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ceedee replied on July 17, 2008 19:04 to the question "Cable in non-cabled areas?" in Virgin Media:

You have my sympathies, mate.

All I can suggest is that you use SamKnows Mapping to find out which ADSL services are available to you at your new address (and a rough idea of likely connection speeds).

Best of luck!

ceedee replied on July 17, 2008 18:56 to the question "Cable in non-cabled areas?" in Virgin Media:

I'm not sure where you've got the idea that they ever were 'committed' to extending their cable reach. There's occasionally talk of replacing the analogue service (not many areas) with digital and maybe adding some newly-built estates but I think that's as far as it goes, I'm afraid: just talk!

VM are a cash-strapped company barely able to afford senior management's performance bonuses, let alone investing to increase the footprint.

ceedee replied on July 17, 2008 18:46 to the discussion "Virgin Broadband do not support Apple Macintosh users..." in Virgin Media:

Just for the benefit of anyone else having problems with VM Broadband.

From June 1st, 2008, VM scrapped their expensive telephone support line and reverted to the previous numbers -- Now you can call:
151 from your Virgin Media phone (absolutely free) or 0845 454 1111 from any other phone line.

Probably the best place to get help/advice with problems with Virgin Media's services (TV, phone, broadband and mobile) is from the Cable Forum website.

ceedee replied on July 17, 2008 18:33 to the question "Can customers request a static IP from Virgin Media" in Virgin Media:

Unfortunately, VM don't offer static IP addresses, not even to business accounts (who have to make do with 'sticky' IPs that "can" change, tho' very infrequently).

I'd agree that they'd make a lucrative extra service for VM to provide so I'd presume that there's some limitation in Cisco's UBR firmware that makes it impossible.

Shame, eh?

ceedee replied on January 07, 2008 10:59 to the problem "Why does it take so long for my Blackberry to get Gmail messages?" in Google:

Despite my earlier comment about the speed of response from gmail servers, like MrElvey, I suspect your problem is at Blackberry's end.
Though why they are polling the server infrequently, I wouldn't know.

And in your position I wouldn't hold my breath while waiting...

Good luck!

ceedee replied on January 05, 2008 23:53 to the problem "Why does it take so long for my Blackberry to get Gmail messages?" in Google:

Strangely, for me it's been really fast connecting and downloading from Gmail's IMAP servers.
(Twice now my phone has alerted me to a new email before Gmail Notifier on my desktop!)

Maybe this is a sign of the hidden powers of GetSatisfaction?

ceedee replied on January 04, 2008 18:44 to the question "Gtalk client abandoned ?" in Google:

It certainly has been frustrating waiting for updates.

However, I have a shrewd suspicion that Google will shortly (weeks not months) release a revitalised suite of apps that'll better incorporate mail, im, voip, presence and, for those in the US at least, a 'switchboard' (ie. GrandCentral).

Catch a glimpse in this article; http://nost.radam.us/2007/12/social-t...

Recommend you don't run too far from GTalk just yet!

ceedee replied on January 04, 2008 18:18 to the problem "Why does it take so long for my Blackberry to get Gmail messages?" in Google:

I too have found Gmail's IMAP a little slow at times but nowhere near *that* slow!

Give them a while to sort out the problems -- after all, it's still in Beta.
:-D

On a Nokia S60 phone I was able to set the frequency that my phone checked the server under Automatic Retrieval settings.
(I know that makes no sense for push email but there ya go!)