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  1. #1
    Sunil Sood
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    NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin Media -
    as it reported its third quarter results. The company declared net losses
    for the period of £96.1 million - up from £52.1 million last time - but
    revenues increased by 140.6 million to £1.02 billion.

    The results follow NTL's acquisition earlier this year of Telewest and
    Virgin Mobile.

    NTL:Telewest said the name change will take place in the first quarter of
    next year to take advantage of the Virgin brand.

    The company reported a 13 per cent growth over the previous quarter in the
    number of broadband subscribers to 265,000 and said telephony customers
    increased by 6,100, although due to churn issues there were also significant
    disconnections of broadband and telephony customers.

    Until the re-brand, NTL:Telewest will continue to provide services under its
    existing brand name. Virgin Mobile will continue as part of the new Virgin
    Media group.

    NTL:Telewest president and chief executive Steve Burch said: "Virgin Media
    will shake up the market by bringing the Virgin traditions of value for
    money, brilliant customer service and innovation to the world of
    entertainment and communications.

    "While work remains to be done between now and the re-brand, our decision to
    announce its name and logo today is a reflection of my confidence that we're
    well on the way to creating an organisation that can live up to this vision
    by consistently putting the consumer first."

    Gordon McCallum, chief executive officer of Virgin Management and an NTL
    board member, said: "Taking on the Virgin brand is about much more than a
    new name and logo above the door. NTL:Telewest's management team has
    consistently demonstrated that it understands this and the commitment that's
    needed to succeed. Much has already been achieved and we're confident that
    the company's on track to deliver the Virgin promise when we re-brand next
    year."

    Regards
    Sunil





    See More: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media




  2. #2

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    > NTL:Telewest president and chief executive Steve Burch said: "Virgin Media
    > will shake up the market by bringing the Virgin traditions of value for
    > money, brilliant customer service and innovation to the world of
    > entertainment and communications.


    Virgin traditions - hmmm, that will be

    i) blaming all faults on faulty kit bequeathed to them
    ii) promising the earth as compensation for crap service today - the
    old 'jam tomorrow' routine
    iii) when i) has been replaced, blame all faults on new equipment
    settling in, and 'teething problems
    iv) lengthy, 40+ minute waits on an 0845 number to rectify
    aforementioned faults

    Brilliant customer service ??? Where ?
    Innovation - erm, slap a Virgin logo on it, get someone else to pay for
    it, and erm, take most of the credit for it.




  3. #3
    Herman
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >> NTL:Telewest president and chief executive Steve Burch said: "Virgin
    >> Media
    >> will shake up the market by bringing the Virgin traditions of value for
    >> money, brilliant customer service and innovation to the world of
    >> entertainment and communications.

    >
    > Virgin traditions - hmmm, that will be
    >
    > i) blaming all faults on faulty kit bequeathed to them
    > ii) promising the earth as compensation for crap service today - the
    > old 'jam tomorrow' routine
    > iii) when i) has been replaced, blame all faults on new equipment
    > settling in, and 'teething problems
    > iv) lengthy, 40+ minute waits on an 0845 number to rectify
    > aforementioned faults
    >
    > Brilliant customer service ??? Where ?
    > Innovation - erm, slap a Virgin logo on it, get someone else to pay for
    > it, and erm, take most of the credit for it.


    If the "Virgin traditions" you point out above are in any small measure
    imported into NTL, then I am sure many NTL customers will be happy with the
    improvement.





  4. #4
    Charlie Mitchell
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    Sunil Sood wrote:
    > NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin Media -


    Same ****, different shovel.



  5. #5
    Xeonwales
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    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    Charlie Mitchell wrote:
    > Sunil Sood wrote:
    > > NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin Media -

    >
    > Same ****, different shovel.


    Not true, i work for NTL:Telewest, and they are changing things BIG
    TIME!!

    NTL have taken on over 1,000 new staff in Swansea to manage calls & are
    still taking on more.

    Virgin Media will be a new start for NTL as Richard Branson will get a
    say in what goes on there, so the new Virgin Media will be much better
    than the current NTL.

    P.S. If you ring 150 or 151 from an NTL landline, you get customer
    service for free.




  6. #6
    Gonz
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    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    "Xeonwales" <[email protected]> wrote in message

    > NTL have taken on over 1,000 new staff in Swansea to manage calls &
    > are
    > still taking on more.


    In India.




  7. #7
    Xeonwales
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    Gonz wrote:
    > "Xeonwales" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >
    > > NTL have taken on over 1,000 new staff in Swansea to manage calls &
    > > are
    > > still taking on more.

    >
    > In India.


    Swansea mainly




  8. #8
    Gonz
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:16 +0000, Charlie Mitchell
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>Sunil Sood wrote:
    >>> NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin
    >>> Media -

    >>
    >>Same ****, different shovel.


    > Rubbish Charlie it as been my experience the only **** regarding media
    > access in this country are the ADSL ISP's give me BY/NTL any day of
    > the week


    The blueyonder troll spoketh...

    I'm on ADSL, faster than what BY/NTL can provide, and they're a cable
    company.
    Rock solid connection of 16MB.

    You're on 4MB with BY/NTL and you're only gettin half that.

    They're talkin of bringin out a 50MB connection.
    What utter nonsense, they need to learn to walk before they start
    runnin!




  9. #9
    Gonz
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    > On 9 Nov 2006 01:51:56 -0800, "Xeonwales" <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Not true, i work for NTL:Telewest, and they are changing things BIG
    >>TIME!!

    > But they are still trying to run before they can walk they talk of
    > providing 50Mb Internet connections God in heaven I shall be pleased
    > when they manage to provide me with the 4Mb which I am paying for and
    > not getting many people in my area have the same problem he is paying
    > for 10MB and only getting 5 .
    > I prefer BY to ADFSL providers but it is time
    > Telewest/Blueyonder/NTL/ Virgin or whatever else they decide to call
    > themselves next week got their finger out and provided the service
    > which customers are paying for .


    Give you Telewest/Blueyonder/NTL/Virgin, any day of the week.




  10. #10
    James Sargent
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    Xeonwales wrote:

    > Charlie Mitchell wrote:
    >
    >>Sunil Sood wrote:
    >>
    >>>NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin Media -

    >>
    >>Same ****, different shovel.

    >
    >
    > Not true, i work for NTL:Telewest, and they are changing things BIG
    > TIME!!
    >
    > NTL have taken on over 1,000 new staff in Swansea to manage calls & are
    > still taking on more.


    To be fair to ntl: I'm used to they're taking 25 minutes to answer the
    phone ... last time I rang it was under 30 seconds. I couldn't quite
    believe it.

    Having said that, I only had to ring because they'd bogged up my bill.
    However, the operative was very helpful in explaing the problem &
    sorting it out.

    James



  11. #11
    Richard Colton
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    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    >
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:16 +0000, Charlie Mitchell
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Sunil Sood wrote:
    >>>> NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin
    >>>> Media -
    >>>
    >>>Same ****, different shovel.

    >
    >> Rubbish Charlie it as been my experience the only **** regarding media
    >> access in this country are the ADSL ISP's give me BY/NTL any day of
    >> the week

    >
    > The blueyonder troll spoketh...


    Be fair Gonz. Remember that you're biased due to TW booting your account.

    --
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    <<< www.uselessinfo.org.uk >>>
    <<< www.thephonelocker.co.uk >>>
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  12. #12
    Gonz
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    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    "Richard Colton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    >
    > "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
    > news[email protected]...
    >>
    >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:16 +0000, Charlie Mitchell
    >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Sunil Sood wrote:
    >>>>> NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to
    >>>>> Virgin Media -
    >>>>
    >>>>Same ****, different shovel.

    >>
    >>> Rubbish Charlie it as been my experience the only **** regarding
    >>> media
    >>> access in this country are the ADSL ISP's give me BY/NTL any day of
    >>> the week

    >>
    >> The blueyonder troll spoketh...

    >
    > Be fair Gonz. Remember that you're biased due to TW booting your
    > account.


    So he's not a troll then?
    Is that what you're sayin?
    Why wud I be biased about blueyonder's quality of trolls? )




  13. #13
    Richard Colton
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media


    "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Richard Colton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news[email protected]...
    >>
    >> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
    >> news[email protected]...
    >>>
    >>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:16 +0000, Charlie Mitchell
    >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>Sunil Sood wrote:
    >>>>>> NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin
    >>>>>> Media -
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Same ****, different shovel.
    >>>
    >>>> Rubbish Charlie it as been my experience the only **** regarding media
    >>>> access in this country are the ADSL ISP's give me BY/NTL any day of
    >>>> the week
    >>>
    >>> The blueyonder troll spoketh...

    >>
    >> Be fair Gonz. Remember that you're biased due to TW booting your
    >> account.

    >
    > So he's not a troll then?


    Erm........ No, possibly just very lonely.

    > Is that what you're sayin?


    Wouldn't dream of it.

    > Why wud I be biased about blueyonder's quality of trolls? )


    Personally I find BY's internet offering pretty good so long as you discount
    the "value added" (whatever that marketting drivel means) services (usenet,
    email). As for the quality of their trolls, I'll leave that for others to
    make their own minds up.

    --
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    <<< www.uselessinfo.org.uk >>>
    <<< www.thephonelocker.co.uk >>>
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  14. #14
    News Reader
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:12:03 GMT, "Richard Colton"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >
    > >"Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
    > >news[email protected]...
    > >>
    > >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >> news:[email protected]...
    > >>> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:16 +0000, Charlie Mitchell
    > >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>>>Sunil Sood wrote:
    > >>>>> NTL:Telewest announced today that it is to change its name to Virgin
    > >>>>> Media -
    > >>>>
    > >>>>Same ****, different shovel.
    > >>
    > >>> Rubbish Charlie it as been my experience the only **** regarding media
    > >>> access in this country are the ADSL ISP's give me BY/NTL any day of
    > >>> the week
    > >>
    > >> The blueyonder troll spoketh...

    > >
    > >Be fair Gonz. Remember that you're biased due to TW booting your

    account.
    > I see on tonight's news that NTL who I saw reported has been 96
    > million in the red last evening are now after buying ITV , they will
    > be after the BBC next ) .
    > Regarding TW/NTL you will note that I never said that they are perfect
    > but I do think they are just the best of a bad bunch of ISP's that we
    > have in this country today .



    Hi,

    You must be unlucky.

    There are a lot of ISPs out there (particularly in the xDSL space - given
    freedom for less corporate entity participation) providing fantastically
    responsive and high throughput connections with good reliability and
    pricing.

    I think routine sub 30ms pings and near constant throughput at a good price
    cannot be faulted... I would like to know what else you would like, want,
    expect - I think what you are actually after is a coffee machine... not an
    internet connection - wrong device / technology )only [light hearted]
    jesting)?


    Best wishes,




    News Reader





  15. #15
    Bob Evans
    Guest

    Re: Goodbye NTL:Telewest.. hello Virgin Media

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Xeonwales <[email protected]> wrote
    >
    >Virgin Media will be a new start for NTL as Richard Branson will get a
    >say in what goes on there, so the new Virgin Media will be much better
    >than the current NTL.


    Are they going to stop messing about with their customers' traffic now?

    The imposed "translucent" web proxying and interference with other
    services were the main reason they lost my business.

    --
    Bob Evans



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