Virgin Media Discussion Thread
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Out of interest, are you using a 2.5gb lan card/the 2.5gb port to achieve that speed? Ive only recently moved to Virgin and not actually observed my usenet download speeds as most are usually completed automatically overnight.Not that I've noticed but I haven't really been looking.
2.5 GbE port of the Hub 5 into my UDM SE then into a 10 GbE network. I have sab running on a VM.
1 Gbps would be perfectly fine if I'm honest, but I don't use my VM connection for anything else apart from sab and backups so I don't really really care if the line is saturated.
I literally have no idea what's going on. Until three days ago I got full speed all the time, now I'm getting this on all downloads:
It's only SABnzbd. If I download the same data via Newsbin Pro, it's absolutely fine.
I normally max the connection at a steady 137MB/s.
It's only SABnzbd. If I download the same data via Newsbin Pro, it's absolutely fine.
I normally max the connection at a steady 137MB/s.
That’s odd. Sab up to date?I literally have no idea what's going on. Until three days ago I got full speed all the time, now I'm getting this on all downloads:
It's only SABnzbd. If I download the same data via Newsbin Pro, it's absolutely fine.
I normally max the connection at a steady 137MB/s.
It's beyond odd.
Updated SAB - no change. Installed SAB on my PC to eliminate the server, still no change.
Tried a different Usenet provider, no change.
Everything is pointing at SABnzbd at this point, but I have no idea why it's happened or why it suddenly started three days ago.
No response to my post on their forum yet either.
Hence why I was grasping at straws and wondering if anyone else on VM had experienced anything similar.
I assume your speed tests are all ok?
Ah, stupid things like this is why I run everything on *nix.
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As it happens, the timing of this and the contract get out it gives came at a perfect time.
Went from £43 a month on virgin, with a year to run to £23 for 1Gb BT fiber
(staff deal, 1 off) that was installed about 3 weeks prior.I'd think with the rate BT are doing the fibre rollout, they MAY well find quite a few are fairly happy to jump ship. I see that contract shift coming back to bite them.
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The in contract price rises is why I avoided them, also the ping times from a neighbour were 20ms higher than what I had already.As it happens, the timing of this and the contract get out it gives came at a perfect time.
Went from £43 a month on virgin, with a year to run to £23 for 1Gb BT fiber
I'd think with the rate BT are doing the fibre rollout, they MAY well find quite a few are fairly happy to jump ship. I see that contract shift coming back to bite them.
About a week away from our cancellation going through and still nothing from Virgin since the several missed calls within the first few days.
I've shopped around, looking at BT and Sky, and I don't think even on a new customer deal I can actually get much cheaper than the £93 virgin offered us for 1GB Broodband, Sky Cinema, Sky Sports, TNT, HD, Extra TIVO box.
BT package was coming up as £89 but with 500Mb broadband. Sky was coming up as well over £100, mainly because adding TNT costs £25 now on Sky. Being able to watch Sky Sports and TNT is just £££ now the way the pricing is geared.
I've shopped around, looking at BT and Sky, and I don't think even on a new customer deal I can actually get much cheaper than the £93 virgin offered us for 1GB Broodband, Sky Cinema, Sky Sports, TNT, HD, Extra TIVO box.
BT package was coming up as £89 but with 500Mb broadband. Sky was coming up as well over £100, mainly because adding TNT costs £25 now on Sky. Being able to watch Sky Sports and TNT is just £££ now the way the pricing is geared.
Yeah that is the best way to see it, also why I am forced to endure Virgin media also just due to cost and ease, the TNT extra cost really threw petrol into an already wild fire.
If cost wasn't a factor id go Sky+fibre but it would probably hit £130-150 per month vs the £67 currently paying.
Yup I recall, tied up with o2 with VM for now but its a 12 month one so will check EE and TNT contracts around then hopefully get a better deal.