TiVo : Should Virgin Media and Cable & Wireless Worldwide merge?

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Whatever you say Alan. Your being controversial to attention seek is getting boring now

I just like to express my view on subjects, I am not trying to be controversial!

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

I just like to express my view on subjects, I am not trying to be controversial!

Unlike your Twitter posts????

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Unlike your Twitter posts????

Same there!!

[m419]

Ok to end this argument, if you want Cable and Wireless in your home, try Demon internet which now runs over the Cable and Wireless LLU network and is a division of Cable and Wireless Worldwide, £15 per month for 50GB allowance and around 13mb speed

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

Ok to end this argument, if you want Cable and Wireless in your home, try Demon internet which now runs over the Cable and Wireless LLU network and is a division of Cable and Wireless Worldwide, £15 per month for 50GB allowance and around 13mb speed

If they did merge with C&W Worldwide, Demon Internet would be much better!

[m419]

It is already part of Cable and Wireless Worldwide, Thus and Demon have always had a reputation for high levels of performance and service

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

It is already part of Cable and Wireless Worldwide, Thus and Demon have always had a reputation for high levels of performance and service

If they became part of Virgin Media, they would offer faster Internet

[m419]

Not necessarily, Virgin Media National is a similar product to Demon, they are ADSL and run down a BT line or LLU network.

To make Demon or Virgin Media National faster, fibre is needed just like Virgin Media Cable Broadband and BT Infinity.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

Not necessarily, Virgin Media National is a similar product to Demon, they are ADSL and run down a BT line or LLU network.

To make Demon or Virgin Media National faster, fibre is needed just like Virgin Media Cable Broadband and BT Infinity.

But will it give Virgin Media Business more customers and what about the Cable & Wirless LLU network (who else uses it)

[m419]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

But will it give Virgin Media Business more customers and what about the Cable & Wirless LLU network (who else uses it)

Of course it will, at the moment Thus,Your Communications and Demon are wholly owned by Cable and Wireless Worldwide.

The Cable and Wireless LLU network was used by Tiscali's former Bulldog Broadband customers, but not sure if they still do, now that it is part of TalkTalk as i'm sure they have there own.

I did hear a few years back that Virgin Media was to use it for Broadband and IPTV services, but the IPTV idea never materialised and was forgotten about, instead Virgin Media are focusing on expanding its network by other means like the Fujitsu scheme.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

Of course it will, at the moment Thus,Your Communications and Demon are wholly owned by Cable and Wireless Worldwide.

The Cable and Wireless LLU network was used by Tiscali's former Bulldog Broadband customers, but not sure if they still do, now that it is part of TalkTalk as i'm sure they have there own.

I did hear a few years back that Virgin Media was to use it for Broadband and IPTV services, but the IPTV idea never materialised and was forgotten about, instead Virgin Media are focusing on expanding its network by other means like the Fujitsu scheme.

If VM did merge with C&W worldwide, maybe they could then launch their IPTV service, since they would them control the C&W LLU network!

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

If VM did merge with C&W worldwide, maybe they could then launch their IPTV service, since they would them control the C&W LLU network!

Why would they want to

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Sirius

Why would they want to

To reach areas outside the VM cable network!

[m419]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

To reach areas outside the VM cable network!

But they have found alternative way to do it with the fujitsu scheme and the areas which already have cable, just extend its cable network to those missed-out streets.

The roll out of IPTV is expensive and does not provide the customer with much choice of channel because the bandwith is limited, that is the reason why Homechoice now TalkTalk TV hasn't expanded outside London much.

And as for Westminster, there isn't much choices because of the conservation rules and costs which is why Virgin Media pulled out of the Westminster area and due to BT of whom Virgin Media was leasing the Cable network from was not co-operating very much either.

I think this thread is both pointless and hilarious ........so much entertainment but so little time