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I was lead to believe that the 50Mb was not traffice managed but after reading this I realise it is
Customers with Broadband size: XXL (50Mb) – your downstream usage excluding file sharing traffic (see below) remains unaffected and we'll soon be increasing your upload speeds from 1.5Mb to 5Mb. However during peak times we'll need to slow you back to 1.75Mb if your upload usage is particularly high.
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So what are the precise details as to how this is done? (nothing at all is indicated in the tables)
 
wam7 said:
I was lead to believe that the 50Mb was not traffice managed but after reading this I realise it is

So what are the precise details as to how this is done? (nothing at all is indicated in the tables)
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If you have the new upload speed (5Mb) your upload speed may get throttled.

Between 3PM-8PM you can upload 6000MB
 
Ahh thanks for the information. I could only find an older table which did not have the upload restrictions. I noticed it a few times obviously because I had gone over the 6GB limit between 3-8pm.
 
Just as a matter of interest for anyone who has upgraded from the 50Meg to 100Meg service, has anyone noticed an improvement in pings/jitter after the upgrade? I am currently on the 50Meg service at the moment but the 100Meg service is available in my area now. I am just contemplating if it's worth upgrading.

Thanks
 
most people are leaving this sinking ship for about a year now online gaming on xbox live has been unplayable for me at any times between 4pm and 1am.
The upload slows to 1.2 to 1.3 during these hours and every game on mvc3 for example is laggy then hey presto at about 1am the uploads back to 1.65 and the lags gone.

I'd advise anyone that likes online gaming to steer well clear of virgin.
 
its all docsis 3 its all exactly the same 30 50 100 depending on your local node you could have a great or complete toilet service.

VM will never rival its competitors for latency and jitter its not even designed to, low is just lucky/bonus that will 100% degrade as more people are added.
 
Efour2 said:
its all docsis 3 its all exactly the same 30 50 100 depending on your local node you could have a great or complete toilet service.

VM will never rival its competitors for latency and jitter its not even designed to, low is just lucky/bonus that will 100% degrade as more people are added.
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Cheers, unfortunately I am stuck at the minute. Alongside my VM 50 Meg connection I also have FTTC. Last October I signed up to FTTC but since January this year my FTTC connection has been suffering due to REIN. Either my downstream profile drops or latency increases from 12ms to 25ms-35ms. When the REIN is very severe it causes my line to drop completely.

I signed up to Virgin a few weeks ago on the 50Meg service and I get pings similar to my FTTC connection. I was hoping that Virgin's 100Meg service would have improved latency but I doubt that now. I either stick with my REIN inflicted FTTC service or move over to Virgin. Hmmm
 
Are you not tied in to a contract with both tho? :p

BTW... Virgin Media is FTTC too

Virgin Media = FTTC then coaxial to home
BT Infinity = FTTC then copper to home
 
crinkleshoes said:
Are you not tied in to a contract with both tho? :p

BTW... Virgin Media is FTTC too

Virgin Media = FTTC then coaxial to home
BT Infinity = FTTC then copper to home
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My FTTC contract ends next month and I still have 2 weeks to cancel my Virgin cable 50 Meg service under their 30 days no quibble guarantee. When my FTTC connection is stable I get 37 Meg Down/8 Meg up and 12ms pings, when the REIN affects the line DLM kicks in drops my download speed and latency increases due to increased interleaving.

As far as I can tell Virgin's service isn't affected by the REIN but pings are higher probably due to congestion. Just have to make a decision as to which service I want to continue with!
 
Well I get my 50Mb service installed this Friday. My ADSL Bethere connection has stabilised in the last week and I am now back to 18Mb/1.5Mb with 12ms pings.

To those of you who are on Virgin, did you find that your connection has degraded since the initial month?
 
I'm still on a 20Mb connection and want to go up to the 30Mb one but stories of the super hub have put me off so far. How is it doing now with the latest firmware? Is modem mode now working?
 
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