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# Im with them
It's quite slow at times.... some 50mb connection this is! :(
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:22, archived)
# They're still better than shitty BT.
I moved from BT to Virgin about 6 months ago. Huge improvement.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:25, archived)
# I had Be last year... was only 24... but it seemed faster than this
That might be because my housemate is always rinsing rapidshare for all it's worth... but nevermind
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:27, archived)
# Do a speed test when everyone else is out and see if you're actually getting anywhere near 50mb
www.speedtest.net
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:28, archived)
# My flatmate did one
Apparently it's 40 on cable
and about 26 on wireless
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:28, archived)
# That's not too bad.
Broadband "megabits" are a massive con. Nobody ever gets what they're paying for.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:30, archived)
# I'm on the 20mb package.
Just got 11.5 on speedtest.net

That's sufficient for my needs.

I do find that about once a week the connection drops, usually about 9am. I can connect to the wireless, but the router can't connect to the internet. It usually comes back on mid-afternoon. I think it might be the netgear router that's the problem though.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:50, archived)
# FUCK!
1.59mb download! WTF

WE ARE PAYING FOR 50!!!

RAGE ANGER ETC!!!!
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:30, archived)
# I just did one - paying for 10 and getting 9.86 which amazes me.
Virgin, as well.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:34, archived)
# Mine might be due to my shitty wireless dongle on the pc
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:36, archived)
# stop paying for 50Mb
they won't have their hardware ready for another couple of years
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:36, archived)
# :(
It's between 3 of us, so it aint THAT bad.

And it was only like a couple of quid more a month for it than the 20mb one.
It's done now, not a lot else we can do about it apart from be very british and moan and not do anything
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:37, archived)
# What annoys me about Virgin is they change your 'no page found' thing. Look:
www.ajogfiwiahjgvpowajagwagkajhxn213kl.com
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:39, archived)
# Yes, I know
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:41, archived)
# Yes
their stupid proprietary search engine thingy.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:52, archived)
# i must be doing it wrong
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:57, archived)
# It's this sort of jiggery-pokery he's referring to
Photobucket
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 23:01, archived)
# i've never seen that
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 23:07, archived)
# Odd.
If I type in an URL that is wrong, that's what I get. It replaces the old Microsoft LiveSearch that I used to get with BT.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 23:21, archived)
# Possibly it's their DNS servers.
I know OpenDNS have their own Not Found pages too.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Wed 14 Oct 2009, 0:20, archived)
# yeah
peak times is like dial-up sometimes...
20Mb? only at 4am.

(it went off as i was trying to reply to you earlier - my xbox live has run out, that's why you've not seen me on there recently )
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:27, archived)
# Ah, fair enough
I managed to get a new one for 25 quid :D

Bargin!

It probably doesnt help that Virgin have basically a monopoly around here, pretty much everyone is on them, that surely can't help the speeds
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:28, archived)
# 50Mb at 50:1 contention
but it's probably more than 50:1, so shitter than shit. but on the plus side, it's expensive!
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:31, archived)