Virgin media tickle computer check

geordielass

Has anyone taken up the free computer check offered for virgin media customers. Just wondering if it is worth it.

John_Gray

Why would your computer need checking?
(Think - what do Virgin Media want to get out of this 'free' service?)

MercilessKiller

To be fair John, the free check is a good idea from virgin as if there is a problem they could up sell software to resolve it which is what they'd get out of it.

Either way op, plenty of free recommended software out there to scan for viruses and malware. Check the sticky at the top of this board

spud17

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Blimey, not only has DatabaseError resurfaced, but MercilessKiller has reappeared, (at least on this section).

MercilessKiller

spud17 wrote: »

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Blimey, not only has DatabasError resurfaced, but MercilessKiller has reappeared.

Well, it is Christmas

Richie-from-the-Boro

Loads of interactive, real~time selfless and qualified help right here, right~now, and on this very board, why the need to go elsewhere ?

NTL/Virgin , your high street bank etal, and everyone else offering help is for their own purpose, not to help you .. .. .. at this rate we all might as well get the old bloke in the newsagents and the young lass selling vedg on the Sunday market to give our machines a health check too, I mean they appear to offer summat~for~nowt too. Go on then .. .. I'll be first with the silly hat ! :xmassmile

geordielass

I have had loads of great advice from some lovely MSE people over the years when I have had a problem with my PC for which I have been extremely grateful.

I don't have any particular problems with my PC at the moment and I do run regular virus checks but I just wondered if it was worth having a total overhaul from Virgin to see if they could speed it up a bit. It is ancient though so probably not. I was just wondering if anyone had give it a go and what they thought of it. It is the 'free' bit that appealed to me as anything free does.lol.

closed

overhaul it yourself, there is a guide above -there is no reason why older machines can't be fast - check the O4's in your hijackthis log

debitcardmayhem

geordielass wrote: »

I have had loads of great advice from some lovely MSE people over the years when I have had a problem with my PC for which I have been extremely grateful.

I don't have any particular problems with my PC at the moment and I do run regular virus checks but I just wondered if it was worth having a total overhaul from Virgin to see if they could speed it up a bit. It is ancient though so probably not. I was just wondering if anyone had give it a go and what they thought of it. It is the 'free' bit that appealed to me as anything free does.lol.

Sounds like me , ancient but I wouldn't mind a free check up by a [STRIKE]V...[/STRIKE]
whoops wrong board

GunJack

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Loads of interactive, real~time selfless and qualified help right here, right~now, and on this very board, why the need to go elsewhere ?

NTL/Virgin , your high street bank etal, and everyone else offering help is for their own purpose, not to help you :xmassmile

R-f-t-B has it spot-on in that post....no-one on here is trying to sell you anything, install spyware, harvest browsing habits or steal your personal data......in other words, no-one is trying to rip you off or has a vested interest, just help you out

..and I'll second the silly hat :xmassmile

GunJack

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Sounds like me , ancient but I wouldn't mind a free check up by a [STRIKE]V...[/STRIKE]
whoops wrong board

...that'll be for the "Old Perv's Arms" then DCM mate :rotfl: