Signed up to vermin 50meg BB!!

[stefblak]

getting this installed 13th september. Negotiated getting it for £20 install and its costing me anextra £8 a month, oh happy days..... sing with me.... oh happy days. i love it when u get a bargain. also ive read that it may get upgraded to the 100meg when it rolls out. 100meg should be rolling out before xmas. wheres the newsgroups, let me at them! lol.

 

[Kruger]

M8 the install is FREE if you book before end of August, they have just done you for the normal activation fee

 

[stefblak]

its £55 normally. i only have normal BB, to upgrade the engineer is coming out to do it. u got a link to it free? i can use this to bargain even more.

 

[witchy]

Stef I just got mine all installed for free aswell mate.

Free installation and 2 months free.

 

[stefblak]

An activation fee of £20 and installation fee of £35 will be charged for customers upgrading to Broadband XXL.

copied from their site. im getting it for £20 not £35.

 

[stefblak]

what did u say? remember im already a customer, i need input guys lol. ill be back on to them.

 

[witchy]

I was a new customer mate, so that'll be what's happened.

 

[Kruger]

My m8 works in the call centre in bellshill, he told me 10 mins ago.

he told me about the august offer a couple of months ago

the 20 notes is the activation fee.

and it is only an extra £8 pm.

dont forget they now do any offer the give to new customers the also give to existing ones aswell.

 

[Kruger]

dnt foget to get you dongle

think the techs try n pocket them and flog on

 

[edds]

dnt foget to get you dongle

think the techs try n pocket them and flog on

Dongle? What dongle? :Fish:

 

[witchy]

Dongle? What dongle? :Fish:

50mb customers get a free wireless usb dongle mate.

 

[Kruger]

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[jfish]

is it worth going for the 50 MB

I am on XL BB with a PS3. XBox 360 connected then a desktop and laptop .. never had any problems with speed and always download from newsgroup after 9pm and always get full 20 MB download speed

 

[stefblak]

yes its worth it, i have heard that if u r on 50m then u should be upgraded to 100m in a few months. vermin are trying to roll it out before xmas.

 

[witchy]

is it worth going for the 50 MB

Nope.

It's shit and pointless, I'll be cancelling it as soon as possible.

I only got it as I was curious.

 

[stefblak]

im hedging my bets that i get a free upgrade to the 100meg near xmas. i download movies and tv shows in hd format to watch through my dm800. atm it takes forever roll on september.

 

[MFCGMFC]

what exactly does the engineer install? a new modem and router? does he touch the cableing?

Cheers
MFCGAVMFC

 

[stefblak]

i dont know, ill let u know in a couple of weeks. lol.

 

[Kruger]

what exactly does the engineer install? a new modem and router? does he touch the cableing?

Cheers
MFCGAVMFC

Yes m8, the tech will set up the wifi and security etc on the router, and obvioulsy check cable to check signals.

 

[MFCGMFC]

but he wont change the cableing?

could still split it and run a dodgy modem?

Cheers
MFCGAVMFC