Virgin Media

[gez]

I don't, it's straight from brown box outside to splitter

 

[Bally12345]

So has nobody got a little white box which lies between the brown box and the router and is powered on all the time? This is a recent install in the last few months. I can get a photo later.

Yes I have which came with my v6 box has built in splitter for broadband, TV and also a ethernet cable if I remember right.

Never used it.

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[Bally12345]

Virgin TV is crap, I plugged the v6 box in used it for a few hours and turned it off. Only got player bundle but just thought navigation the look and and feel was poor.

Only reason I got it because ir brought the monthly cost down.

The best combination has to be:
Virgin Media for Broadband
Sky+ HD /SkyQ for TV

The only thing is timing it right to get the best possible deal.

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[chookey]

So has nobody got a little white box which lies between the brown box and the router and is powered on all the time? This is a recent install in the last few months. I can get a photo later.

I have the usual not so little white connection box on the inside, not powered.

 

[chookey]

Hi Joseph,

Thanks for making those changes to your Virgin Media package
Your new package now includes: Player TV (M) - Virgin TV V6 Box. powered by TiVo - Sky Sports Collection - VIVID 350 Optical Fibre

Your new monthly bundle cost is: £44.00

Mine is 48, soon to be £51-10 per month for vivid 350 only. You got a decent deal there

 

[gez]

Just phoned vm , paying 34 49 excluding line rental, thats medium tv talk anytime 100 meg, supposed to go up 3 quid in oct, so now got 3 quid discount and in oct it will go to 36 49 so £1 cheaper after price hike and that's 18 mith promise.

 

[Krusty]

Said mine was going up by £4. 01 which is weird to say the least , also I only renewed on a new deal in August. Just read down the Email and spotted this --- >>
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If you're on a promotional offer we will honour it. Some of your increase may therefore happen at the end of your promotional offer.​

 

[kegnkiwi]

My white box no splitter or Ethernet port

 

[gez]

Nope not got one

 

[chookey]

My white box no splitter or Ethernet port

Read about it here

 

[joe516]

Mine is 48, soon to be £51-10 per month for vivid 350 only. You got a decent deal there

yes m8 to day on chat with Virgin

 

[kegnkiwi]

yep thats the one, green cable in the street and I remember now that the other half had actually asked what the box was and he told her "it changes the light in the fibre to standard coax". I had never heard of anyone else having a box like this. Thank you everyone.

 

[gazza2008]

Is it true when the price rise goes up we can cancel our contract within 30 days of receiving notification.

 

[Bally12345]

Is it true when the price rise goes up we can cancel our contract within 30 days of receiving notification.

Yes you can cancel your contract altogether or negotiate a better deal

Virgin Media to hit customers with 4.5% price hike

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[Spectre]

Interesting, I didn't know VM were doing FTTP, I thought it was all FTTC.

I wonder... Cynical me wonders if it is to reduce their electricity bills. From what I think I know, their fibre is Passive Optical Network (PON). With FTTP it is the customer that pays for the power to convert to electrical rather than VM in their cabinets.

 

[chookey]

Interesting, I didn't know VM were doing FTTP, I thought it was all FTTC.

I wonder... Cynical me wonders if it is to reduce their electricity bills. From what I think I know, their fibre is Passive Optical Network (PON). With FTTP it is the customer that pays for the power to convert to electrical rather than VM in their cabinets.

I wouldn't say you were being cynical mate. After all, they already charge 13 pence per month if you don't pay by direct debit, £1-75 per month if you want a paper bill and they charge £20 to activate their own equipment

 

[Spectre]

New SH3 is showing DS power levels of up to 7 dBmV which is well above the recommended 0 dBmV (is the maximum recommended still 10 dBmV?). I noticed a few days ago that there had been a step change in power level when my last modem finally became stable.

Still had a few T3 Timeouts yesterday but modem didn't hang which was happening to my SH2. Less than required for the channel to be ignored though.

Download speed looks a bit specious. Maybe something to do with the download file size and averaging?

 

[Spectre]

Most of the higher power levels seem to be on the lower frequency channels. Perhaps it's the way the modem firmware calculates the power?

 

[gez]

Oh dear is that post clocking.

 

[Joe Noodles]

Oh dear is that post clocking.

Just clocking in....