topic Re: Automatic Upgrade? in Plusnet Feedback

Automatic Upgrade?

Leapy — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:28:24 GMT

Is there any such thing as an automatic upgrade for Plusnet customers?

I'm thinking as a reward for loyalty or as a prize in a competition?

For example, my PN Fibre Broadband (up to 35Mbps) is capped at 23Mbps and 2Mbps, so lifting the caps, (even just a bit),could be a possible customer incentive and one day they may get nearer the potential of the capability.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

MauriceC — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:38:19 GMT

Keep on dreaming

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

Leapy — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:50:03 GMT

Someone needs to be creative and feed ideas in to the system and who knows, one day, maybe Sky, BT, or Virgin, will look at this PN forum and take the initiative and lead change for all ISPs

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Full quote of preceding post removed as per Forum rules.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

chenks76 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:48:14 GMT

@Leapy wrote:

Is there any such thing as an automatic upgrade for Plusnet customers?

I'm thinking as a reward for loyalty or as a prize in a competition?

For example, my PN Fibre Broadband (up to 35Mbps) is capped at 23Mbps and 2Mbps, so lifting the caps, (even just a bit),could be a possible customer incentive and one day they may get nearer the potential of the capability.

you obviously don't have an understanding of why your line is "capped" at 23Mbps.

unless Plusnet are able to bend the laws of physics then you can dream on.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

pjmarsh — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:48:39 GMT

The 23Mbps is a limitation of the technology for your length of copper line anyway, so there would be little Plusnet could offer you for that anyway, at least until other technologies come along.

The 2Mbps possibly be increased through.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

alanf — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:50:35 GMT

The max line speed is determined by what speed the your line can reliably support.

The only benefit long term customers get is to keep some services that are no longer offered, or only offered at an additional charge, to new customers. For example I still get free evening and weekend calls because they were part of the phone package when I signed up. New customers have to pay an additional monthly fee if they want this.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

Leapy — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 08:13:17 GMT

chenks76 wrote:

You obviously don't have an understanding of why your line is "capped" at 23Mbps.

unless Plusnet are able to bend the laws of physics then you can dream on.

The past doesn't equal the future.

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Quote fixed.

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

MauriceC — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:56:58 GMT

Leapy wrote

The past doesn't equal the future.

Yep! There are newer technologies being developed / deployed - BUT they cost and are unlikely to be given away as prizes as outlined in your original post

Re: Automatic Upgrade?

chenks76 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 08:16:11 GMT

@Leapy wrote:

The past doesn't equal the future.

and there is a fine line between idiocy and genius.
i'll leave it to others to decide where on the line this falls.