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m419 · 29-08-2008, 22:16

Thanks for letting me know about the 50MB pricing structure, however, i'm sure Virgin Media will change that and do a free upgrade especially if a competitor rolls in offering the same speed for half the price.

Why I say that they will upgrade 20MB customers to 50MB at no extra monthly cost is because O2 Broadband are able to offer that at a very low cost in comparison to Virgin Media, however, the chances are quite thin which is why Virgin still charge a lot of money for 20MB, lastly a company called H20-Fibrecity is planning to launch fibre optic broadband in Bornemouth, they think using the sewers rather than digging up roads will be cost effective fast, apparently a whole city can be wired up within 6 to 10 months, so the whole country could be done within 5 years and it would be fibre optic right to the outside of the premises, so that would be perfect for IPTV which is on its way.

However, I have a feeling that this H20-Fibrecity will be a flop because of its late entrancy into the market and because of the credit crunch, you never know what might happen to the economy lol

So I think Virgin should copy what H20 is doing and start cabling non-cabled areas in that way.

If Virgin Media's network was 100% fibre optic and I mean 100% would they still be able to provide Digital and Analogue TV down that same Cable??? Obviously the Telephones wouldnt work as you would use Voip for that.

29-08-2008, 22:16	#16
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: fibre optic is ist worth it? Thanks for letting me know about the 50MB pricing structure, however, i'm sure Virgin Media will change that and do a free upgrade especially if a competitor rolls in offering the same speed for half the price. Why I say that they will upgrade 20MB customers to 50MB at no extra monthly cost is because O2 Broadband are able to offer that at a very low cost in comparison to Virgin Media, however, the chances are quite thin which is why Virgin still charge a lot of money for 20MB, lastly a company called H20-Fibrecity is planning to launch fibre optic broadband in Bornemouth, they think using the sewers rather than digging up roads will be cost effective fast, apparently a whole city can be wired up within 6 to 10 months, so the whole country could be done within 5 years and it would be fibre optic right to the outside of the premises, so that would be perfect for IPTV which is on its way. However, I have a feeling that this H20-Fibrecity will be a flop because of its late entrancy into the market and because of the credit crunch, you never know what might happen to the economy lol So I think Virgin should copy what H20 is doing and start cabling non-cabled areas in that way. If Virgin Media's network was 100% fibre optic and I mean 100% would they still be able to provide Digital and Analogue TV down that same Cable??? Obviously the Telephones wouldnt work as you would use Voip for that.