tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post2182657633952863642..comments2023-01-15T03:51:07.486+00:00Comments on The Dead Pixel Post: British Bastard TelecomRowan Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137939957745137293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post-24667154334462480102008-10-15T09:30:00.000+01:002008-10-15T09:30:00.000+01:00I'm with Virgin Media at the moment, but fortunate...I'm with Virgin Media at the moment, but fortunately my housemate sorts all that 'stuff' out.<BR/><BR/>The main problem I've had is that our V+ box is got all the processing power of a ZX Spectrum. It's incredibly unresponsive and will often stack-up a series of remote control presses into the buffer and then spit them out all at once...five minutes later. I was fast-forwarding a recording of Match of the Day at the weekend, when the damn thing got stuck and promptly fast-forwarded all the way to the end of the programme before I could stop it. It kinda ruined it! :)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246362831814727434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post-89269766134093518622008-10-15T05:33:00.000+01:002008-10-15T05:33:00.000+01:00as this is an old post, you'll probably never see ...as this is an old post, you'll probably never see this comment - but to be fair, there is one rival to BT's phone line domination: Virgin Media.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I've gone through a similar situation with our phone line on Virgin Media too, with a similar customer service experience to match.Benjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295564759286316282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post-52219922936828874792008-09-02T16:19:00.000+01:002008-09-02T16:19:00.000+01:00Hehe, institutionalised bureaucracy is the bane of...Hehe, institutionalised bureaucracy is the bane of the human spirit.<BR/><BR/>Fact.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246362831814727434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post-38063379606220593262008-09-02T16:11:00.000+01:002008-09-02T16:11:00.000+01:00I did, but they tore it up, burnt it, shot the rem...I did, but they tore it up, burnt it, shot the remains into space and told me to fill it out again, whilst charging me the cost of the fuel. Or at least that's what it feels like...Rowan Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137939957745137293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914704121785534405.post-78474403262461371192008-09-02T15:50:00.000+01:002008-09-02T15:50:00.000+01:00Are you sure you filled-in the 27B-Stroke-6 form?Are you sure you filled-in the 27B-Stroke-6 form?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246362831814727434noreply@blogger.com