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    Worst bb provider 02, best Virgin!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26757049


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    Yes, I now feel inadequate too.
    Just to make you feel better Graham and Peter..



    Actually this is about the fastest our "broadband" has ever been here and I'm now cooking on gas!!


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    Here's mine


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    Don't know how all you guys find information, too high tech for me I 've no idea about speed, ram gigabytes ect, all I know it's BT Infinity and can't really tell the difference in speed compared to what it was before but to me it's instant, remember I don't know about download or upload all I know its 1000 gb whatever that means!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Don't know how all you guys find information, too high tech for me I 've no idea about speed, ram gigabytes ect, all I know it's BT Infinity and can't really tell the difference in speed compared to what it was before but to me it's instant, remember I don't know about download or upload all I know its 1000 gb whatever that means!
    1000gb that's the fastest in the world then Sorry should not take micky


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    My wireless network card thingy on my laptop doesn't support anything over 50mb/s. So got this speed on Virgin via my wireless virgin superhub



    However if I plug it in via a cable, I get this speed



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    Quote Originally Posted by Slip View Post
    My wireless network card thingy on my laptop doesn't support anything over 50mb/s. So got this speed on Virgin via my wireless virgin superhub



    However if I plug it in via a cable, I get this speed

    That's good - hoping to post the same shortly when it's enabled.


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    I just ignore the Virgin rubbish.

    I'm supposed to have some sort of fast cable broadband.

    It's pretty useless, and Virgin are full of like most of these marketing cowboys.
    It must depend on area Graham as I have to disagree with ya I,ve got virgin in my house in UK and my lodgers say it,s fast as .... lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Don't know how all you guys find information, too high tech for me I 've no idea about speed, ram gigabytes ect, all I know it's BT Infinity and can't really tell the difference in speed compared to what it was before but to me it's instant, remember I don't know about download or upload all I know its 1000 gb whatever that means!
    Don,t worry Michael, it,s called gettin old it comes to us all in the end


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    I have no choice Sky have got a contract for where I live. But I am happy with the reception. No problems. I was a virgin customer for years no complaints.


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    Sometimes I wish you would lose your connection permanently


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    1000gbthats the fastest in the world then Sorry should not take micky
    What I mean Les is the hard drive, some are 500 and our old netbook was 140 you know what I mean!


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    Every time I hear the word or see the word Virgin I get a mental picture of Richard Branson!


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    Thought I'd use the same test as everyone else......didn't make much difference.
    Except BT said 13Mbs and this latest test drops it down to 12Mbs

    I'll find that cable and connect it to my hub and see what difference it makes......more later


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post


    Thought I'd use the same test as everyone else......didn't make much difference.
    Except BT said 13Mbs and this latest test drops it down to 12Mbs

    I'll find that cable and connect it to my hub and see what difference it makes......more later


    Very small improvement......but not a lot......probably not enough to notice


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    Starting to feel I'm being short changed

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    I think it depends upon the time of day too.

    Mine is still rubbish, for what I've been paying them for the past 6 years...especially upload speed.

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3399037970


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
    Starting to feel I'm being short changed

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    Even worse Marco



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    Tell you what guys Virgin has this one in the bag by a long shot.

    All the others playing catch up and always been left so far behind.

    Virgin seem to get faster and faster been with them myeslf for years, awesome speed and never had a problem...


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    Yes pricey but reliable, and no download limits although they do slow you down a bit at teatime.


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    I only wish their broadband callcentre was in the Phils...like their mobile phone one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
    I was a virgin ... for years no complaints.
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    Sometimes I wish you would lose your *connection permanently
    Les's long shot > ... ... < Andy (No more harddrive!)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    Even worse Marco

    Begining to regret ever leaving Virgin. They me off with poor customer service a few years back so I cancelled the lot and moved to Sky. Might have to go back next time one of their special offers arrive in the post


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
    Begining to regret ever leaving Virgin. They me off with poor customer service a few years back so I cancelled the lot and moved to Sky. Might have to go back next time one of their special offers arrive in the post
    As a company they are horrible-many complaints about them but they do by far and away have the best product,so as long as you don't have to ring em it's all good.
    Dont forget most of the other so called independent suppliers all use Bt's fibre cable so you end up dealing with two sets of idiots.
    My son is having a problem now-he is with talk talk but Bt own the fibre line and it's causing a lot of about.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Les's long shot > ... ... < Andy (No more harddrive!)
    Very good but I would miss him really-it would be like the clown leaving the Circus


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
    Begining to regret ever leaving Virgin. They me off with poor customer service a few years back so I cancelled the lot and moved to Sky. Might have to go back next time one of their special offers arrive in the post
    I was with o2 2007 till this Feb, initially got Broadband free 'cos mobile phones with them, they reneged on that a couple of years ago & have been paying them £6.50 a month. What happens last Sept or so they flog their home broadband to Sky. This Feb I had a nightmare of a switch over mainly due to Skys inability to help me configure MS Outlook correctly using a non Sky domain - sorted after about 7 days. They've done me a deal of 12 months at £5.00 per month, when the times up I'll probably go for BT Fiber as I loath Virgin and all the stuff they want to sell you with the broadband. There is also history round here of yobs easily breaking into the Virgin cable roadside boxes


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    Got my new speed


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    Got my new speed
    did you try it a few times les, your ping is 15ms
    http://www.filipinouk.com/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=870&dateline=1270312908


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    No so i just tried agaian on 2nd server (manchester)

    Just downloaded a 17gb Blu-ray in 20 mins


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    No so i just tried agaian on 2nd server (manchester)

    Just downloaded a 17gb Blu-ray in 20 mins
    you'll have to buy a bigger hdd now to store it all on
    http://www.filipinouk.com/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=870&dateline=1270312908


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