A[L]C
07-09-2010, 16:07
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone knows when Maidenhead was enabled for Virgin media? I don't think it was long ago, so hoping there won't be many users to slow down my planned 50mb.
I'm slightly concerned though. My friend lives on the same road as me, we're both in flats. If you image there is his block which runs nearly parallel to the road, and my block which runs perpendicular to the road. Together they would make an L shape and I am in the corner, furthest from the road. A bit like this
\ > - I'm here in the corner, he is at the top of the > with the \ being the road
His install date was originally Friday afternoon slot. The engineer turned up at 7:30pm and took one look and said he would need to get the construction team out. They came back Monday and installed it for him all OK. However they did say it can normally take up to 3 weeks for the construction team to come out.
Now I called virgin to explain this to them, they spoke to the construction team who have said its fine, but I am a contractor and need to take half a day off work (unpaid). If they get there an the engineer can't do it, I will not be happy! Also, if it takes 3 weeks I will be without broadband as it is getting cut off on the 6th.
I'm guessing there's not much I can do until it happens?
Just wondering if anyone knows when Maidenhead was enabled for Virgin media? I don't think it was long ago, so hoping there won't be many users to slow down my planned 50mb.
I'm slightly concerned though. My friend lives on the same road as me, we're both in flats. If you image there is his block which runs nearly parallel to the road, and my block which runs perpendicular to the road. Together they would make an L shape and I am in the corner, furthest from the road. A bit like this
\ > - I'm here in the corner, he is at the top of the > with the \ being the road
His install date was originally Friday afternoon slot. The engineer turned up at 7:30pm and took one look and said he would need to get the construction team out. They came back Monday and installed it for him all OK. However they did say it can normally take up to 3 weeks for the construction team to come out.
Now I called virgin to explain this to them, they spoke to the construction team who have said its fine, but I am a contractor and need to take half a day off work (unpaid). If they get there an the engineer can't do it, I will not be happy! Also, if it takes 3 weeks I will be without broadband as it is getting cut off on the 6th.
I'm guessing there's not much I can do until it happens?