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Arrrgggghhhh

Virgin media are giving me 987k connection when i subscrive to 10 meg.


Im getting seriously pissed.
 
they do this to most of the legit subscribers..........I was paying for 20mb and was getting less than 10mb
 
well im quite happy with my services from virgin to be honest with you
 
I couldn't be happier with my free TV and free 20mb internet actually.

Well done Virgin and thank you!

I still pay them for my phone ;)

** Kids watch their TV, it's garbage, I prefer SKY.
 
I couldn't be happier with my free TV and free 20mb internet actually.

Well done Virgin and thank you!

I still pay them for my phone ;)

** Kids watch their TV, it's garbage, I prefer SKY.

I agree my tv and 40Meg very kind of them. who wants phone anyway.
 
well after speaking to virgin Tech suport

The very nice english person on the phone told me that my UBR had not been upgraded yet. The sales team have been told that the whole country is on 10meg.

Does anyone have the email for the head honcho neil birkett
 
Don't really have the mail addy....but it is gonna be his name @virginmedia.co.uk I believe....
 
Just to make sure.

987 kilobits or kilobytes a second?

If its bytes then your speed is correct.

10mbps = 1000 KiloBytes

I am on 20meg and I get 2000 KiloBytes (Kbps)

HERE
 
Thinking about it more, I think I am right, and you are unfortunately complaining about nothing.

when you say youare on '10meg' I think you are under the illusion that you are paying for ten megaBYTES per second.

You are not. You are paying for ten megabit.

Go to www.speedtest.net and perform a test. Look a the speed dial, and you will notice the measurments are in bits not bytes. If your dial is hitting '10m' and you are getting your 10meg.

Remember, 8 bits in a byte.
 
Just to make sure.

987 kilobits or kilobytes a second?

If its bytes then your speed is correct.

10mbps = 1000 KiloBytes

I am on 20meg and I get 2000 KiloBytes (Kbps)

HERE


I think your wrong unless u r talking about downloading a file and u acheive 1000kb u r on 10mb but if u talking about doing a line test and it is showing 1000kb u r on 1mb

For 10mb it should be showing 10000kbps from a line test
 
Do you know the difference between bits and bytes?

If he is getting 987 Kilo Bytes per second his speed is correct. 987 times 8 = 7896 kbps (Kilobits per second)

If he is getting 987 Kilo Bits per second then his speed is incorrect. 987 divided by 8 = 123 kbps (Kilobytes per second)

Remember, 10mb - 10 megabits per second, not bytes.
 
but if u talking about doing a line test and it is showing 1000kb u r on 1mb

For 10mb it should be showing 10000kbps from a line test

Rereading your post I can see we are on the same wavelength.

That is exactly what I meant.

remember the possibility of having to subtract around 20% for overheads.
 
well after speaking to virgin Tech suport

The very nice english person on the phone told me that my UBR had not been upgraded yet. The sales team have been told that the whole country is on 10meg.

Does anyone have the email for the head honcho neil birkett

No need to email the main man. A mate of mine regularly rings up their customer service and rants to them about not getting the speed that he pays for and then threatens to leave VM. They then either offer him a refund or 'free months' - at the moment, they are paying him to be a customer!
I, on the other hand, prefer the soldering iron option to ensure that I get the fastest broadband possible......
 
if your not upgraded then why are the billing you for 20meg fook get your own and get a 2 meg and fook them
 
well after speaking to virgin Tech suport

The very nice english person on the phone told me that my UBR had not been upgraded yet. The sales team have been told that the whole country is on 10meg.

Does anyone have the email for the head honcho neil birkett


First of all retest your line speed at www.speedtest.net. mozr is actually correct. It's a common mistake to get confused between the bit and bytes terminology units.

After you've tested the speed, if it's much lower than 10Mbit/Mb (1.25Mbyte/MB, 1280Kbyte/kB), than send your complaint to the following addresses.(btw some may not be working/changed.)

Neil Berkett(Chief Executive Officer, Director)
Tel: +44 1256 754554
Fax: +44 1256 754501
[email protected]

You won't have much luck with the following emails as they are "nobodies", but it's worth a try.

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected] Tel: +44 1256 753734



Hope this helps.
 
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