Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my postcode
and I can't log into my account because they are doing essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my postcode
and I can't log into my account because they are doing essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

No problems in Lancashire.

On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.

On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:43:34 -0000, Mr Pounder
wrote:


"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check
status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.



Have had best support from Virgin through their online forums.

http://community.virginmedia.com/

Chances of the person who comes out admitting they have had info. from the
forum people is closer to zero - but it has worked in the end. And
obviously relies on access by some other means...

--
Rod

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.


Ah....small problem.
Phone is borked as well.
No dial tone.
So report it via the website - broken.
So phone up - broken.
So watch TV - broken....

O.K. I have mobile broadband, a mobile phone, and a satellite dish so near
normal service is available.
Just as well though.

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

In article ,
David WE Roberts wrote:

"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.


Ah....small problem.
Phone is borked as well.
No dial tone.
So report it via the website - broken.
So phone up - broken.
So watch TV - broken....

have some pikeys been stealing the cable?

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From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16

"polygonum" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:43:34 -0000, Mr Pounder
wrote:


"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check
status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.



Have had best support from Virgin through their online forums.

They never seem to work very well for me.
In the old days there was tech support on line.

http://community.virginmedia.com/

Chances of the person who comes out admitting they have had info. from the
forum people is closer to zero - but it has worked in the end. And
obviously relies on access by some other means...

--
Rod

On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?


Check down the road for a sprung open roadside cabinet, busted lock,
inside scattered contents of last nights/weeks doner kebab (mostly
salad), spent tins of diamond white, dog's left unmentionables and
several loose cables; evidence of where numpties have attempted to wire
their non-friendly neighbours connection as their own.

--
Adrian C

On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:20:18 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:


"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
...

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 11/12/2011 14:33, David WE Roberts wrote:
Just come back from a short walk and the Internet and TV are dead.

Plugged in my trusty 3 Mobile Broadband dongle and went to check status.
The Virgin system denies all knowledge of any cable service to my
postcode and I can't log into my account because they are doing
essentail upgrades.
Never mind, the work should be finished by 11:00 Sunday.

Anyone other Virgin cable users having problems?

Sounds like you need a new tv and computer because there's never any
problems at the Virgin end :-)

It isss besst to ring Abul at supppoert on de 151 telepone nimber.


Ah....small problem.
Phone is borked as well.
No dial tone.
So report it via the website - broken.
So phone up - broken.
So watch TV - broken....

O.K. I have mobile broadband, a mobile phone, and a satellite dish so near
normal service is available.
Just as well though.

You lucky! Not BT! Phone line goes down. Phone from mobile. Key in
number. Told to go online from landline to sort problem via their
problem solver.

No worry! Many virgins wait for you in Heaven!

Makes me want to be a real sinner!

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling (after the first frost) from
the dryer (east) end of Swansea Bay.

On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:53:43 +0000 (GMT), charles wrote:

have some pikeys been stealing the cable?

Or the fibre... Some one had a go near Workington recently:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-16130071

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Cheers
Dave.