to see its effects on the network before considering how many Gigs of data you can recieve before the STM would kick in.

Correct, STM is to be rolled out as soon as rollout of 50Mbit is complete.