Uswitch bias against Virgin
05-06-2018, 12:02
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Uswitch bias against Virgin
How come, whenever I have visited USwitch, Virgin Media deals are never anywhere near the top of the recommended list. Even when USwitch's list is ordered by connection speed, Virgin's quoted, typical down speed of 362Mb in my area for its 350MB connection is still listed below their favoured ISP.
See attached image for a typical display.
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/
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Last edited by roughbeast; 05-06-2018 at 12:06.
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05-06-2018, 12:21
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Re: Uswitch bias against Virgin
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Originally Posted by roughbeast
How come, whenever I have visited USwitch, Virgin Media deals are never anywhere near the top of the recommended list. Even when USwitch's list is ordered by connection speed, Virgin's quoted, typical down speed of 362Mb in my area for its 350MB connection is still listed below their favoured ISP.
See attached image for a typical display.
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/
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They're in it for the money, they'll promote whoever is paying them most. Or maybe it's because V is low down in the alphabet. Maybe VM should rename to Aardvark Cable
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05-06-2018, 12:39
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Re: Uswitch bias against Virgin
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Originally Posted by Mr K
They're in it for the money, they'll promote whoever is paying them most. Or maybe it's because V is low down in the alphabet. Maybe VM should rename to Aardvark Cable ![Wink](images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Yep so much for independent unbiased comparison sites.
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06-06-2018, 06:27
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Re: Uswitch bias against Virgin
lol@aardvark
Glad you both agree. How Virgin combats this, I'm not sure.
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06-06-2018, 12:06
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Re: Uswitch bias against Virgin
Plusnet have obviously got some sort of deal atm with Uswitch which is why it is sponsored and a Uswitch exclusive
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10-06-2018, 21:33
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Re: Uswitch bias against Virgin
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
Plusnet have obviously got some sort of deal atm with Uswitch which is why it is sponsored and a Uswitch exclusive
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Not just PlusNet. Do TalkTalk actually have a download speed capable of >120Mb? I couldn't find one on their site.
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