louca001 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Not sure if the goodwill gesture is for the faults, the postponement of the speed uplift or both. It's to prevent you from taking further action. By accepting the goodwill gesture you're acknowledging that you are satisfied with the level of service they're providing to you. If you were to reject the goodwill offer and say that it's no longer acceptable due to the dates of the proposed fix being delayed then you would be entitled to refer the complaint to an independent mediation organisation. My target fix date of September 2014 was extended to October 2014, November 2014, December 2014, January 2015 and April 2015 all of which were missed. If you are unhappy with the result of the complaint then you can tell Virgin Media it isn't good enough and then contact the Communications and Internet Services Adjudication Scheme (CISAS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bloke Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 No one ever gets 76Mbps, Even if you lived across the road from the exchange and it was fibre to exchange I doubt you'd get the full 76Mbps over twisted copper pair. I happily get 76 Mbps with Plusnet Fibre and have since it was installed a few years ago; I'm 1.5 miles from the exchange, but the street cabinet is pretty close (and that's the important bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggz Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 For anyone that's interested there's a petition that has been started against Virgin Media. It's goal is to make Virgin Media (and others) respect the fixed terms of contracts. Petition: https://www.change.org/p/stop-virgin-media-dodgy-trading-practices Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stopvirginmedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louca001 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 For anyone that's interested there's a petition that has been started against Virgin Media. Signed, it's bonkers what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 You realise that the fixed term contracts include a clause to allow for price increases during the term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louca001 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 You realise that the fixed term contracts include a clause to allow for price increases during the term? Chuck Norris would sign the petition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Have a butchers here https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/packages I'd say that speeds always vary but if you have a decent line and go for a fibre (FTTC / VDSL) mid range package you'll generally get about 30Mbps. Or at least that's what I'm getting from Vodafone at S5 8RN No one ever gets 76Mbps, Even if you lived across the road from the exchange and it was fibre to exchange I doubt you'd get the full 76Mbps over twisted copper pair. I used to get 76Mbps in Leeds, although the cabinet was at the base of my pole. So perhaps ten meters from pole to my wall plus the height coming up and down. Then I moved. At new place we were hitting 45Mb with a 400 meter copper run which I though was reasonable enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggz Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 You realise that the fixed term contracts include a clause to allow for price increases during the term? Yes, I think that's one of the points of the petition. Although my main gripe is with the poor speeds and customer service I'm quite happy to sign it. Anything that can bring VM some bad publicity or forewarn anyone about VM's appalling service is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutty34 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Interesting to note that people actually believe that Richard Branson has anything to do with Virgin media at all. To clarity NTL/TELEWEST pay Virgin to use the Virgin name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggz Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Interesting to note that people actually believe that Richard Branson has anything to do with Virgin media at all. To clarity NTL/TELEWEST pay Virgin to use the Virgin name. I think Liberty Global pay Branson about £10 mil a year for the privilege of using the name and he has about £6 million in shares of VM too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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