Hi everyone i had a problem with utorrent and my internet speed virgin media fibre optic so i changed the settings in utorrent and now my downloads download a lot quick all i did was change the globe maxiumum number of connections setting from 200 to 20 and i changed the maxiumum number of connected peers pre torrent tfrom 20 to 4 and i changed the number of upload slots pre torrent to 4. Tbh, you can probably make a pretty good estimate just measuring peak usage, e. Ask our expert are torrent downloads legal in the uk. Jun 11, 2009 their fair usage policy means, if you are downloading too much at certain times of the day they will throttle your connection. It also no longer manages web traffic its truly unlinited. Thus, if you want to use virgin media optic fibre, you need to be using ms windows, no vpn service and no torrent client. Of course virgin media isnt the only uk isp now obliged to log usage of services such as kodi, p2p and the pirate bay. One other huge change at virgin media today, which deserves its own news item, is that the cable provider has also scrapped the traffic management policy tmp for downloads across all of their fixed line cable broadband packages. Yet, there is not one single scan of these so called letters on the internet. What does usage allowance mean virgin media ireland. Torrentday blocked by virgin page 2 urban75 forums. Subscribed to a pay tv service like sky or virgin media. All virgin media do is point customers to the fair usage policy which doesnt in many peoples oppinion apply to the 50mbs unlimited service.
Downgrade your upload and download speed for a period of one month to dialup. Nov 08, 2010 virgin media claim there are absolutely no download limits on this level of service, but i and others dissagree and are challenging these letters and their policies around this issue. Virgins mobile service is available under the virgin mobile brand, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the tmobile and orange networks. Virgin media subscribers now get the following notice when they try to access the. The moment i turn torrent off, i wait 23 seconds and packet loss is gone, pings. How to bypass the pirate bay virgin media web filter. No matter which broadband service you take from us, we wont reduce your speed. If theyre secretly throttling torrents theyre doing it by random selection. Internet usage is free from any monthly usage cap means you are allowed to make unlimited downloads, although the providers fair usage policy and traffic management policy applies and very heavy use during peak hours 4pm 11pm weekdays and 11am 11pm at. Virgin medias misleading unlimited uk mobile data claims. My 350mb connection is throttled to 10mb page 6 virgin media. Here, we tell you exactly what a fair usage policy actually is and how it could affect.
Virgin media raises upload speeds but introduces new antip2p. Virgin media 50meg broadband speed problems torrent. What do you think fair for the majority of users, or a slippery thick end of. Watch the latest movies available to rent virgin media ireland. Any of you guys have internet capped at 250gb a month. Oct 09, 2009 dear forum, here in uk i have cable broadband and have upgraded yesterday from 20meg to 50 meg with a 1. Most games are now downloaded and lot of files are in gb per each. Watch the latest movies available to rent virgin media. Virgin media denies bittorrent throttling report wired.
Sep 30, 2010 virgin media has announced its uk fibreoptic broadband subscribers are to receive a free increase in upload speeds taking its topend 50mbps packages upload speed from 1. Virgin media vip tv bundle 362mb fibre broadband, tv and calls. I dont think any isp bans its use, but bt certainly used to throttle it. Ive been using these links and managing to download films from them. It will get you started, the downside of using vrigin medi newsgroups is the retention time as most stuff only stays up for a week, wheres i use astra web which costs me. My 350mb connection is throttled to 10mb virgin media community. Inclusive 0870 numbers subject to limit of minutes or 150 calls per rolling 30 day period. Dear forum, here in uk i have cable broadband and have upgraded yesterday from 20meg to 50 meg with a 1. Virgin media and sky users given 20day warning to stop using torrent site the governments get it right campaign is in full swing, urging people not to pirate ed material using.
Hi, i downloaded a film the other day from another site, which i do all the time, but this morning i got a infringement alert from virgin media, with the information of the film i downloaded, basically telling me about the get it right campaign saying they contacted virgin from the owners of the film i downloaded, saying i was sharing. Bts policies are pretty fair when it comes to usage. Virgin media business mobile customers log in to your virgin media business mobile account. I currently am on their fibre optic plan and i get 72mbps. See on website it says unlimited but is there a cap on this or is it limitless as stated. Virgin media 50mbs and the warning letters avforums. Virgin are only blocking the torrent search sites, once you have the. Broadband isp virgin media has updated its rules on download upload use to show when itll start throttling net speeds by 50 or 75 per cent. Other british isps including talktalk, sky and bt are also sending out letters when they detect that their connection has been used to pirate tv shows through services such as. Unlimited packages are truly unlimited with no upper limit at all, and theres absolutely no traffic management. You might of downloaded so much that you are one of vm top.
Life is getting harder and harder for torrenters thanks to government crackdowns and preventive action by isps. How to access kick ass torrents through virgin media. This is prevent you going to download gig after gig after gig of stuff during peak times. Virgin media claimed to have sent out 800 letters to customers warning them that they should not be downloading illegal music files via filesharing sites. Virgin media, the british internet service provider that just announced a 50 megabits per second broadband service, is denying a tuesday published report that it plans to throttle bittorrent. Is downloading music, movies and video games using bittorrent software breaking. Mobile data connection required for virgin mobile customers. Virgin media subscribers now get the following notice when they try.
Virgin media uk scraps traffic management for broadband. I use, it generates proxies, and its totally safe, ive been using it for months, its just like piratebay. Virgin media raises upload speeds but introduces new anti. Im in the uk and i am currently with plusnet but my contract is expiring very shortly so im looking around at other isps.
Dec 07, 2010 hi everyone i had a problem with utorrent and my internet speed virgin media fibre optic so i changed the settings in utorrent and now my downloads download a lot quick all i did was change the globe maxiumum number of connections setting from 200 to 20 and i changed the maxiumum number of connected peers pre torrent tfrom 20 to 4 and i. So now you can download and upload as much as you like. Virgin media vivid 200mb gamer package unlimited upload. Virgin fibre customers can use the connect app on up to 7 devices at any one time and benefit from virgin media s wifi hotspots whilst out and about. Virgin media effectively throttling broadband connection. Dont forget, your usage is not just your download, but your upload as well. This week many uk internet service providers blocked access to a range of torrent sites because a court order requesting that they block the sites finally came through.
What will happen if i exceed the limits set by the acceptable usage policy numerous. Theyll be available on the virgin tv anywhere app for customers to watch from just about anywhere. Actual web browsing typically does not use much download. Users and you means customers or anyone else who uses or accesses the services. Not to say you didnt have problems downloading, just that its not some. Fair usage policy applies to usage exceeding 10,000 voice call minutes or 10,000 text messages or 80 gigabytes of data in any monthly bill cycle. How to stop the throttling on your virgin media broadband. What do you think fair for the majority of users, or a slippery thick end of the wedge to fully choked web access.
Virgin media effectively throttling broadband connection to. I have tried at another house with different internet provider and it is fine there. I have checked firewall settings on router and enabled pptp etc. Virgin media uk scraps traffic management for broadband downloads. Using peertopeer networks like torrents and downloading and uploading. Dec 16, 2008 virgin media currently temporarily throttles the bandwidth of its heaviest downloaders across all applications at peak times, rather than targeting and shaping specific types of traffic.
Torrent and p2p access is allowed on the service which is good news because virgin media block many torrent services and this will enable you to access them. Virgin fibre customers can use the connect app on up to 7 devices at any one time and benefit from virgin medias wifi hotspots whilst out and about. If youre already a virgin media customer but dont have a my virgin media account, you can register now. Jul 04, 2011 in your piece it is suggested that virgin dont throttle download speeds based on client usage unless you do something overt to piss them off, and can assure you this is not the case.
Virgin media are superfast but often outofreach fibre broadband providers. Thinking of moving to virgin media uk how are they for torrenting. In your piece it is suggested that virgin dont throttle download speeds based on client usage unless you do something overt to piss them off, and can assure you this is not the case. The advertising standards authority has ruled that virgin media misled consumers by claiming that they could get unlimited data mobile broadband on one of their mobile 3g simonly tariffs, except that customers who exceeded 3. Mar 20, 2016 one of the biggest uk isps, virgin media, apply their traffic management to both peer to peer p2p networks and newsgroups which means that torrent throttling is definitely in place in what they call peak hours, this type of torrent and newsgroup throttling will be repeated around the world no doubt on your own isp. Known as the company with at least a few fingers in every pie, virgin just launched a combo package that could secure them customers who use virgin justabouteverything. Other british isps including talktalk, sky and bt are also sending out letters when they detect that their connection has been used to pirate tv shows through services such as kodi and the pirate bay.
Virgin media has announced its uk fibreoptic broadband subscribers are to receive a free increase in upload speeds taking its topend 50mbps packages upload speed from 1. Fair use or fair usage policies make up part of an internet providers contract. May 06, 2012 how to bypass the virgin media web filter to access pirate bay. Virgin media offers mobile phone, television, broadband internet and phone service over the cable network. Your username is usually the email address that you gave us when you registered for my virgin media. Hey guys i have an account with a vpn provider and on my 160mb line i never get above 20mb. Feb 06, 2017 virgin media and sky users given 20day warning to stop using torrent site the governments get it right campaign is in full swing, urging people not to pirate ed material using. Before you start reading this post, and many thousands have, take a look at broadbandrating if you are looking to move isp then the site will help you choose which one to go for.
Broadband and mobile providers ee bt and virgin media uk have. Virgin media to dump neutrality and target bittorrent users. So, in summary, it looks like vpns are being throttled to 10mbps, linux is being throttled to 5mbps and torrent clients are being throttled to 2mbps. Virgin media claim there are absolutely no download limits on this level of service, but i and others dissagree and are challenging these letters and their policies around this issue. Jan 18, 2009 if you are on virgin media have a look at the following site as it tells you how to set up news groups using virgin media. Virgin media throttling p2p page 2 virgin media community. Downgrade your upload and download speed for a period of one month to dial up. Discover how one of our very own community vips, apcyberax, uses drones to film some iconic landmarks across the uk. Atm all torrent sites see tpb and eztv take downs are being hit after the recent mega hack of sony pictures. While the isps were given a few weeks to roll out the blockade, it only took virgin media a few days to implement.
This aup outlines the principles that govern use of the systems, services and equipment e. How to bypass the virgin media web filter to access pirate bay. Virgin medias unlimited packages are indeed unlimited with no limit to how much you can download. Playing games online dont tend to eat much bandwidth, relative to video streaming particularly hd and downloading steam, torrents, etc. Virgin media starts pirate bay blockade torrentfreak. Virgin media m100 broadband and phone 12 month contract. Heres to us virginmedia customers getting liberated. May 02, 2012 while the isps were given a few weeks to roll out the blockade, it only took virgin media a few days to implement. Fair use policy applies, with a maximum of 10 calls per day. Dec 11, 2014 virgin are only blocking the torrent search sites, once you have the. I dont torrentfileshareaverage 910gb a month, i rarely need to download large amounts of data and as such am on virgins 10mbit service. Lets take a look at some providers fair usage policies. Virgin media have disclosed exactly what their traffic management fair usage.
It also means you can avoid traffic shaping by virgin media which usually limits your speeds on torrents and usenet in peak hours allowing you to get your maximum internet speed. One of the biggest uk isps, virgin media, apply their traffic management to both peer to peer p2p networks and newsgroups which means that torrent throttling is definitely in place in what they call peak hours, this type of torrent and newsgroup throttling will be repeated around the world no doubt on your own isp. It will get you started, the downside of using vrigin medi newsgroups is the retention time as most stuff only stays up. Sep 06, 2016 virgin media vivid 200mb gamer package unlimited upload outro song abstract i do this feat. Broadband fair use and traffic management policies choose. Broadband fair usage policy explained broadband compared. It means that virgin media tv users will now be able to watch more ondemand tv from some favourite channels, including comedy central, mtv, and nickelodeon for the kids. Virgin media offers the fastest widely available broadband service in the uk, yet it has often received poor ratings in our customer satisfaction surveys. Virgin media to dump neutrality and target bittorrent. Readers might recall how last years pressure from the advertising standards authority asa, which repeatedly questioned.
Fair usage policy applies to usage exceeding 10,000 voice call minutes or. Virgin media mobile services are subject to a fair use policy. These have now been set in your browser, and by continuing to use our website youll be telling us youre okay with that. Hi, my isp is virgin media in the uk, for the last few months ive been finding it very difficult to download torrents, vuze will successfuly scrape and find plenty of seeds, but none of them will connect and the torrent will not download, i have tried using rc4 encription, and it seems to make no difference, i can usally get a torrent to download slowly, usually no faster than 12 mbs, here. Industry colleague gary hough left a comment on my blog post on pirate bay the other.
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