Arson leaves Virgin Media customers without service

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last night.
Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored cable
service by 2am.

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:46:37 -0000, "Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
>Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
>on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
>60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last night.
>Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored cable
>service by 2am.
>
Doesn't Vigin use standby generators at its larger sites?
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"Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:fgdhfs$nui$(E-Mail Removed)...
> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
> 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last
> night. Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored
> cable service by 2am.
>

And thats Virgin`s fault?

Gonzo you are a sad Tw@t...

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:08:45 GMT, "Full of Sugar" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>"Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:fgdhfs$nui$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
>> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
>> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
>> 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last
>> night. Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored
>> cable service by 2am.
>>
>
>And thats Virgin`s fault?
>
>Gonzo you are a sad Tw@t...

Yes if they had no standby power
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PeterT wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:08:45 GMT, "Full of Sugar" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:fgdhfs$nui$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
>>> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and
>>> Video on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked
>>> out power to 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford,
>>> Bury and Wigan last night. Power was completely restored by 9pm,
>>> and most users were restored cable service by 2am.
>>>
>>
>> And thats Virgin`s fault?
>>
>> Gonzo you are a sad Tw@t...
>
> Yes if they had no standby power

One big problem, even if they do have a back up generator at the
exchange just how is that going to help with all the remote cabs which
still require power & only have a limited battery back up. You are
failing to realise this.

Enzo wrote:
> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
> 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last night.
> Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored cable
> service by 2am.
>
>

Insurance job to pay for the network upgrades

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Abo

Full of Sugar wrote:

> "Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
> > http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
> > Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
> > on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
> > 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last
> > night. Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored
> > cable service by 2am.
> >
>
> And thats Virgin`s fault?
>
> Gonzo you are a sad Tw@t...

It's not Gonz's post. Check the headers.

Graham

>>> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
>>> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
>>> 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last
>>> night. Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were
>>> restored
>>> cable service by 2am.
>>>
>>
>>And thats Virgin`s fault?
>>
>>Gonzo you are a sad Tw@t...
>
> Yes if they had no standby power


60,000 homes?......are Virgin supplying the electric through their fibre to
run the homes?

What use is it, if they get broadband up and running, but NO homes have
electric anyway?

I repeat somebody eles question. What has this got to do with Virgin?

Neil

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:32:38 +0000, Abo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Enzo wrote:
>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
>> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
>> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power to
>> 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan last night.
>> Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users were restored cable
>> service by 2am.
>>
>>
>
>Insurance job to pay for the network upgrades
Now that would not surprise me one bit .

PeterT wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:46:37 -0000, "Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3...gin-media.html
>> Virgin Media customers have been left without TV, Internet and Video
>> on-demand services after a suspected arson attack knocked out power
>> to 60,000 homes in Manchester city centre, Salford, Bury and Wigan
>> last night. Power was completely restored by 9pm, and most users
>> were restored cable service by 2am.
>>
> Doesn't Vigin use standby generators at its larger sites?


There's never been any backup in Birmingham (this includes the phones),
don't know about other VM areas.


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