house opposite my house can get virgin but i cant???

[nho1993]

Hi

Ive moved house to a brand new area thats still under construction and im currently on sky but considering moving to virgin. Evryone on the other side of my road can get cable but for some reason when i put my post code in, it says i cant, just wondering why???? is there no way they can run a cable to my side of the road?

Thanks

[Aragorn]

Are the others part of the same new development? If so, you would think there would be a cable to your side. If they are existing houses your developer may not have spoken to VM about enabling your side of the street.
I don't think VM do much new cable laying unless someone pays - a lot of startup costs the lay new cables and a long RoI if they have to pay themselves.
Of course it 'could' just be a mistake on the website - have rung sales?

[nho1993]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

Are the others part of the same new development? If so, you would think there would be a cable to your side. If they are existing houses your developer may not have spoken to VM about enabling your side of the street.
I don't think VM do much new cable laying unless someone pays - a lot of startup costs the lay new cables and a long RoI if they have to pay themselves.
Of course it 'could' just be a mistake on the website - have rung sales?

Hi

Yes the other side is part of the same development. ill ring them up when i have time and see if it is a mistake or not. i just wanted to order online because of the discounts.

Thanks

[jungleguy]

It takes a while to get serviceable addresses onto the VM data base. Your address is probably in PRE MARKET stage. What part of the UK are you in?

[nho1993]

Hi

Im in Bracknell, Berkshire. Still havnt had time to call but will do soon

Thanks

[Nidge]

Originally Posted by nho1993

Hi

Ive moved house to a brand new area thats still under construction and im currently on sky but considering moving to virgin. Evryone on the other side of my road can get cable but for some reason when i put my post code in, it says i cant, just wondering why???? is there no way they can run a cable to my side of the road?

Thanks

My sister lives on a new build in Mansfield and she gets Virgin BB, when they were building the houses they got the cable gang in to lay the cables, everyone on her estate gets VM.

[jungleguy]

look outside your house, if you can see some yellow piping with a grey cap on it pocking out of the ground, flush to your exterior wall, then you can definitely have cable. Also take a look at some of the metal man hole covers in the pavement on your side of the road, if you got some that say CATV (cable tv) it would be looking good for you.

cheers

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I should also point out that the online post code checker can be woefully inaccurate