VirginMedia Reviewing STM!

[TraxData]

Snippet from New Media Market 14/11/2007:



Virgin Media's new strategy to focus on delivering broadband of higher quality at faster speeds has prompted a review of the controversial speed capping that was introduced earlier this year and a delay in launching IPTV. The so-called "throttling" of particularly heavy users - which affects five per cent of...

[Druchii]

Link?

[Acathla]

New Media Market is subscription based I think so no link would be useful :(

Any more 'snippets' you can add TD?

[HowardCanning]

:D.


If anything, my connection has performed far worse since the throttling came into play!

[danielf]

:D.


If anything, my connection has performed far worse since the throttling came into play!

It's just a review. They may decide to make it worse :p:

[TraxData]

New Media Market is subscription based I think so no link would be useful :(

Any more 'snippets' you can add TD?

Cant post anymore as it would be against rules but what i can say is.

The review is based on the fact they might remove STM completely as they have found users want to use top tier packages for high bandwith p2p/networking (DUH!).

Only mentions removing it on the top tier though, and talks about the 50mbit and 100mbit packages coming 2nd Quarter 2008.

[xspeedyx]

100mb lol

[TraxData]

100mb lol

What's so funny? it would be through docsis3 using bonded frequencies, it would be less stressful on the network than curently having 20mbit on docsis1.

And i told you STM wasnt here to stay...

[eth01]

I thought it was called Traffic Shape Management!

Traffic management
We don't like traffic jams

Here at Virgin Media, we want all our customers to get the best service possible from their broadband. That means speedy downloads for all users – not just a few.

When someone is downloading a particularly large amount of information over a long period of time, it can slow down the internet speed for other users who might just be checking their email or browsing online. So to make sure our service is fair for everybody, we sometimes moderate the speeds during peak times (4pm till midnight) for customers who are downloading an unusually large amount at these times.

This ensures that the service doesn't get blocked up with people using more than their fair share – which means a lot fewer traffic jams on the information superhighway.

Source: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html

:LOL:

[TraxData]

If this is all 'official' then why have they used "throttling" instead of Traffic Shape Management.




:lol:


To make it look like they dont shape.

Go subscribe to New Media Market :rolleyes:

[eth01]

To make it look like they dont shape.

Go subscribe to New Media Market :rolleyes:

Sorry, I re-worded the above. It didn't quite make sense. Still my point stands I guess, why don't they mention the Traffic Shape Management?! :D

[TraxData]

Sorry, I re-worded the above. It didn't quite make sense. Still my point stands I guess, why don't they mention the Traffic Shape Management?! :D

Hehe, because they have finally admitted they throttle the bandwith, pretty big of VM considering the amount of crap they've done just lately :p:

[Sirius]

STM subscriber traffic management

[eth01]

STM subscriber traffic management

No, no. They used "throttling" not traffic management! :)

[xspeedyx]

@ TD just seems funny as 20mb has only just started and dont beleive everything you read and when vm remove stm I will thank you for letting me know that it wasnt here to stay

[TraxData]

@ TD just seems funny as 20mb has only just started and dont beleive everything you read and when vm remove stm I will thank you for letting me know that it wasnt here to stay

Well, i was right about them starting STM, and about STM upload trials, and im right about this as well ;)

You didnt believe me about france 100mbit symetric either lol :P

[xspeedyx]

proof please about the france thing and really need to focus on tryin to prove me wrong on this forum I have my views like everyone as do you so get off my back or post should i say

[TraxData]

proof please about the france thing and really need to focus on tryin to prove me wrong on this forum I have my views like everyone as do you so get off my back or post should i say

I gave you proof, you even apologised either after seeing the pages for 100mbit symetric @ 40euro/month.

Not gonna do it aain.

It's you who seems to have a thing for wanting to prove me wrong, actually.

[Hugh]

No, no. They used "throttling" not traffic management! :)
No, no. The writers/editors in New Media Market used "so-called throttling". ;)

[xspeedyx]

Well I dont remember that so I will see it as that I never seen proof and really just smile and ig you dont like my post dont read them

[TraxData]

Well I dont remember that so I will see it as that I never seen proof and really just smile and ig you dont like my post dont read them

And you obviously do not like my posts so dont post in my threads...

[piggy]

I gave you proof, you even apologised either after seeing the pages for 100mbit symetric @ 40euro/month.

Not gonna do it aain.

It's you who seems to have a thing for wanting to prove me wrong, actually.

that was me:p:

[xspeedyx]

apolisge TD i think is in order

[TraxData]

that was me:p:

oh, well...haha -hides- :p:

Not gonna apologise tho darth as im getting bored of you in my threads always trying to go against anything i say

[brundles]

If VM are prepared to offer a non shaped tier that would be good but given the 20MB struggles with traffic management I can't see it being any better without it. (Although there is the theory that it's the STM equipment itself that really messes up the connection.)

[xspeedyx]

but u said something that was wrong and accused me and YOU WAS WRONG

[kristoficus]

Sounds like a fight I would hear from my 8 year old cousins... :rolleyes:

Now, you two obviously have some issues with each other so next time just learn to bite your tongues - you dont need to reply to every single post the other makes.

[xspeedyx]

and you dont need to reply to our post do you?

[chameleon789]

Thankyou lord!

I can see how STM might help in some cases, but the 3 gigabyte limit on 20meg is just ridiculous. Why punish people who actually *use* their connection for the sake of those who don't?

[xspeedyx]

because the network cant handle you using it 24/7 or at peak times

[MovedGoalPosts]

Traxdata & Dathlinux, please take your little spat to PMs. Further flaming posts are offtopic and will see warnings.

[xspeedyx]

Sorry Rob

[SOSAGES]

i dont care how fast it gets until:
A: its always that fast.
B: upload is fast
C: They have content worth getting