Tractorlad

jonnywalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live in Nunhead - Ivydale Road area and we've > been experiencing the same issue. Have called them > today to complain again and told they're aware the > issue has been on going since APRIL 2015 with a > date for fixing it of 30th MARCH 2016. So a whole > year of paying for 50mg download but only getting > around 10mg with it sometimes dropping down to > 2mg. The fella I spoke to was up front about the > problem they have with 'High Utilisation' saying > its worse between 6 > 12pm, essentially anytime > you want to use it when you return from work. They > would only offer me ?7.50 as a refund and not back > date. As they are in breach of contract and unable > to provide a service that's been paid for I > explained I'll be terminating my contract with > them and notifying Jonnywalker. I feel your pain. We're all being ripped off by these cowboys. I too can't bring myself to call customer "service". It's bad for the blood pressure. Sadly the utilisation issue has been with us since at least Jan 2015.

tiddles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sorry to be dim, but how does one test speed? Tiddles. Do you have smartphone? I use Speedtest by Ookla for the iphone. I find myself testing the speed at hourly intervals with increasing levels of paranoia. The nice thing about Speedtest though is it logs a history of the speeds and allowsyou to email the data in a CSV file. It shows a nice pattern of high speeds during the day which are throttled to pre 2000 levels in the evenings after 8am. It is useful data to send to Virgin if you're looking to leave before your contract concludes.

Useless. Amazon Prime video still buffering. Great speeds earlier in the day but now not worth having. Hello BT

colbol2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Update - they have apparently opened up 16 new > downstreams and 6 new upstreams today (not sure > exactly what this means). This may make a > difference. I'll try again tonight and report > back. Tractorlad, let me know if you notice any > difference. I'm not holding my breath! Colbol2010 - I'm in the office right now so just got my wife to check the speed at home. 69.75. The highest its ever been. We have BT installing beginning of Feb. Decisions decisions!

colbol2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Update - they have apparently opened up 16 new > downstreams and 6 new upstreams today (not sure > exactly what this means). This may make a > difference. I'll try again tonight and report > back. Tractorlad, let me know if you notice any > difference. I'm not holding my breath! Thanks I'll take a look tonight. Sounds like you've been given the run around too!

We tried watching a film on Amazon prime last night. Hopeless. Whilst the connection was 45 Mbps at 9am it had slipped to 2.14 by 9pm. Constant buffering and utterly useless. A fairly typical experience with Virgin Media of late.

Jeremy, out of interest where do you live? We had faultless service from 2012-1214 but has been dreadful since the beginning of last year with Virgin customer service giving me the run around every time there's a severe dip in speed (which is regularly).

Further to the Virgin Media post I contributed to yesterday, I would be delighted with such luxury as a 4 mbps connection.

Its some comfort to know that who I'm moving to has nothing to do with Virgin Media.

I have finally lost patience with Virgin Media and I'm getting BT Infinity installed beginning of February, we live on Barry Road. The fix for this capacity issue was promised a various time last year and each time the date approached it was pushed back another 3 months. I first started seeing problems in January 2015. I have zero confidence that what ever it is they need to do in April (I was told May) will actually happen. I am leaving Virgin with no notice required as they have accepted they're in breach of contract. My 100 mbps service regularly drops below 1mpbs. If you're looking to leave, my advise would be to install a broadband speed App on your phone like Speedtest and keep a log of how poor they are which you can use a evidence when you cancel. I've had BT in the past when I lived in Peckham and on balance they were pretty good. My possibly overly simplified view is go to the company that runs the infrastructure. If there's a problem it can be identified and fixed with no buck passing.

Without use of a driveway or garage in South East London you'd be crazy spending too money on cars. For what its worth, my wife's family have had CRVs for years and currently have 2 or the MK3 models and love them. Second hand they are plentiful and good value for money. Since this and the Q5 are SUVs you might miss the ride height with the Octavia. They do a more rugged 4x4 version called the Scout which rides slightly higher. I believe there are two engine options, one of which is shared with the Golf GTI.

I suppose so on reflection. And close to the station too.

Some might says there's a property bubble. This is crazy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34718659

I heard a rumour that Cash Converters are interested in the site, a service that is desperately needed in ED!

I can not agree more. Speeding on Barry Road is a real problem. I'd even go so far as to say that things are worse since the 20mph limit was introduced from the Peckham Rye end. The occasional vehicle that observes the limit is overtaken at speed by someone blind the the fact that its built-up area. All they see in a nice straight piece of road with no speed bumps and gun it. I'd certainly advocate monitoring of traffic on this stretch of road and a few fines being handed out. TractorLad.

I've not used iWorks although from what I've read it should be compatible with Excel. I have MS Office on my PC but not on my Mac. To open Word and Excel files on my Mac I use Open Office which is free and always been trouble free for me. You can find a Mac download here http://www.openoffice.org/

Silly question. I assume you have MS Office on the Mac?

With regard to how interested the police would be about investigating an attempted break-in, I hope this story about Leicestershire police piloting a policy of ignoring burglaries at odd-numbered properties doesn't get adopted in the capital! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-33788264

Cyclists and pedestrians are motorists on their day off! If you're an adult walking the streets or cycling, chances are you also have a driving license. I cycle to work daily from ED. The vast majority of cyclists obey the rules of the road. Sadly there are a few idiots out there on two wheels and four.

I was sitting in my own tiny piece of South East London I call my garden the other day and noticed how nice it was to hear birdsong from neighbouring rooftops. I wondered why I'd never really noticed this before when it dawned on me that the P13 is currently on diversion. It is amazing how much quieter it is along Underhill Road that something as everyday as simple birdsong is no longer drowned out by the noise of a residential street choked by the congestion caused by the bus and associated traffic. Granted the water mains work has closed the route as a cut through to the top of Lordship Lane but I for one would not be disappointed if Thames Water decided to take their time in finishing before returning the road to normal.

We've had Virgin Media on Barry Road since Oct 2012. They were fine for over two years but ever since the beginning of this year they have been dreadful. They say its a capacity issue which won't be sorted until end of July. Perhaps they will have better service once the infrastructure is improved? Who knows. Nevertheless, if you can stick with Freeview, I would unbundle the TV and broadband and go with one of the smaller providers.

On this occasion it was a crowd of pensioners. Nevertheless, these vehicles are adding to the problem.

I forgot to mention. Recently I've notice European coach tours parking on Bellenden Road and Lyndhurst Way. Friday 15th May about 3pm one was parked in the bus stop near the Victoria Inn dropping a crowd off to browse the shops. A strange destination considering what else London has to offer.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but does anyone agree that there should be parking restrictions, at least on one side of Bellenden Road where the shops are. In the early evening especially, vehicles double parked cause traffic on this street to be at a standstill. Add the P13 into the mix and its chaos. A few weeks ago I saw two cars meet in the middle of the funnel of stationary traffic forcing one to yield and reverse. Flustered, they scraped a parked car before driving off. I'm sure local businesses may feel differently, but does anyone know is the council have ever proposed some kind of parking restriction or other traffic management solution for this problem?