Virgin media gets on bike

<http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a78519/virgin-to-trial-engineers-on-motorbikes.html>:

"Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
to improve service."
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Martin Jay


Martin Jay

Martin Jay wrote:

> <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a78519/virgin-to-trial-engineers-on-motorbikes.html>:
>
> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> to improve service."

Giving the board a kick up the backside would perhaps be more appropriate.

Graham

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:59:02 +0100, Eeyore wrote:

> Martin Jay wrote:
>
>> <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a78519/virgin-to-trial-engineers-on-motorbikes.html>:
>>
>> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
>> to improve service."
>
> Giving the board a kick up the backside would perhaps be more appropriate.
>

The bikes'll be electric start - now there's something for the board :->

--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

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> <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a78519/virgin-to-trial-engineers-on-motorbikes.html>:
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> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> to improve service."
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> Martin Jay

Excellent, is that to go with their toolkit, or are they going to offer to
sell them to customers as a solution to fix their broadband!

I'm so glad I left NTL all those years ago.

> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> to improve service."

How in sainted god's name is this going to help Virgin's engineers fix
their problems ?

I reckon they'll just go 'scramblin' !

Surely these are network resource issues, coupled with the fact that
their marketing campaigns have outsold their available resources.

How is purchasing motorbikes going to resolve this ?

Madness..

Jim

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>> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
>> to improve service."
>
> How in sainted god's name is this going to help Virgin's engineers fix
> their problems ?
>
> I reckon they'll just go 'scramblin' !
>
> Surely these are network resource issues, coupled with the fact that
> their marketing campaigns have outsold their available resources.
>
> How is purchasing motorbikes going to resolve this ?
>
> Madness..

Yep - probably another Branson "bright idea".
Increase visibility of the brand and suck in more punters. "Ooh look - a
nice big red, shiny Virgin motorbike - must sign up for their broadband!"
Virgin is, when it comes down to it, just a clever marketing idea.
Sell the Virgin brand to other firms, to "improve" the other firm's image
and that's about it really. Underneath, it's the same old, same old...

George

Martin Jay wrote:

> <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...trial-engineer
> s-on-motorbikes.html>:
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> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> to improve service."

one way to get solve your staffing problems - they'll all be dead with
in the year

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zaax

zaax wrote:

> Martin Jay wrote:
>
> > <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...trial-engineer
> > s-on-motorbikes.html>:
> >
> > "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> > to improve service."
>
> one way to get solve your staffing problems - they'll all be dead with
> in the year

How welcome will a seriously wet 'engineer' be in the customer's home on those
really rainy days ?

I do wish they'd stop calling technicians engineers too.

Graham

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:58:27 +0100, Eeyore wrote:

> I do wish they'd stop calling technicians engineers too.

Agreed. A trick at work was to give an electronics 'engineer' a hacksaw
with the blade in upside down then see how much heat would be generated (in
the ee, not the blade).
--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

Martin Jay wrote:

> <http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a78519
virgin-to-trial-engineers-on-motorbikes.html>:
>
> "Virgin Media is giving some of its engineers motorbikes in an effort
> to improve service."


Don't be fooled. They don't have money for vehicles for service engineers
probably. They certainly don't have money for outgoing pipes any more.
My 20mbit is now crawing at 25-50kbytes per second at 6pm.
Ordered a new line from competitor.

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

Soon it will be pear down to next to nothing service.

And if that sucks as well, then its goodby virgin$,
Look there => Its the door you money grabbing aspholes!!