Virgin Media Discussion Thread

fiveub · 14 May 2012 at 15:31

That attitude is not how to go around it, please stop kicking a fuss when someone is trying to help you. Thanks.

mrk · 14 May 2012 at 15:31

killerbytes a second lads!

KIA · 14 May 2012 at 15:49

gareth was only trying to help. He didn't do anything wrong.

PCplodder · 14 May 2012 at 15:52

Being a smart Alec isn't trying to help someone, correcting them is helping them, which he clearly could have but didnt do.

fiveub · 14 May 2012 at 16:08

No need to throw the toys out the pram just because he was helping you.

PCplodder · 14 May 2012 at 16:13

Wasnt helping me brother

Was being patronizing rather than helping.

A[L]C · 14 May 2012 at 19:01

Well I've had my upgrade to 100mb, but my speeds are now worse.

Do my stats look ok?

triggerthat · 14 May 2012 at 19:04

A[L]C;21917724 said:
Well I've had my upgrade to 100mb, but my speeds are now worse.

Do my stats look ok?

Fault in the area?

A[L]C · 14 May 2012 at 19:08

Oh good work!

Service Disruption
intermittent connection issues on your broadband internet service
Reported on: Mon 07 May 2012, 07:27 PM
Estimated fix time: Tue 15 May 2012, 06:00 PM
Fault reference: F001989870

DO you guys think I should stick with my setup or go for the superhub? Currently running the DIR615 with DD-WRT

Kamwah · 14 May 2012 at 22:22

A[L]C;21917810 said:
Oh good work!

Service Disruption
intermittent connection issues on your broadband internet service
Reported on: Mon 07 May 2012, 07:27 PM
Estimated fix time: Tue 15 May 2012, 06:00 PM
Fault reference: F001989870

DO you guys think I should stick with my setup or go for the superhub? Currently running the DIR615 with DD-WRT

In Surbiton we had a fault at 11AM this morning. EFT is 10AM tomorrow.

I'm moving to BT i thinks.

Nymins · 14 May 2012 at 22:23

Is there a nationwide fault? Because I have that same fault number, time scale and description here in Belfast.

sargatanas · 14 May 2012 at 23:39

Nymins said:
Is there a nationwide fault? Because I have that same fault number, time scale and description here in Belfast.

I have it too in Glenrothes. It keeps extending by a day, then when it gets to that day it goes to the next. It has been like that since last Wednesday.

Though on Friday-Sunday my internet was actually being garbage, getting 0.8Mbit down and packet loss was ~40%.

oli356 · 15 May 2012 at 17:42

Youtube not buffering videos at 360p... not sure if its YT or my net but it's driving me mad. I can download at max speed though using newsgroups..

Edit: New video.. 720p, no... 480p... no.. 360, no... 240p NO! GRRR

ChrisD. · 15 May 2012 at 17:48

oli356 said:
Youtube not buffering videos at 360p... not sure if its YT or my net but it's driving me mad. I can download at max speed though using newsgroups..

IME Virgin throttle YouTube video's heavily.

oli356 · 15 May 2012 at 17:54

IME?

Kicked the superhub and OK for now.. I also have to keep restarting it when I want to access the settings of the hub, not working -.-

ChrisD. · 15 May 2012 at 17:59

In my experience.

oli356 · 15 May 2012 at 18:00

Oh right... I have problems elsewhere as well though. Had problems at college on guest Wi-Fi earlier, though it has been down since last Tuesday and had just come back up..

oli356 · 15 May 2012 at 21:40

Slow tonight!
Slow browsing, skype and mumble lagging... restarted superhub and it took forever to come back online.. Sigh.

Fr0dders · 15 May 2012 at 23:42

MilanoChris said:
IME Virgin throttle YouTube video's heavily.

Agreed

no matter what speed VM you get, youtube videos never stream at full speed.

storm45 · 15 May 2012 at 23:43

been on the virgin media forums to ask for help regarding the really slow speed, they said "I have checked your connection and the downstream power level is too high. We will need to arrange an engineer visit to adjust the power levels.".

What does this mean? what the hell will they do? put new wires or something?

Well he is going to come on thursday, will let you guys know what happens.