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Which network am I on?
Virgin Media have three cable networks for digital TV. This is a legacy from the late 1990s when there were three cable companies in the UK - Cable & Wireless, ntl and Telewest.
In 2000 ntl bought C&W's cable business, and in 2006 ntl and Telewest merged, becoming Virgin Media in 2007. But many aspects of the three networks are still operated separately, and won't be fully merged for several years.
The three networks are often known by the location of the super-headend from where most channels are distributed - i.e. Bromley (ex-C&W), Knowsley (ex-Telewest) and Langley (original ntl).
Geographically, the three networks are scattered around the country. To know which headend you are connected to, look up your postcode district below.
Bromley network (originally Cable&Wireless)
BB
BD11
BH
BL
BN
BR
CH
CM5 CM16
CR2-CR6
CT
DA except DA11-DA12
DE1 DE3 DE21-DE24 DE72-DE73
E1 E10-E13 E15-E18
E1W
E4 E7
EN6 EN9 EN10
GU25 GU31-GU33
HA0-HA5 HA7-HA9
HG
HP5-8 HP19-HP22
IG
KT4-8 KT10-KT13 KT15-KT24
LS except LS29
M except parts of M28, M29 and M46
N2-N3 N11-N12 N20
NE9 NE37 NE38
NR
NW2-NW4 NW6 NW7 NW9-NW11
OL
PE1-PE4 PE6-PE7
PO
RH1 RH2 RH4 RH5 RH8 RH27
RM1-RM3 RM5-RM14
SE1-SE24 SE26-SE27
SK
SL9
SM2 SM7
SO15 SO16 SO18 SO22 SO23 SO30 SO31 SO40 SO50 SO53
SR
ST1-ST8
SW2-SW9 SW10-SW13 SW15-SW18 SW1V SW1W SW1X
TN16 TN23-TN26
TW16-TW20
UB2 UB5 UB6
W2-W14
WA except WA9-WA12 and part of WA3
WD except part of WD4
WN7
YO
Knowsley network (ex-Telewest)
B except B77-B79
BA
BD except BD11
BS
CM1 CM2
CR0 CR2-CR5 CR7-CR9
DA11 DA12
DD
DN1 DN2 DN4 DN5 DN12
DY
E1 E2 E5 E8 E9 E13 E17
EC
EH
EN1-EN4 EN8
EX
FK
FY
G60 G67-G69 G71 G72 G74 G75 G82 G83
GL
HA4-HA6
HD6
HX
KT1-KT6 KT9 KT17 KT19
KY
L
LS29
M28 M29 M46
ME
ML
N1 N2 N4-N11 N13-N19 N21 N22
NE except NE9 and NE37-NE38
NW1-NW3 NW5 NW6 NW8 NW10
PH
PL
PR
RH1 RH6 RH10 RH11
RM15 RM16 RM17 RM18 RM20
S except S41-S43
SE6 SE15 SE18-SE20 SE25
SL1
SM1-SM7
SN12
SS
SW13-SW20
TF
TN2 TN4 TN8-TN11
TQ
TW1-TW14
UB2-UB5 UB7-UB10
W1F
W1T
W1W
W3-W6 W9
WA3 WA9-WA12
WC
WF1-WF12
WN except part of WN7
WS1-WS6 WA8-WS10
WV
Langley network (original ntl)
AL
B77-B79
BT
CB
CM17-CM21 CM23
CO
CV
DE7 DE55 DE72-DE74
DL
DN15-DN17 DN31-DN37 DN40-DN41
EN6-EN8 EN10-EN11
G1-G51 G60-G66 G69 G72-G73 G76-G78 G81
GU1-GU4
GU10-GU12 GU14-GU17 GU19 GU21 GU22 GU24 GU46 GU51 GU52
HD except part of HD6
HP1-HP4 HP11-HP13 HP23
IP
KT14-KT15
LE
LN
LU
MK
NG
NN
NP
OX
PA
PE19 PE27-PE29
RG
S41-S43
SA
SG
SL3 SL7
SN1-SN5 SN25
SO51-SO52
SP
ST12-ST18
TS
WD4
WF12-WF17
WS7 WS13-WS15
The snag is some postcode districts are split between two networks, especially around London. If you are in one of these, you can find out which network you are on from your STB instead.
Go to the Home page, then select Settings, then Technical Stuff. Look for the Network ID.
If the Network ID is less than 50, you are on the Langley network.
If the Network ID is between 40961 and 41039, you are on the Knowsley network.
If the Network ID is 41040 or greater, you are on the Bromley network.
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