Virgin Media

[N!ck]

No I'm really not, I'm pointing out their services are digital thus no aerial is required. There's literally no way to interpret it otherwise unless you're seriously confused.

You're slightly wrong with this statement too as digital signals are modulated to analogue signals (a type of DAC) to travel along the coaxial cable and then modulated back to digital (a type of ADC) at the modem/box.

It is very rare that we send unmodulated digital signals down cables.

[Agnostic Bear]

You're slightly wrong with this statement too as digital signals are modulated to analogue signals (a type of DAC) to travel along the coaxial cable and then modulated back to digital (a type of ADC) at the modem/box.

It is very rare that we send unmodulated digital signals down cables.

Still doesn't require an aerial, still digital at the beginning and end.

I don't think anyone was seriously confused but the way you said "Their services are digital, no aerial is required." could get people thinking well since freeview is digital an aerial isn't required when in fact it does.

Failing to see the part of OP's post where freeview was mentioned.

[Firehorse]

Actually i'd recommend Virgin Media if you're going to be pirating stuff. They were one of the ISPs that had a deal with that ACS law firm for them not to harass their customers over illegal downloads.

[Recursion]

Actually i'd recommend Virgin Media if you're going to be pirating stuff. They were one of the ISPs that had a deal with that ACS law firm for them not to harass their customers over illegal downloads.

ACS Law don't exist anymore.

[Firehorse]

ACS Law don't exist anymore.

I know they don't. But it shows that virgin media will do deals so their customers don't get harassed over piracy claims.

[Markeh]

I know that when I was experimenting with Linux, and used uTorrent for downloading distros quickly and effectively, that VM slow torrents down to about 25% of your speed at peak times. So do it all between 9pm and 9am and your OK.

[Recursion]

I know that when I was experimenting with Linux, and used uTorrent for downloading distros quickly and effectively, that VM slow torrents down to about 25% of your speed at peak times. So do it all between 9pm and 9am and your OK.

One word: Usenet.

[Markeh]

I think they slow those down as well at peak times.

[Recursion]

I think they slow those down as well at peak times.

Not noticed it with the encrypted connection Astraweb provide

[Stephen!]

I can confirm VM now throttle my usenet connection, even in the early hours of the morning.

HTTP downloads (Rapidshare e.c.t.) download at full 30Mb/s, however usenet maxes out at around 15-18Mb/s for most of the day.