[Brighton] Anyone else in central Brighton experiencing Virgin media problems?

[Deleted User X18H]

No WiFi here at all - very broad message from provider.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Yep.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

One word - Plusnet

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Same up here in Sutton since yesterday afternoon!

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Me too in Swindon. Intermittent 'blocky' TV picture.

 

[BBassic]

One word - Plusnet

Several words: Plusnet are the worst IP provider in the entire country and I'd happily shit on all of their desks.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Seven Words

 

[Westdene Seagull]

One word - Plusnet

Otherwise known as BT - good luck !

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

No WiFi here at all - very broad message from provider.

I’m willing to overlook Brandon’s suing of the NHS if he has pulled the plug on your internet.

 

[Gwylan]

Virgin's only just come back.

They're normally pretty good - which is just as well as I have no other choice, BT doesn't serve my house

 

[happypig]

Virgin's only just come back.

They're normally pretty good - which is just as well as I have no other choice, BT doesn't serve my house

BT has a Universal Service Obligation, if you ask them, they must provide it (you could be charged extra if you live somewhere that needs a lot of work, like up a mountain or on an island in a lake).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-tel...orisation-regime/universal-service-obligation

 

[arewethereyet?]

Yeah I was frantically trying to let everyone know via this forum but I had no bloody WiFi so couldn’t do it

 

[Westdene Seagull]

BT has a Universal Service Obligation, if you ask them, they must provide it (you could be charged extra if you live somewhere that needs a lot of work, like up a mountain or on an island in a lake).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-tel...orisation-regime/universal-service-obligation

I deal with ECCs every day at work and I suspect that the costs might surprise Gwylan somewhat if he goes down that route !

 

[Gwylan]

I deal with ECCs every day at work and I suspect that the costs might surprise Gwylan somewhat if he goes down that route !

They wouldn't: I write about telecoms and know what they are

 

[nickbrighton]

The Virgin internet here is generally very good,(BN2..) yes it has the very occasional issue-but so do all providers. I have had them as my provider from as soon as they cabled the street and in all that time can only remember 4 or 5 actual outages that lasted longer than an hour. Recently there have been 2 or 3 occasions with the internet dropping out for a few mins every 15 mins or so, but only for short periods. Today my internet was down from when i woke up to an hour or so ago. On the whole I have far fewer problems, greater consistent speed than anyone I know who use other providers. We all take technology for granted and all get upset when it goes wrong,but we have to accept that generally technology is about 5 years behind where we think it is, and that at times there will be outages and screw ups-however annoying and frustrating they may be

 

[Don Parasol]

My VIrign Wifi was also out this morning and came back recently. I found I had to press the reset button to get it active again

 

[nigeyb]

Been with Virgin for over 10 yrs and live in BN3. A few minor issues over the years, but generally v reliable and fast.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

The Wifi has been a joke for me recently in BN3, constantly in and out. The outages are generally over within a few minutes but it means streaming is a waste of time.