Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed - Page 49

Sirius · 13-01-2012, 16:32

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Originally Posted by denphone

Yes l was confused as well.

TelfordCable does not confuse me as i never believe anything he posts.

fryster2005 · 13-01-2012, 16:34

Hi all, I'm on 50 meg, I was looking to upgrade to 100meg anyway, as they're not starting upgrades until October in my area (at the earliest) I think i'll take the plunge now. Am I right in thinking that there's a one off activation of £30, but I get a discount of the difference for 3 months, effectively cancelling this out? And when will the 100 meg prices be reduced to the 50 meg prices? Will it be a set date for everyone, or will it come into effect once your areas speed is upgraded? Tempted to go for it now and possibly pay for it for a few months, but then get the extra 20 meg in the summer.

Oh, and what do Virgin define as summer?!

BenMcr · 13-01-2012, 16:37

Yup it currently only costs £30 to go from 50 > 100Mbit as there is a free install offer

MaverickJesus · 13-01-2012, 16:50

Stav:

Upload - Apr 12
100mb - May 12
Doubling - April - July

Presumably they will just do the entire thing in one go.

Jayster · 13-01-2012, 17:04

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Originally Posted by Kushan

Can I just say that I found Northern Ireland's infrastructure to be pretty top-notch. It hardly ever seems to go down.

And pretty good congestion wise, only had a few problems with loss of service and most of the time it was not virgins fault but some idiot road workers digging up and through cables. Plus its ex-ntl.

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Originally Posted by Kushan

If you'll notice, I have a relatively low post count, so despite being registered for a while, I don't actually post much, so I don't really know "who's who" around these parts.

I wasn't trying to be rude or anything just trying to inform you. Sorry if it come off rude.

Stephen · 13-01-2012, 17:08

July onwards for me

gba93 · 13-01-2012, 17:14

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Originally Posted by Stephen

July onwards for me

Lucky you - October onwards for me

marc2003 · 13-01-2012, 17:14

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Originally Posted by MaverickJesus

Presumably they will just do the entire thing in one go.

i like your thinking but i'm not entirely optimistic that will happen.

MaverickJesus · 13-01-2012, 17:22

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Originally Posted by marc2003

i like your thinking but i'm not entirely optimistic that will happen.

I just checked the SuperHub and they have actually done the upload speed in the last few days, which is promising!

qasdfdsaq · 13-01-2012, 17:25

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Just to point out it says 'October onwards' and this programme is ongoing until the middle of 2013, so you may be waiting until the middle of next year, no completion date provided.

You mean end of 2013 (like, y'know how they said upstream uplift would be finished by mid-2011 and 100mb by early 2012)

loopfish · 13-01-2012, 17:35

Maybe they could now employ Usain Bolt to run round and upgrade the cabinets...that might speed things up.

Ignitionnet · 13-01-2012, 17:44

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

If you have our up to 100Mb connection, you've already got the fastest widely available broadband in the UK. So we'll be taking a bit off your monthly bill, instead. And as an extra thank you, we'll be boosting your speeds up to 120Mb. Your upgrades start this summer. We'll be in touch to let you know.

'Summer' is earlier than 'October'

It also mentions it starting in the summer, it doesn't say anything about 100Mb customers getting the upgrades before anyone else in their areas.

As I'm sure you know it's being delayed while the line card replacement programme to support upstream bonding is being done, this is a project independent of the capacity upgrades needed for all tier uplift but the 100Mb upgrade is likewise dependent on capacity upgrades.

Not to mention that people on every other tier would have every right to be a bit miffed at 100Mb customers getting their uplift before them.

JayAy · 13-01-2012, 17:50

Well, we are off to a good start! Just received this email which claims on already on 100M, but I'm definitely on the 50M service and have the modem to prove it and the bills too. So how do I get this corrected as I'll not get a free super hub (to be used on modem mode only) otherwise?

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.

gc7 · 13-01-2012, 17:56

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Originally Posted by JayAy

Well, we are off to a good start! Just received this email which claims on already on 100M, but I'm definitely on the 50M service and have the modem to prove it and the bills too. So how do I get this corrected as I'll not get a free super hub (to be used on modem mode only) otherwise?

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.

Have had exactly the same email.

13-01-2012, 17:59

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Originally Posted by JayAy

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.

Let me get this right, if I swap to 100Mb before April I will only pay £25 a month for 120Mb?

That seems incredibly good value.