Forgive my lack of techy expertise, but if virgin 
broadband goes like greased weasel shit, why is their 
newsgroup support, as dead as dodo do-does?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57142ecc-7aee-11de-8c34-00144feabdc0.html

Bertie Doe wrote:
> Forgive my lack of techy expertise, but if virgin broadband goes like 
> greased weasel shit, why is their newsgroup support, as dead as dodo 
> do-does?
> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57142ecc-7aee-11de-8c34-00144feabdc0.html
> 
> 

That is truely unbelievable. Why then does my connection drop to around 
40k at peak times.

Alec

wrote in message news:1hVbm.309$Kh7.54@newsfe03.ams2...
> Bertie Doe wrote:
>> Forgive my lack of techy expertise, but if virgin broadband goes like 
>> greased weasel shit, why is their newsgroup support, as dead as dodo 
>> do-does?
>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57142ecc-7aee-11de-8c34-00144feabdc0.html
>>
>>
>
> That is truely unbelievable. Why then does my connection drop to around 
> 40k at peak times.
>
> Alec

I think that report is probably a bit misleading in that it isn't clear 
whether it refers to ADSL (phone line) customers or cabled customers or 
both.  Since they mention that Virgin's reputed high speeds are down to a 
network of fibre optics rather than copper wires, I think the results are 
probably skewed.  Those of us who are still relying on phone wires to 
deliver the service are well and truly screwed!

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

Dave (Sgt. Pepper) wrote:
> 
> I think that report is probably a bit misleading in that it isn't clear 
> whether it refers to ADSL (phone line) customers or cabled customers or 
> both.  Since they mention that Virgin's reputed high speeds are down to 
> a network of fibre optics rather than copper wires, I think the results 
> are probably skewed.  Those of us who are still relying on phone wires 
> to deliver the service are well and truly screwed!
> 

Yes, I sure you are right thinking about it, though I thought the fibre 
service was a lot faster than 8 Meg. Should really compare like with like.

BTW I tale back all the nice things I said about Virgin's service in the 
past. Since they switched me to the same crap server that the rest of 
you are on I get the same crap service. It's normally o.k. during the 
day but once the wretched brats get home from school everything goes 
down hill.

Alec

wrote in message 
news:maXbm.14472$Th1.836@newsfe02.ams2...
> Dave (Sgt. Pepper) wrote:
>>
>> I think that report is probably a bit misleading in 
>> that it isn't clear whether it refers to ADSL (phone 
>> line) customers or cabled customers or both.  Since 
>> they mention that Virgin's reputed high speeds are 
>> down to a network of fibre optics rather than copper 
>> wires, I think the results are probably skewed. 
>> Those of us who are still relying on phone wires to 
>> deliver the service are well and truly screwed!
>>
>
> Yes, I sure you are right thinking about it, though I 
> thought the fibre service was a lot faster than 8 
> Meg. Should really compare like with like.
>
> BTW I tale back all the nice things I said about 
> Virgin's service in the past. Since they switched me 
> to the same crap server that the rest of you are on I 
> get the same crap service. It's normally o.k. during 
> the day but once the wretched brats get home from 
> school everything goes down hill.
>
You may recall, in the days of 'dialup' Friday and 
weekend evenings were a nightmare. I used to be 
salesmen for a couple of cable companies (beware the 
knock on the door) when I lived in London.Technical 
training on cable/internet was pretty scant "Sell the 
sizzle, not the sausage" was the maxim. Happy (daze).

"Bertie Doe"  wrote in message 
news:7datp1F2bcjvbU1@mid.individual.net...

> training on cable/internet was pretty scant "Sell the sizzle, not the 
> sausage" was the maxim. Happy (daze).


That's pretty much what you get from Virgin ADSL after 5pm every day ... not 
a sausage!

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

Dave (Sgt. Pepper) wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> That's pretty much what you get from Virgin ADSL after 5pm every day ... 
> not a sausage!
> 

ROFLOL - Beautifully put.

Sadly there dosn't seem to be anything better that I can see or else I 
would be there.

Alec

wrote in message 
news:eJYbm.30715$Tk2.15583@newsfe21.ams2...
> Dave (Sgt. Pepper) wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> That's pretty much what you get from Virgin ADSL 
>> after 5pm every day ... not a sausage!
>>
>
> ROFLOL - Beautifully put.
>
> Sadly there dosn't seem to be anything better that I 
> can see or else I would be there.
>
Shortly after I joined Cabletel, number portability 
came in and this was a huge selling feature. Pity you 
can't port your addies around.

"Bertie Doe"  wrote in message 
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>>
> You may recall, in the days of 'dialup' Friday and weekend evenings were a 
> nightmare.
.
<unlurk>... And September, when a new batch of first year students hit the 
universities.
.
LdB


I used to be
> salesmen for a couple of cable companies (beware the knock on the door) 
> when I lived in London.Technical training on cable/internet was pretty 
> scant "Sell the sizzle, not the sausage" was the maxim. Happy (daze).
>
Cor blimey....

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:12:54 +0100, "Bertie Doe"
 wrote:

>Shortly after I joined Cabletel, number portability 
>came in and this was a huge selling feature. Pity you 
>can't port your addies around.

Buy your own domain and you can. :-)
-- 
Geoff
www.slipperyhill.co.uk

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:26:23 +0000, Lydia Dustbin wrote:

> And September, when a new batch of first year students hit the
> universities.

Now it's all year;  The eternal September.   :-(

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