Virgin Media

I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
under a different banner. Are they ok now ?

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

> I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
> Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
> under a different banner. Are they ok now ?

NO. They're appalling. Avoid in the same way you'd avoid sexually
transmitted diseases.

Their billing department btw is the closest thing I have encountered in
real life to Alice in Wonderland.

Graham

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrel
(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
>> Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
>> under a different banner. Are they ok now ?
>
>NO. They're appalling. Avoid in the same way you'd avoid sexually
>transmitted diseases.
>
>Their billing department btw is the closest thing I have encountered in
>real life to Alice in Wonderland.

I read the Virgin newsgroups and I must say there are a lot of stories
of VM incompetence in there.

Personally I must have been lucky, I have a good bundle at a price I'm
happy with, for the moment.

I must admit to understand their bills you need a doctorate in
accountancy but the figure on the bottom line is all that matters to me.

Be aware that if you take the 20 meg B/B option and actually have the
temerity to use it fully you're likely to be STM'ed (cut to 5meg for a
period).

Mike

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Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange

"Edward Cowling London UK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin Media
>for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang under a
>different banner. Are they ok now ?
>
> --
> Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"

And to answer your other question. Telewest were taken over by NTL, who then
did a deal with Richard Branson and re-branded the whole shebang as Virgin
Media.
Same old same old...

George

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Eeyore
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>
>Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
>
>> I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
>> Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
>> under a different banner. Are they ok now ?
>
>NO. They're appalling. Avoid in the same way you'd avoid sexually
>transmitted diseases.
>
>Their billing department btw is the closest thing I have encountered in
>real life to Alice in Wonderland.
>
I have a real fear it's just the old gang from Teleworst under the
virgin banner and I'd never deal with them again. The east european guys
who put in my broadband managed to :

Wreck my cable TV
Turn off the firewall on my PC
Leave all my SCART leads loose

Never, ever again !!

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, George Weston
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>"Edward Cowling London UK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin Media
>>for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang under a
>>different banner. Are they ok now ?
>>
>> --
>> Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"
>
>And to answer your other question. Telewest were taken over by NTL, who then
>did a deal with Richard Branson and re-branded the whole shebang as Virgin
>Media.
>Same old same old...
>
Thanks you answered my main worry. I'll stick with Demon for Broadband
and my Freeview box.

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"

Eeyore wrote:
>
> Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
>
>> I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
>> Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
>> under a different banner. Are they ok now ?
>
> NO. They're appalling. Avoid in the same way you'd avoid sexually
> transmitted diseases.
>

You mean we should give them a try at every opportunity, for immediate
gratification even though we know the likely future complications?

Nick wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> > Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
> >
> >> I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin
> >> Media for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang
> >> under a different banner. Are they ok now ?
> >
> > NO. They're appalling. Avoid in the same way you'd avoid sexually
> > transmitted diseases.
> >
>
> You mean we should give them a try at every opportunity, for immediate
> gratification even though we know the likely future complications?

Something like that.

You know it'll HURT before long, no matter how wonderful the immediate
experience was.

My latest encounter with their billing and debt recovery people (why were
THEY even involved after settling a disputed bill - in my favour of course)
leads me to wonder how they can even continue to trade legally.

I reckon if enough people got together and swamped OFCOM with complaints,
they would be SO snowed under that the simplest thing would be to place VM in
administration. Maybe a large firm of City accountants could finally get
their accounting systems straight ? At present it's a lottery, you wouldn't
believe the nonsense they've told me.


Graham

George Weston wrote:

> "Edward Cowling London UK" wrote
>
> >I live in North London and I keep getting marketing info from Virgin Media
> >for TV & Broadband. My worry is that it's the old Teleworst gang under a
> >different banner. Are they ok now ?
> >
> > Edward Cowling "Must Go - Eldrad Must Live !!"
>
> And to answer your other question. Telewest were taken over by NTL, who then
> did a deal with Richard Branson and re-branded the whole shebang as Virgin
> Media.
> Same old same old...

It's not the same. It's WORSE !

Graham

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

> I'll stick with Demon

Bad choice. Another company that's gone down the pan.

What do you pay, what are the terms ?

Graham