Virgin Media 70, 150 & 200 Mb Upgrades
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re: Virgin Media 70, 100 & 200 Mb Upgrades
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Launching this autumn, we’re giving you even faster, even better broadband. Today you have the fastest widely available fibre optic broadband, that’s 2 x faster than Sky Fibre and BT Infinity. But we’re not stopping there, because we’re going to be increasing your broadband speeds once again. So you can do even more of the things you love doing, whether that’s more shopping, sharing, movie watching, or meeting. It’s all thanks to our Docsis 3 technology, the magic in our cables. Do more with even faster broadband https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgSTbeslsY T&C We will start the upgrade programme on 1 October which will offer a free upgrade to our base. This will roll out to 90% by the end of 2015 and the remaining will be completed in early 2016. As an area of the network is upgraded we will write to all of our customers in that area letting them know that their upgrade is ready and all they need to do to accept the upgrade is log on to their account online to confirm and we will then increase their speed. By writing to them we are not forcing the upgrade upon them and if they want to stay as they are they can. If they decide not to take it at that time then the customer is able to log into their online account to take the upgrade at any time before the program is completed in 2016. |
re: Virgin Media 70, 100 & 200 Mb Upgrades
And the upload speeds?
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re: Virgin Media 70, 100 & 200 Mb Upgrades
Glad I downgraded to 100mb now, price was much better. Could do with upload speeds though, in the middle of a crashplan initial backup and its taking its sweet time.
The speed at which they claim to be able to upgrade everyone is much, much better though. Well done |
re: Virgin Media 70, 100 & 200 Mb Upgrades
Upload back to the 10/1 ratio ? https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/08/6.gif
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I doubt upload speeds are going to even double from what they are now.
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Someone has to ask, and it may as well be me...
instead of doubling the speed from 50 Mbps to 100, why not give the option to stay at 50 and cut the charge in half ? |
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Because that's not as profitable :)
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And cost effective to do so. Broadband speeds becoming faster is due to the fact there is demand for faster speeds because there is content there to be had at a faster rate so staying in line with demand is a must for VM. If speed isn't a concern to you then there is always ADSL to turn to.
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Why do you have to log in and accept the changes? Will this be classed as a new contract or acceptance of new t&cs?
Never had to do it before. |
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Makes me even more curious about the broadband trial now. With the speed bumps already announced I wonder what it could entail? Early access to test for issues? New modem + bump? Can't wait for the next email. Hopefully this and the network upgrades might solve our utilisation issues. If not I'll be offski. No point doubling our headline speed if the TV stays off 12 hours a day and the broadband is up and down like nobody's business.
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A price increase will probably follow the upgrade.
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I think 200Mbit will be the highest the SH1/SH2 will go on Virgin's network, at least officially. |
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