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Old 13-01-2012, 20:00   #751
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

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I just had an email telling me I'm going to get a discount and 120mbit

Not bad for off net I guess
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Old 13-01-2012, 20:01   #752
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

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These aren't loyalty tiers, these are the new tiers going forward.
So how is this a tickle? Even people who aren't a Virgin customer now get to take advantage.

I could have been with Sky for the last 15+ year and join VM now and I'd actually pay less than I am now and still get this.
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Good isn't it I can't wait for the leap from 6.2
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Old 13-01-2012, 20:09   #754
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

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Yep someone has screwed up, I got the same email and I am on 30mb. They always find it hard sending correct emails, like when everyone got the Tivo email addressed to Dave.
lol I got that email too and I'm on 20Mb.

Although I've just received another one - this time it looks like it's correctly targeted (complete with the Richard Branson Bolt character this time)
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Old 13-01-2012, 20:11   #755
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

Is there a rollout schedule yet!
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Old 13-01-2012, 20:13   #756
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Is there a rollout schedule yet!
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

Dead link here?
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So how is this a tickle? Even people who aren't a Virgin customer now get to take advantage.

I could have been with Sky for the last 15+ year and join VM now and I'd actually pay less than I am now and still get this.


It's not a tickle, don't get confused by the emails people were getting in December, this is a completely different thing. I have no idea why Virgin sent those emails if they were planning on rolling it out to everyone, but there you have it.
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Sorry meant http://doublespeed.virginmedia.com
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Is that going to be something new or did you mean to type...
http://doublespeed.virginmedia.com/

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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

So.. Would anyone happen to know the current price for the (non direct debit version) 30Mb XL tier?

Am paying £21 (£27.50 including extra charges) for 10Mb L, but am thinking the significant upload increase (when upgraded) might be worth my returning to XL.
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So.. Would anyone happen to know the current price for the (non direct debit version) 30Mb XL tier?

Am paying £21 (£27.50 including extra charges) for 10Mb L, but am thinking the significant upload increase (when upgraded) might be worth my returning to XL.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadband/up-to-30mb.html
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

I actually started another thread with this, but it was closed, and I was directed here.

Anyway, I just received this e-mail from VM. It isn't doubling my speed as I'm on 100mb, but it is quicker:

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Good news - we're giving you even faster broadband, for less.

You're already getting the UK's fastest widely available broadband, and starting this summer we'll be starting the roll-out to boost your speeds from up to 100Mb to up to 120Mb. We'll also be lowering the price of your broadband package in April to match the price of our 50Mb Broadband XXL packages.

These are nice extras we do to make you smile. We call them Virgin Media tickles, and we only give them to people we know and like - our customers.

Our ongoing commitment to offering the UK's fastest broadband.

Virgin Media offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK*, as proven by Ofcom for three years in a row. And we're committed to keeping it this way. Which is why we're upgrading our award winning fibre optic network over the next 18 months.

As part of this upgrade, you may have seen we'll be doubling many of our customers' broadband speeds. But, because you already get our fastest broadband, we're upgrading you to up to 120Mb and giving you a discount instead.

So whether you love streaming HD movies, ruling the gaming world or downloading tunes in super quick time - you'll soon be able to do it even faster and for less.

You don't have to lift a finger.

The 120Mb upgrade kick off in the summer and will have a slightly different roll-out schedule to our other work. We'll let you know nearer the time when to expect your broadband speed boost. In the meantime, see what you can do with faster speeds at virginmedia.com/evenfaster.

We'll be in touch in a few weeks with more details about your price reduction, so there's no need to call us, or do a thing – except keep enjoying what is already the UK's fastest broadband.



Kind regards,





Mark Davidson
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*Fastest broadband download speeds widely available to consumers according to 2009 - 2011 Ofcom report.
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