Comments on: Got Virgin ISP? Cancel it.

By: phuxake

phuxake — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:57:21 +0000

I have also been with virgin for a long time but now i’m not getting the service i’m paying for… I’m out. I need an isp that will provide download speeds that arn’t restricted. Anyone know of any? If anyone is even considering going with virgin… Dont do it! Getting my mac code at the moment is hassle enough ‘oh i’m sorry we sent your request to the wrong department’ how incompetent.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:17:32 +0000

I’m with virgin mobile right now, and I’m cancelling and selling my phone. I won’t support a company that doesn’t see how neutrality built the net, and how basic freedom of speech, including the freedom to speak out against your ISP isn’t precisely what makes the net a worthwhile cultural resource.

They’ll not get another nickel from me.

By: Doug Rosbury

Doug Rosbury — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:47:39 +0000

There’s your precious internet. Why is it so easy for companies to control service quality?
Because users have no guts to withdraw membership. Shut down the internet and do without it for a time while it can be re configured to put it into the hands of those who can pass laws to prevent
control by special interests. Anyone have a better idea? It’s an old and familiar story. What
have we not done to prevent this kind of arrogant intrusion into our happy internet activity?
Let’s figure that out and , like Nike says,”JUST DO IT”(!!!)——Doug Rosbury

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:27:08 +0000

FREE internet (ok, so it comes with the phone line), reliable and friendly…TALK TALK. With no restrictions either.
I have tried Virgin & BT and both suck in comparison to TT.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:36:10 +0000

I’ve been signed up to virgin for about 6 months with the people I share my house with. After initially taking 2 1/2 months to install our cable (while local friends who signed up two days before got installed in 3 days) the speeds were ok for 5 people sharing a 4Mb connection. But since the new year torrent speeds have been reduced to 6kbps max through most torrent programs, and other perfectly legitimate download services (such as 4od) have seen dramatic reductions in DL speeds to the extent that they are barely usable. Not impressed at all by Virgin, any suggestions about the best way to avoid/evade these illegitimate sanctions without changing ISP (locked in for another 6months)…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:31:47 +0000

Who runs these ISPs?

If it was not for the content suppliers, they would have no business. They need to get their heads straight and realize they are servicing their customers, not the content suppliers.

Content providers already pay the costs their end (bandwidth, server costs, storage etc) to make this available for whoever wants to access it (being consumers). The consumers then pay the ISPs to get access to this content, so why are the ISPs not giving them (timely) access to the content they wish to access….

By: DevilPliers

DevilPliers — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:56:48 +0000

I love speakeasy.. this would never happen there.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:28:55 +0000

I’ve used Eclipse internet here in the UK – one of the best ISPs i have used in a long time. Great service and customer support was always helpful (for the rare outages we did have; problems with the local exchange usually). They also had ‘flex’ where you could temporarily upgrade your bandwidth for a small charge.

And only 30days for notice of cancellation! Was great when we were students.

By: Adam Chavez

Adam Chavez — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:44:09 +0000

I predict that within 5 years the entire country will be one big wi-fi hotspot.

This problem of “slowing down sites that don’t pay” will be gone — akin to AOL’s lock-in environment that went away with the advent of new technologies.

That “wi-fi America” is a disruptor that I am patiently waiting for.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:09:59 +0000

unfortunately I have no choice in sticking with Comcast as for my home is the only service avaiable (Charter and Comcast have very strategically laid out a regional monopoly all over the area where you get one or the other). I’m really hoping the “224Mbps for $1.50/mo) through power lines to become the new standard soon. As it will certainly throw a wrench in the plans of Mega-ISPs constantly screwing it’s consumers and dishonoring net neutrality.

you can read the article here on Digg
http://digg.com/tech_news/224_Mbps_for_1_58_a_Month