Got my VM upgrade early! :) - Page 2

Mark · 15-08-2012, 23:22

I've got one of those too, there's no reason I can think of why it wouldn't handle the throughput, but I didn't pay much attention to how fast mine was.

My upgrade has been postponed by 6 months. I'm tempted to downgrade anyway once I'm out of contract (November-ish) - unless the re-cabling around here actually brings back the speed we're supposed to get - even my TiVo (10Mb) is having trouble streaming from Virgin's own servers. :/

mejinks · 23-11-2012, 02:06

Virgins caching is striking again. They have youtube cache servers which are way over subscribed

I've heard that using https:// helps but isn't 100% reliable.

Mark · 24-11-2012, 00:01

I finally got my upgrade. Contention has improved (less issues in the evenings), suggesting they have increased capacity, but other than that, I honestly can't tell the difference. Even more tempted to downgrade back to where I was and save a few pennies.

I guess I don't watch YouTube enough to notice issues (it's mainly iPlayer that I have trouble with).

15-08-2012, 23:22	#11
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I've got one of those too, there's no reason I can think of why it wouldn't handle the throughput, but I didn't pay much attention to how fast mine was. My upgrade has been postponed by 6 months. I'm tempted to downgrade anyway once I'm out of contract (November-ish) - unless the re-cabling around here actually brings back the speed we're supposed to get - even my TiVo (10Mb) is having trouble streaming from Virgin's own servers. :/

24-11-2012, 00:01	#13
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I finally got my upgrade. Contention has improved (less issues in the evenings), suggesting they have increased capacity, but other than that, I honestly can't tell the difference. Even more tempted to downgrade back to where I was and save a few pennies. I guess I don't watch YouTube enough to notice issues (it's mainly iPlayer that I have trouble with).