General Areas already upgraded (2012 double speed upgrades) - Page 14

kwikbreaks · 07-07-2012, 04:09

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Originally Posted by Jayster

considering basically everybody is on "july onwards

We must be the unprivileged few then

Mr K · 07-07-2012, 11:36

Not in VM's commercial interest to be open about upgrade dates. They won't want customers to know the upgrade might be a year away, or they might disappear to competitors. Best to keep them hanging on in the hope it might be next week. I'm betting it'll be towards the end of all these periods.

qasdfdsaq · 07-07-2012, 11:50

That's exactly how they tricked me into staying for 15 extra months. In the end the upgrade came 3 months after their last estimated date passed and they stopped providing them.

roughbeast · 07-07-2012, 13:55

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Not in VM's commercial interest to be open about upgrade dates. They won't want customers to know the upgrade might be a year away, or they might disappear to competitors. Best to keep them hanging on in the hope it might be next week. I'm betting it'll be towards the end of all these periods.

I would like to know how much overlap there is between BT's FTTC roll out and VM's existing cable networks. BT have avoided my area so far. I wonder how much real competition there is in VM's established areas.

kwikbreaks · 07-07-2012, 17:15

I would have expected a fair amount of overlap as both companies will have chosen/will be choosing areas where they expect a commercial return and I'd expect both companies to make similar evaluations of the areas concerned. There may be a bit of bias introduced by government handouts but I think they are mostly aimed at rural areas which is still going to be a small proportion of total rollout.

MaXiMiZe · 07-07-2012, 17:29

I was given a April-July estimate according to the boltometer but nothing as of yet

thenry · 07-07-2012, 18:17

call VM

Chrysalis · 08-07-2012, 09:56

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Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

I would have expected a fair amount of overlap as both companies will have chosen/will be choosing areas where they expect a commercial return and I'd expect both companies to make similar evaluations of the areas concerned. There may be a bit of bias introduced by government handouts but I think they are mostly aimed at rural areas which is still going to be a small proportion of total rollout.

FTTC was different to traditional rollouts. It seemed to concentrate on small towns and larger villages before city areas, and then some random middle of the nowhere places got randomly picked as well I think for PR reasons. The pattern I seen with FTTC if any pattern at all is wealthy areas rather than population density.

Rabb · 08-07-2012, 10:34

i was given july onwards, for line to get boost from 100 to 120mb.
wife job is to work with engineers that install everything into houses, asked her 1st time you get a engineer that working in our area (uddingston) & ask about it, 2 told her yesterday that it will not happen before October now for our area, what a kick in the teeth.

Sirius · 08-07-2012, 10:37

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Originally Posted by parky

No update in Warrington (Birchwood) yet.
Just rebooted the Modem, still on 30Mb here.
They said July, but not when in July.
Virgin Member pages are down at the moment as well :-(

I think you will find it said FROM July onwards

roughbeast · 08-07-2012, 13:06

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

FTTC was different to traditional rollouts. It seemed to concentrate on small towns and larger villages before city areas, and then some random middle of the nowhere places got randomly picked as well I think for PR reasons. The pattern I seen with FTTC if any pattern at all is wealthy areas rather than population density.

So in answer to MR K's point, that it is not commercially viable for VM to give out detailed roll out info for fear of scaring customers off, I would suggest that VM cable customers are unlikely to be scared off by being late in the roll out schedule except in those limited areas in which they compete with other FTFC providers.

Coventry is scheduled for July onwards, presumably before those scheduled for October onwards.

If our upgrade is put off and I wanted to change from VM I would have to go back to crappy copper and even crappier BTVision!

Not a chance.

Martin_D · 08-07-2012, 16:03

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Originally Posted by Rabb

i was given july onwards, for line to get boost from 100 to 120mb.
wife job is to work with engineers that install everything into houses, asked her 1st time you get a engineer that working in our area (uddingston) & ask about it, 2 told her yesterday that it will not happen before October now for our area, what a kick in the teeth.

Sorry but the upgrade work in the uddingston is still on track for double speed upgrade in september and the 120mb upgrade date still to be conformed

Rabb · 08-07-2012, 18:10

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Originally Posted by Martin Dee 11

Sorry but the upgrade work in the uddingston is still on track for double speed upgrade in september and the 120mb upgrade date still to be conformed

i have had my double speed for some months now, was talking about further boost to 120mb, with vm website says july onwards. only said that we was not getting the 120mb till oct. if sooner the better. like JULY, i wish

ranxzy · 10-07-2012, 13:33

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Originally Posted by MaXiMiZe

I was given a April-July estimate according to the boltometer but nothing as of yet

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Originally Posted by thenry

call VM

I also have a April-July estimate so I called VM to ask when I would get the double speed (currently on 50mb) and the lady said I would be contacted by phone as to when it'll be doubled within the month

nigelmclelland · 10-07-2012, 13:59

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Originally Posted by ranxzy

I also have a April-July estimate so I called VM to ask when I would get the double speed (currently on 50mb) and the lady said I would be contacted by phone as to when it'll be doubled within the month

Sounds like the cock and bull story I got from India just to get me off the line!