Alex 38259 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 11 hours ago, PaddockLad said: Anyone incinerated their running shoes then?.... Am tempted to do something sweepingly “right on” and bandwagoni-ish like go out and buy a pair of Cortez for the first time in 30 odd years but they’re 70 fuckin quid now...the revolution can wait.. Had a few pairs of Cortez, although not for ages. Remember a navy pair with a padded silver swoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34863 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 They were the most comfortable shoe I had. Pity I'm too much of a miserable cunt to spend £65 on another pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53516 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Stay strong Youtubers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I'm moving house to one that doesn't have Virgin, so need to change my ISP out of necessity. I've been with Virgin 16 years and have always used the blueyonder email address, for literally everything. I've just learned that unlike say mobile phone providers, i can't take my e-mail address with me or use it as a proxy for a new one. So I am going to have to manually change every single fucking account I've got as well as update friends and relatives etc. And back up years of archived emails. What a ball ache this is. I'd just like to say, fuck you Virgin. You've lost me as a customer even if you ever do bother to supply my area, you arseholes. I'll be using gmail from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 5739 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Renton said: I'm moving house to one that doesn't have Virgin, so need to change my ISP out of necessity. I've been with Virgin 16 years and have always used the blueyonder email address, for literally everything. I've just learned that unlike say mobile phone providers, i can't take my e-mail address with me or use it as a proxy for a new one. So I am going to have to manually change every single fucking account I've got as well as update friends and relatives etc. And back up years of archived emails. What a ball ache this is. I'd just like to say, fuck you Virgin. You've lost me as a customer even if you ever do bother to supply my area, you arseholes. I'll be using gmail from now on. Can you not setup your outlook with the pop server etc for your blueyonder one? My dad still has an NTL email address from doing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Andrew said: Can you not setup your outlook with the pop server etc for your blueyonder one? My dad still has an NTL email address from doing that The website says I have 90 days to back up my files then my account will be completely deleted. Other ISPs let you continue using their e-mail, although may charge a bit for it. Not an option for Virgin. Cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Virgin are cunts, they supplied me with broadband that was so badly throttled that it was unable to handle playing a youtube video without buffering. I was constantly kicking off about it saying if they weren't able to supply me with the correct speeds then they should cancel my contract without charging me a fee. They must have misheard this and cancelled my contract and stole £50 from my bank. Kicked off again and they wouldn't even return the money, just gave me account credit. Also had bother with them when I had a credit card off them. When Branson dies I'm having a party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4891 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Do you still use ask Jeeves instead of google as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34863 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 He’s more of an altavista man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34863 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Virgin are cunts, they supplied me with broadband that was so badly throttled that it was unable to handle playing a youtube video without buffering. I was constantly kicking off about it saying if they weren't able to supply me with the correct speeds then they should cancel my contract without charging me a fee. They must have misheard this and cancelled my contract and stole £50 from my bank. Kicked off again and they wouldn't even return the money, just gave me account credit. Also had bother with them when I had a credit card off them. When Branson dies I'm having a party Good for you. He doesn’t actually own Virgin Media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Why would I change something that has worked perfectly well for me for 16 years? My experience is completely different to Quiff's in that the actual service has been spot on, both in delivering results and customer service/hardware issues. So what's the advice, not use e-mail addresses from your ISP, stick to Google or Apple ones or whatever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6659 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Yes? This is what most people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 20139 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 56 minutes ago, Renton said: The website says I have 90 days to back up my files then my account will be completely deleted. Other ISPs let you continue using their e-mail, although may charge a bit for it. Not an option for Virgin. Cunts. We got virgin after having sky, are they insisting on you changing only because you are using an email from another ISP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ewerk said: Good for you. He doesn’t actually own Virgin Media. Since when? This was like a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 minute ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Since when? This was like a decade ago. Don't answer anyway I still want him dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4777 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ewerk said: Good for you. He doesn’t actually own Virgin Media. I'm sure he pulls the same tax evasion trick with all of his "brands" - I think his day to day work activity is just being a cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: We got virgin after having sky, are they insisting on you changing only because you are using an email from another ISP? No, I'm leaving virgin after 16 years (no choice as they don't supply my new house) and they are deleting my email account which I have used for every third party account ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) I need a proper outlook email address. Struggling to get gmail to work, constant errors. Edited September 9, 2018 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6659 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Gmail works fine with my Outlook...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53516 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Who the fuck uses outlook unless they made to by work? Just use Gmail's webmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6659 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: Who the fuck uses outlook unless they made to by work? Just use Gmail's webmail. Renton seems to have been in an email time capsule from the late 90s. Idk if he can handle gmail as an out and out email service yet. His head might explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24865 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Gemmill said: Who the fuck uses outlook unless they made to by work? Just use Gmail's webmail. Well yeah, working from home with a proper email service is canny essential for me. But going forward isn't really an issue, it's the legacy issues. I've had my mobile number now for more than 25 years. I've changed provider several times, but always takeny number with me. Email underpins my entire online life more than my phone number. Other companies offer continued use after you leave, but not Virgin. I think it's a deterrent from leaving. Oh, and btw, back in the early 2000s, gmail etc didn't exist and yahoo addresses often weren't enough for registration. Hence my reliance on this bastard supplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34863 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I've had my Hotmail account nearly 20 years at this point without a problem. I can't understand anyone using an ISP email in this day and age, or even fifteen years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4777 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I'm sure HF once mentioned he still had a blueyonder account that worked ages after he'd left them. As Ant says domains and email are a bit different to phone numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Aye but it's obviously a cunt's trick and they know that. Really bothers me when they try to take advantage of the elderly like this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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