bloody virginmedia.com

[jimpy0]

Decided to sort my email addresses out and so went thru the polava of setting up an @virginmedia addy got to the end and all i got was a google mail ooops - tried to do it again and the name i wanted is now not available, obviously as i have bloody taken it or not !!!!!!.
already have live,hotmail,gmail,ntlworld - just wanted to lump them all in one account without all the grief of forwarding etc. via office 2010.
Who do i speak/shout at ????

[BenMcr]

What does it say within My Virgin Media > My Profile > Manage Accounts ?

If you have correctly set up the email address there it should be listed

[jimpy0]

it is not listed - and now not avail to setup again -- theres nothing to setup just enter first/second names select username check if avail and then continue - at which point it gave the google oops page and on subsequent tries the original name i wanted is now not available --- jimpy0@virginmedia.com - which is the name i use on 95% of places i frequent

[jimpy0]

We're sorry this isn't the page you wanted.

This part of the site isn't working at the moment, but it'll be up and running again soon.

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Get it fixed !!!!!!!!!!!

[gulf4uk]

Tried to set up Vigin mail gave up as more or less same as above .
that *This part of the site isn't working at the moment, but it'll be up and running again soon * been there for weeks now .
Easier to just use GMAIL .

[Nopanic]

Sounds like it's timed out after it was added to the naming service.

Call up and get it raise to IT .. 20 seconds to fix once they have it.

I'd imagine the portal just timed out during your attempt.

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by gulf4uk

Tried to set up Vigin mail gave up as more or less same as above .
that *This part of the site isn't working at the moment, but it'll be up and running again soon * been there for weeks now .
Easier to just use GMAIL .

It is best not to use anonymous e-mail accounts like gmail, hotmail, etc... for on line purchases, as it pushes up your possible fraud score with the gateways.

[Maggy J]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

It is best not to use anonymous e-mail accounts like gmail, hotmail, etc... for on line purchases, as it pushes up your possible fraud score with the gateways.

Not made any difference for me..especially as VM email has been set up using the Gmail model..

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Not made any difference for me..especially as VM email has been set up using the Gmail model..

VM e-mails are not anonymous e-mail addresses, they are linked to an account, and therefore an address.

You won't notice the fraud score, because it is only the merchant who sees it. But it does count against you, and can leat to payments being declined.

[jimpy0]

Originally Posted by Nopanic

Sounds like it's timed out after it was added to the naming service.

Call up and get it raise to IT .. 20 seconds to fix once they have it.

I'd imagine the portal just timed out during your attempt.

Rang up - got thru to some guy who was half asleep either that or a bit -MOD EDIT-, after explaining the situation a couple of times, he just stated its lost in the system, setup another account. When i said i only wanted that name as its the one i use over 95% of the web he again repeated setup another account.


HMMMPF ! and i dislike Gmail with a vengance but if its my only option hohum

No need for insults and name calling

[Nopanic]

Originally Posted by jimpy0

Rang up - got thru to some guy who was half asleep either that or a bit -MOD EDIT-, after explaining the situation a couple of times, he just stated its lost in the system, setup another account. When i said i only wanted that name as its the one i use over 95% of the web he again repeated setup another account.


HMMMPF ! and i dislike Gmail with a vengance but if its my only option hohum

No need for insults and name calling

PM me the alias your trying to add.

(note no DPA or account details required)

[Nopanic]

No that bothered then ?

[Maggy J]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

VM e-mails are not anonymous e-mail addresses, they are linked to an account, and therefore an address.

You won't notice the fraud score, because it is only the merchant who sees it. But it does count against you, and can leat to payments being declined.

Then I'll just go somewhere else.However thus far I've not had any trouble.

I'd rather use Gmail because I get the storage space,I can save important emails and the spam I get from commercial sites despite my ticking the boxes, is dealt with by an excellent spam filter.Any business who doesn't want to do business with me will have to lump it or I'll go without.

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Then I'll just go somewhere else.However thus far I've not had any trouble.

I'd rather use Gmail because I get the storage space,I can save important emails and the spam I get from commercial sites despite my ticking the boxes, is dealt with by an excellent spam filter.Any business who doesn't want to do business with me will have to lump it or I'll go without.

I think you are missing the point completely. It's not the individual retailers, it's the security set up by the merchant service and the gateway.

[Nopanic]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Then I'll just go somewhere else.However thus far I've not had any trouble.

I'd rather use Gmail because I get the storage space,I can save important emails and the spam I get from commercial sites despite my ticking the boxes, is dealt with by an excellent spam filter.Any business who doesn't want to do business with me will have to lump it or I'll go without.

VM gives 7GB per mailbox .. what you storing furniture ?