Get your 10mb!

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08-04-2009, 01:26 AM
Jordy

Get your 10mb!

As an awesome member of the community I feel it's my duty to let you know this...

I'm not sure how many of you are on Virgin Media's 2mbps internet package but basically they've removed the package and they're not upgrading you to the now minimum package of 10mbps unless you ring them up.

Just ring Virgin Media up and enquire why you're on 2mbps and ask about how it's been removed from the site and you want 10mbps. Some friends at school got this upgrade for free but we've ended up paying an extra 50p a month but it's easily worth it :P

The upgrade for me was imminent, as soon as my dad agreed the extra 50p I was disconnected on MSN, reconnected to the internet and it was 10mbps.

Pester your parents and ring them up =]
08-04-2009, 01:36 AM
Stephen!

I was on the 10mb before, so shouldn't we get a price discount? Especially if you guys are still paying the fee for 2MB and we are paying the fee for 10MB yet we are both getting the same speed.
09-04-2009, 03:55 PM
omgDAN!

I thought that everyone on 2mb was upgraded to 4mb then 10mb. Then everyone on 10mb was upgraded to 20mb. Not sure though.
09-04-2009, 04:00 PM
Sunny.

I got upgraded to 10mb for free around 4 months ago when they did my area?
Never achieved the speeds until recently :d
09-04-2009, 04:12 PM
Jamesy

We got called a while back. My speed has been increasing slowly over the weeks, so far I am at 900kb/s download :)
10-04-2009, 12:46 PM
VPSwow

I was on 10mb but havn't noticed any speed differences.
10-04-2009, 07:21 PM
ecstasy

http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/vi...rs-250209.html

where does it say you need to ring them up for it? :S
10-04-2009, 07:26 PM
Suspective

I reccomend giving them a ring :)
10-04-2009, 07:29 PM
Jamesy

Still slowly rising:

Quote:

Download Speed: 8215 kbps (1026.9 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 481 kbps (60.1 KB/sec )
10-04-2009, 07:34 PM
Blob

10 MB should go to 20MB as we are special then.

My dads work pays for the internet anyway so I'll bribe my dad into going up to 50.
10-04-2009, 07:41 PM
paul4wolves

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

Still slowly rising:

HOLY *Removed* i get 200kb download MAX and 90 kbs upload MAX and im meant to be getting 16mb from sky

Edited by ,Jess, (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not avoid the filter.
10-04-2009, 07:51 PM
Sunny.

Sky isnt very good in my experiences. My cousins have it and they hardly get 3mb. There on the 16mb package.

I just stuck with virgin media n pay £10 for 10mb
10-04-2009, 07:57 PM
Jamesy

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul4wolves

HOLY *Removed* i get 200kb download MAX and 90 kbs upload MAX and im meant to be getting 16mb from sky

Wow, they're taking you from behind without any lube. I would suggest changing if you're getting worse than a 2mb connection.
10-04-2009, 09:20 PM
Berch

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

Wow, they're taking you from behind without any lube.

Lmao. That made me laugh :P
10-04-2009, 09:56 PM
Niall!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

Wow, they're taking you from behind without any lube. I would suggest changing if you're getting worse than a 2mb connection.

Not really compared to me, I'm on an 18mb connection and get 60 kbs down and hardly any upload. Live in France by the way.

Sucks here.
11-04-2009, 11:02 AM
ecstasy

i'll get the mother to ring them later :P
12-04-2009, 05:57 PM
paul4wolves

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

Wow, they're taking you from behind without any lube. I would suggest changing if you're getting worse than a 2mb connection.

LOL, I was with Orange and they did the same service???
13-04-2009, 01:17 PM
Jamesy

http://www.speedtest.net/result/451158070.png

:D
13-04-2009, 05:04 PM
Agnostic Bear

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

http://www.speedtest.net/result/451158070.png

:D

Well I'll be damned a perfect score.
14-04-2009, 02:15 PM
Berch

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesy

http://www.speedtest.net/result/451158070.png

:D

Holy cow. Talk about dot on 10MB/s :P

I get close but not exact to my 20MB/s I cant flipping wait to get 50MB/s.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/451941051.png
14-04-2009, 02:21 PM
AlexOC

I'm on 20mb, And i'm getting 50mb for the same price as 20 next month
14-04-2009, 04:04 PM
Berch

How'd you pull that one of?
14-04-2009, 04:05 PM
Sarah

How do you know when they've done you're area? This is what Im getting;

http://www.speedtest.net/result/452018442.png
14-04-2009, 04:46 PM
Agnostic Bear

Quote:

Originally Posted by Transcripts

How do you know when they've done you're area? This is what Im getting;

http://www.speedtest.net/result/452018442.png

Well logic would dictate that it's when the speed test doesn't show 2 Mb/s, but instead it shows closer to 10 Mb/s.
15-04-2009, 01:57 AM
AlexOC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jewish Bear

Well logic would dictate that it's when the speed test doesn't show 2 Mb/s, but instead it shows closer to 10 Mb/s.

Haha :rolleyes:

And i get loyalty offers, been with Virgin for years (well NTL bk then)
15-04-2009, 03:17 AM
Sarah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jewish Bear

Well logic would dictate that it's when the speed test doesn't show 2 Mb/s, but instead it shows closer to 10 Mb/s.

thanks, very constructive.

I presume that mine hasn't been updated yet or i have to ring them.. thanks anyway.
15-04-2009, 09:09 PM
Coldplay

http://www.speedtest.net/result/453040423.png

Fail.
15-04-2009, 09:17 PM
paul4wolves

http://www.speedtest.net/result/453045785.png
Better than mine
15-04-2009, 10:08 PM
AlexOC

http://www.speedtest.net/result/453071048.png

Meh, i've seen better, i should be getting just over 20.