Traffic Management Trial!!

[turner123]

Traffic management trial


STM Trial Over the coming months, we'll be conducting a trial on the way we manage our network in certain parts of the country. During these months, we'll be making a few changes to our Traffic Management policy, to help us figure out how to improve the quality of service we provide to our customers.


Our Traffic Management policy makes sure our service is fair for everybody, by occasionally moderating speeds for the top 5% of customers who are downloading and/or uploading an unusually large amount of data.


The aim of this trial is to enhance the way we do this, limit the number of people who have their speeds moderated and ultimately improve the service we deliver to all our customers.

What areas are affected?

Preston
Wigan
Blackpool
Aldershot
Acton
Other areas TBA


So, what's changing?

Our current trial policy is shown below, however, since it's a trial, it can change at any time. All that means is that it's a good idea to check this page regularly if you live in an affected area and want the latest version.

READ MORE HERE >>> http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...fficTrial.html

[thenuns]

Grrr I've just signed another 12 month contract too.... not in an affected area...yet.
What is the point of fast unlimited if the Capping (traffic management) is this bad!!!!
Was guna sign up for the 50mb when it became available to me but I really can't see the point

[abaddon]

Must remember to start downloads off first thing in the morning (before leaving for work) - should be ok then.

The 75% throttling for the L or XL lines seems crazy.

abaddon

[Rusty]

Great isn't it, as if we're not being screwed enough already!

[shyam92]

Originally Posted by abaddon

Must remember to start downloads off first thing in the morning (before leaving for work) - should be ok then.

The 75% throttling for the L or XL lines seems crazy.

abaddon

I agree with you, its faster then during the night

[krelborn]

This couldnt have come at a worse time for me. Ive just signed up for 50Mb for another 12 months and now they're planning to cap me? brilliant

[stuhar4]

I have just been on to virgin as my speeds have gone from 10m to 2.5m download and 120kb upload ,I told them its out of order that I am paying for a service and not getting it, thier answer was tough!! you have downloaded 1.5gb between 10am and 4pm so your speed has been cut till 11pm tonight !! the thing is Ihavnt downloaded anything just played online games and used my voip phone. if there network cant handle the trafic they shouldnt keep upping the speeds everyone should be able to use all 10mb,20,50mb of thier line speed without loss of speed its a problem with virgin not investing in more modems and servers not the users fault for using the service they pay for.

[turner123]

Originally Posted by stuhar4

I have just been on to virgin as my speeds have gone from 10m to 2.5m download and 120kb upload ,I told them its out of order that I am paying for a service and not getting it, thier answer was tough!! you have downloaded 1.5gb between 10am and 4pm so your speed has been cut till 11pm tonight !! the thing is Ihavnt downloaded anything just played online games and used my voip phone. if there network cant handle the trafic they shouldnt keep upping the speeds everyone should be able to use all 10mb,20,50mb of thier line speed without loss of speed its a problem with virgin not investing in more modems and servers not the users fault for using the service they pay for.

if this keeps happening and you have not DL anything could well be your mac has been cloned just a problem vm face but they will never admit it lol....so not sure what you can do??? other than what a few ppl have done use a clone....if ppl did get what they pay for im sure the clones would fade out bar a few