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  • 21-12-2019 12:46pm
    #1
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭


    What a time of the year for my internet and broad band to go down . Absolute joke . I can't get a technician either until the 27th . Disgraceful. Just wondering if any one else in Waterford is having an issue?


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  • #2
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,782 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    no issues here, fairly solid service, does go down from time to time, but thats expected


  • #3
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Why is it expected? I know it happens but really it shouldn't with cable.

    OP what's actually wrong? And have you pulled the plug and rebooted from cold yet?


  • #4
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,782 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Why is it expected? I know it happens but really it shouldn't with cable.

    OP what's actually wrong? And have you pulled the plug and rebooted from cold yet?

    stuff breaks, humans make mistakes, **** happens, i suspect very few lives are taken when the internets goes down


  • #5
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    You don't? I have the shakes for the first 24 hours :D


  • #6
    Hello 2D Person Below
    Registered Users Posts: 13,755 ✭✭✭✭Hello 2D Person Below


    Have to say I've never had any real problem with Virgin. I had one slight issue when I received a new modem a while back but it was sorted pronto.

    My only quibble with them is the amount that comes out of me bank every month. Pity they wouldn't throw loyal customers the odd bone.


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  • #7
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,782 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    You don't? I have the shakes for the first 24 hours :D

    ah tis a pain in the hole when it goes down, but shur what can yea do


  • #8
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Minime2.5


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Why is it expected? I know it happens but really it shouldn't with cable.

    OP what's actually wrong? And have you pulled the plug and rebooted from cold yet?

    My home broad band and tv service are not working and I've switched both off for up to 2 hours and switched back on. No joy


  • #9
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Minime2.5


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    stuff breaks, humans make mistakes, **** happens, i suspect very few lives are taken when the internets goes down

    And the competitors that don't allow this to happen swoop in and take their business


  • #10
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,782 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Minime2.5 wrote: »
    And the competitors that don't allow this to happen swoop in and take their business

    ah shur all networks experience outages at some stage, id imagine the management of virgin aint worrying too much about minor outages here and there, in small villages such as ours


  • #11
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Minime2.5 wrote: »
    My home broad band and tv service are not working and I've switched both off for up to 2 hours and switched back on. No joy

    I'm not on Virgin but in life generally I find when it comes to PVRs' etc it's best to unplug rather than just switch off. It can clear the CPU errors - if you do this count to 20 then plug in.


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  • #12
    DLS_75
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭DLS_75


    I’d go into the shop and ask for another box to get you through Christmas


  • #13
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Minime2.5


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    I'm not on Virgin but in life generally I find when it comes to PVRs' etc it's best to unplug rather than just switch off. It can clear the CPU errors - if you do this count to 20 then plug in.

    That's what I did actually


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