View Full Version : Unexpected audio upgrade - Virgin Media to BT Full Fibre
Don’t care about download speed, as someone who enjoys a lot of streaming content it needs to be “at least good Enuff”
Long term (20odd years?) Virgin media customer before they were VM always enjoyed their consistency and good Service.
Apple Music and music via YouTube enjoyer for many years, turns out,
VM dropped the ball.
Much recent buffering and disappointment later,
decided to jump ship to BT Full Fibre.
installed yesterday.
Full Fibre optic install unlike VM,
Streamed stuff is way better, digital music sounding better.
Nice upgrade, I’ll take it. :thumbsup:
EDIT
Oh, and I’m finding music sounding better with the AppleTV hooked up over 5Ghz Wi-Fi than wired with the BT router.
First time I’ve ever found that.
Don’t care about download speed, as someone who enjoys a lot of streaming content it needs to be “at least good Enuff”
Long term (20odd years?) Virgin media customer before they were VM always enjoyed their consistency and good Service.
Apple Music and music via YouTube enjoyer for many years, turns out,
VM dropped the ball.
Much recent buffering and disappointment later,
decided to jump ship to BT Full Fibre.
installed yesterday.
Full Fibre optic install unlike VM,
Streamed stuff is way better, digital music sounds a LOT better.
Nice upgrade
ive fibre right into house here. speed and stability is very good. not had any issues. its bt's fibre but via talktalk.
rmcin626
07-04-2023, 15:59
I’m still with VM, even though the customer service is poor, been over 20 years now
brian2957
07-04-2023, 18:01
VM here too. I've just upgraded all my TV boxes and now included is Sky Cinema and Sky Sport for 18 months. Also faster broadband included. Been with them for well over 20 years and they do have their moments. Mostly happy with them :)
Improvement from BT fibre optic vs Virgin copper cable I guess?
Both tick the boxes,
But 'less noise on the line' wise BT Full Fibre is cutting edge.
Paying less per Month too :)
icehockeyboy
10-06-2023, 13:53
My BT Full Fibre was supposed to be installed weeks ago, but the namby pamby workers are keen on adhering to effin safety and want traffic lights and such being put into place.
It's supposed to be next Thursday now.
I'll keep you informed
Ali Tait
10-06-2023, 14:01
They're required to stick to the safety rules because it's the law. They could lose their jobs, and if anything did happen, they or their families would not get any compensation. What would you do in their shoes? :)
I started in 1996 when it was NYNEX, then it became Cable & Wireless, then Virgin.
C&W were the best as you used to get a proper monthly TV guide through the post from them.
Been on fibre optic for years as for some bizarre reason here was one of the first places to get it.
Just signed up for another 18 months in exchange for paying a bit less. Can't be arsed to swap to anyone else and the TV on Sky is the same crap anyway.
No telly licence here Martin (or means to watch broadcast telly) so that aspect never factored in for me.
i jumped in when they were Cable & Wireless, wondered who they were before that.
Cheers! https://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/thumbs-up.gif
Think they were Telewest at one point too if memory serves?
No telly licence here Martin (or means to watch broadcast telly) so that aspect never factored in for me.
i jumped in when they were Cable & Wireless, wondered who they were before that.
Cheers! https://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/thumbs-up.gif
Think they were Telewest at one point too if memory serves?
There might have been someone else in between those others, course we are going back more than twenty years.
I don't know why I keep the cable telly now, I've got all the channels and it's wall to wall crap. Most of the channels I do watch are on Freeview anyway and I never watch anything that's on the BBC. But old habits die hard.
Hear Ya.
Used to come home from Work and just channel surf... ended up watching nothing.
Feel Subscription TV is coming close to that point now, another £15 a month, Yeah sure why not?
Might read a book instead.
Think theres a Cull a comin.
Hear Ya.
Used to come home from Work and just channel surf... ended up watching nothing.
Feel Subscription TV is coming close to that point now for me?
Another £15 a month, sure, why not?
Think theres a Cull a comin... Might just read a book instead.
Hear Ya.
Used to come home from Work and just channel surf... ended up watching nothing.
Feel Subscription TV is coming close to that point now, another £15 a month, Yeah sure why not?
Might read a book instead.
Think theres a Cull a comin.
yes, I get the impression that no-one under 40 watches live to air TV anymore. I give it ten more years max.
That's exactly my Demographic, thanks Martin! :D
yes, I get the impression that no-one under 40 watches live to air TV anymore. I give it ten more years max.
That's exactly my Demographic, thanks Martin! :D
yeah you wish!
Lawrence001
11-06-2023, 18:56
There might have been someone else in between those others, course we are going back more than twenty years.
I don't know why I keep the cable telly now, I've got all the channels and it's wall to wall crap. Most of the channels I do watch are on Freeview anyway and I never watch anything that's on the BBC. But old habits die hard.Wasn't Telewest something to do with the earlier cable network?
Wasn't Telewest something to do with the earlier cable network?
I had to look it up as Gaz jogged my memory. Telewest was a cable provider and was bought by NTL - so the order for my cable providers was NYNEX, Cable & Wireless, NTL, Virgin.
NTL was the one I forgot. Telewest never operated in my area.
icehockeyboy
30-07-2023, 09:42
Finally got it installed 3 weeks ago today, odd coincidence that this is when I had issues with music stopping?
I'll post about it elsewhere.
rmcin626
30-07-2023, 10:20
We are moving house on Monday, we have been with virgin since the ntl days, my email addresses are ntlworld.com. When I phoned to confirm that the engineer was coming to install everything in the new place, the staff member I was talking to thought we were paying too much , which we were going to address, but he offered us a new deal virtual half price of the current one with improved channels, includes Netflix and higher broadband speed, we will still use iptv on the fire stick for a few things though.
We are moving house on Monday, we have been with virgin since the ntl days, my email addresses are ntlworld.com. When I phoned to confirm that the engineer was coming to install everything in the new place, the staff member I was talking to thought we were paying too much , which we were going to address, but he offered us a new deal virtual half price of the current one with improved channels, includes Netflix and higher broadband speed, we will still use iptv on the fire stick for a few things though.
good to see your getting a rebated price for potentially more.. i just have broadband; no telly etc.. but stream from my amazon stick. talk talk and fairly fast at half a gig speed.
rmcin626
30-07-2023, 10:53
good to see your getting a rebated price for potentially more.. i just have broadband; no telly etc.. but stream from my amazon stick. talk talk and fairly fast at half a gig speed.
We also have Disney+ and Amazon prime, although struggle to find anything to watch on Amazon
We also have Disney+ and Amazon prime, although struggle to find anything to watch on Amazon
not a super choce on amazon prime itself but i buy films usually when on offer;; ones i like etc. had disney once but was only the simpsons on it i ever watched.
We also have Disney+ and Amazon prime, although struggle to find anything to watch on Amazon
Clarkson Farm is worth a watch, otherwise I agree.
Plus they want you to pay again to watch half the stuff that's on there. Just a piss-take, really.
rmcin626
30-07-2023, 12:39
not a super choce on amazon prime itself but i buy films usually when on offer;; ones i like etc. had disney once but was only the simpsons on it i ever watched.
Disney has Starz which has a great series called The Bear about a chef and restaurant in Chicago
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