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Gonz
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      11-04-2007, 08:10 PM
"It's official. We're the UK's fastest broadband"

That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

 
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      11-04-2007, 08:20 PM
In message <QyqXi.4626$(E-Mail Removed)>
at 21:10:07 on Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Gonz <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>"It's official. We're the UK's fastest broadband"
>
>That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2
>

I know 2.5 rounded up is 3, but also surely it's not right to say they
are 3x faster than those other ISP's
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      11-04-2007, 08:37 PM

"Daffy Duck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>> http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>
> You can't even get that right can you
> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...and&pa=2&pb=19



Thanks, that makes it an even bigger lie than what it already is!

 
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      11-04-2007, 09:00 PM


Mike wrote:

> Gonz <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
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> >"It's official. We're the UK's fastest broadband"
> >
> >That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
> >http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>
> I know 2.5 rounded up is 3, but also surely it's not right to say they
> are 3x faster than those other ISP's


Worth a complaint to ofcom and OFT I reckon.

Graham

 
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      11-04-2007, 09:03 PM


Daffy Duck wrote:

> > That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
> > http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>
> You can't even get that right can you
> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...and&pa=2&pb=19


WTF is that supposed to be about ?

Graham


 
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      11-04-2007, 09:09 PM

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Mike wrote:
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>> Gonz <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
>> >"It's official. We're the UK's fastest broadband"
>> >
>> >That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>> >http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>>
>> I know 2.5 rounded up is 3, but also surely it's not right to say
>> they
>> are 3x faster than those other ISP's

>
> Worth a complaint to ofcom and OFT I reckon.


ASA too.
I think Virgin Media must be officialy the most complained about ISP in
the UK.
I bet they won't stick that on any of their pages.

 
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      11-04-2007, 09:26 PM


Gonz wrote:

> "Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > Mike wrote:
> >> Gonz <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >>
> >> >"It's official. We're the UK's fastest broadband"
> >> >
> >> >That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
> >> >http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2
> >>
> >> I know 2.5 rounded up is 3, but also surely it's not right to say
> >> they are 3x faster than those other ISP's

> >
> > Worth a complaint to ofcom and OFT I reckon.

>
> ASA too.


Sounds reasonable if the ASA stuff applies to websites.


> I think Virgin Media must be officialy the most complained about ISP in
> the UK.
> I bet they won't stick that on any of their pages.


Why on earth do they DO IT ?

Are the top nobs at Virgin simply so incompetent they don't even KNOW it's an
fraudulent claim ?

Graham


 
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      11-04-2007, 09:34 PM
On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:37:52 -0000, Gonz wrote:

> "Daffy Duck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:lesyvroo1837.wv1bwjydugde$.(E-Mail Removed)...
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>>> That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>>> http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>>
>> You can't even get that right can you
>> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...and&pa=2&pb=19

>
>
> Thanks, that makes it an even bigger lie than what it already is!


I never said VM's claim was accurate,just that you were wrong in thinking
Be was the fastest.
 
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      11-04-2007, 09:36 PM
"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Daffy Duck wrote:
>
>>> That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>>> http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>>
>> You can't even get that right can you
>> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...and&pa=2&pb=19

>
> WTF is that supposed to be about ?
>
> Graham


They claim to be faster than Be - even than Idnet!


 
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      11-04-2007, 09:38 PM
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:03:01 +0000, Eeyore wrote:

> Daffy Duck wrote:
>
>>> That's funny, I thought BE was at 24MB?
>>> http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ervice.do?id=2

>>
>> You can't even get that right can you
>> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...and&pa=2&pb=19

>
> WTF is that supposed to be about ?
>
> Graham


What bit is it you're having difficulty understanding?
 
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