Getting MAC Code from Virgin

Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.

Advice for anyone looking to change ISP --- AVOID VIRGIN LIKE THE PLAGUE --
Just take a look at the ratings at the following web site to see just how
cra* they are:- http://dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php

"Tom Piper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
> conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
> forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.

Did they say they would give you your MAC code?
From what you're sayin, it sounds like they must have.
There's an OFCOM ruling that they have to give it you within so many
days.

> Advice for anyone looking to change ISP --- AVOID VIRGIN LIKE THE
> PLAGUE -- Just take a look at the ratings at the following web site
> to see just how cra* they are:- http://dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php

We already know...

"Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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> "Tom Piper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Zpi8j.15672$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
>> conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
>> forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.
>
> Did they say they would give you your MAC code?
> From what you're sayin, it sounds like they must have.
> There's an OFCOM ruling that they have to give it you within so many days.
>
>> Advice for anyone looking to change ISP --- AVOID VIRGIN LIKE THE
>> PLAGUE -- Just take a look at the ratings at the following web site to
>> see just how cra* they are:- http://dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php
>
> We already know...
>
I got my MAC code the following day which really suprised me. I was unsure
about leaving as I had been with NTL for about 8 years but they wouldn't
tell me when the service was going to get back up to speed. After averaging
less than 300kbps late last night on a 7000kbps profile I am rather glad I
did give notice. The best I have had for the last few weeks has been just
over 3000kbps and it is rapidly getting worse. Good job I don't bother with
video or music downloads.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:04:39 GMT, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:


>I got my MAC code the following day which really suprised me. I was unsure
>about leaving as I had been with NTL for about 8 years but they wouldn't
>tell me when the service was going to get back up to speed. After averaging
>less than 300kbps late last night on a 7000kbps profile I am rather glad I
>did give notice. The best I have had for the last few weeks has been just
>over 3000kbps and it is rapidly getting worse. Good job I don't bother with
>video or music downloads.
>
They are covered with the " UPTO" and legally only need to supply you
with less than 512 and no customer can do anything about but tell them
to stuff it . The "UPTO"I feel is totally wrong but I can live with
that and contention issues I can also live with and also network
problems but when a company deliberately installs a system that cuts a
customers speed deliberately to me that is nothing short of robbery.
It really is time some outside body got to grips with ALL ISP's who
fail to provide what a customer signs upto and pays for and I also
feel the UPTO should be worded something like 15 Mb up to20 Mb or
whatever not just an ambiguous UPTO .

"Tom Piper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
> conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
> forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.
>
> Advice for anyone looking to change ISP --- AVOID VIRGIN LIKE THE
> PLAGUE -- Just take a look at the ratings at the following web site to
> see just how cra* they are:- http://dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php <<


Surprised to see an old faithful like Demon towards the bottom of the list,
how times change.

Also, surprising to see Eclipse 4th from the end - surely they should be
last?

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:38:10 -0000, "national treasure"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>Surprised to see an old faithful like Demon towards the bottom of the list,
>how times change.

You mean old crap don't you ? Demon provided crap service in dial up
days before BB was invented beck then that Warrington ISP ran by a Dr
somebody or other was the best by a long way .

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:38:10 -0000, national treasure <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>"Tom Piper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:Zpi8j.15672$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
>> conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
>> forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.
>>
>> Advice for anyone looking to change ISP --- AVOID VIRGIN LIKE THE
>> PLAGUE -- Just take a look at the ratings at the following web site to
>> see just how cra* they are:- http://dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php <<
>
>
>Surprised to see an old faithful like Demon towards the bottom of the list,
>how times change.

I'm on Demon. My speeds aren't great, indeed I have to do devious things
to my router to sync at 2016Kbps, which will get me a 1.75Mbit BRAS
profile. No way is that Demon's fault though.

Last time I needed their support service, well over a year ago, I had no
complaints with it, everything got sorted.

I know I can get a cheaper deal, but can I get a better one for what I
want? I've looked, but I think I'm best staying where I am.

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"Tom Piper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Handed in my one months notice on 8th December 2 emails,two phone
> conversations later and I'm still waiting.Ofcom tomorrow if nothing is
> forthcoming.Account all paid up by credit card so no need for delay.

I phoned VM on Monday morning (17th) and received my MAC yesterday
afternoon.

>I got my MAC code the following day which really suprised me. I was unsure
>about leaving as I had been with NTL for about 8 years but they wouldn't
>tell me when the service was going to get back up to speed. After averaging
>less than 300kbps late last night on a 7000kbps profile I am rather glad I
>did give notice. The best I have had for the last few weeks has been just
>over 3000kbps and it is rapidly getting worse. Good job I don't bother with
>video or music downloads.


Hey, why don't you do like the rest of us ?
Turn your life upside down and get up at 5am in the morning and then
you'll see that VM broadband is superfast !
I always get up to 6mbps in the mornings..this plummets back to about
300kbps in the evenings..have to stay up ...(yawn)...until after 12am
in the evenings ......and then it ....(yawn)...speed's up
agai.....Zzzzzzzzz.....

Jokingly aside I asked for my MAC and got it the next day, I've been
with them over eight years.

Not used it though... ;-(

Jim.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >I got my MAC code the following day which really suprised me. I was unsure
> >about leaving as I had been with NTL for about 8 years but they wouldn't
> >tell me when the service was going to get back up to speed. After averaging
> >less than 300kbps late last night on a 7000kbps profile I am rather glad I
> >did give notice. The best I have had for the last few weeks has been just
> >over 3000kbps and it is rapidly getting worse. Good job I don't bother with
> >video or music downloads.
>
>
> Hey, why don't you do like the rest of us ?
> Turn your life upside down and get up at 5am in the morning and then
> you'll see that VM broadband is superfast !
> I always get up to 6mbps in the mornings..this plummets back to about
> 300kbps in the evenings..have to stay up ...(yawn)...until after 12am

12am, when's that?

> in the evenings ......and then it ....(yawn)...speed's up
> agai.....Zzzzzzzzz.....
>
> Jokingly aside I asked for my MAC and got it the next day, I've been
> with them over eight years.
>
> Not used it though... ;-(
>
> Jim.

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Chris Green