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Get A £10 Credit With Virgin National Broadband
New customers ordering a Virgin National Broadband and phone bundle online will now receive a £10 credit on their first bill.
There are two Virgin Media National Broadband and phone packages to choose from, known as Bundle 1 and Bundle 2.
Bundle 1 offers up to 16Mb broadband plus anytime phone calls to UK landlines for £8 per month for the first 3 months, followed by £16 a month thereafter.
Bundle 2 provides the same broadband speeds with off peak (evening / weekend) phone calls to UK landlines included. Prices start from just £5 a month for the first 3 months, rising to £12 per month after.
Both bundles include PC Guard Total security and a free wireless kit.
Please go to virginmedia.com for more information.
Alternatively, read our full review of Virgin National Broadband and phone packages here.
Virgin Media Upgrades Customers To 10Mb Broadband
Following increases in the capacity of its fibre optic broadband network, Virgin Media has announced that from this May it is upgrading millions of its 2Mbps broadband customers to a faster 10Mbps service.
Broadband speeds within the UK have been a popular topic of discussion over the past couple of months. With the UK currently averaging around 2Mbps, experts within the broadband industry are keen to move Britain’s broadband sector forward, with Virgin Media looking to take the lead.
Talking about the upgrade, the Chief Executive of Virgin Media, Neil Berkett said: “The migration of millions of 2Mb broadband customers to 10Mb is only possible because of the power of our next generation fibre optic broadband network and is just one example of how we are creating exciting propositions for consumers.”
Berkett also talked about how Virgin’s new 10Mb broadband package was twice as fast as the entry level speeds offered by other leading broadband providers.
When compared to other countries, the UK’s average broadband speed of 2Mbps looks pretty grim. Japan for example has an average speed of over 60Mbps, whilst Sweden has an average speed of around 18Mbps.
In order to keep up with other more advanced countries, UK broadband providers need to start increasing their minimum broadband speeds and that is exactly what Virgin Media are doing.
With Virgin Media upping the stakes and with increasing pressure from the government and regulators, it should not be too long before other providers start to do the same.
Virgin 10Mb Fibre Optic Broadband For £5
New customers can now order Virgin 10Mb fibre optic broadband for just £5 per month for the first 3 months, followed by £14.99 a month thereafter.
There’s no download limits to worry about, though an acceptable usage policy does apply. There’s also a free wireless router included together with free PC Guard Total security.
According to research from independent measurement organisation, Epitiro, the average actual download speed of Virgin 10Mb fibre optic broadband (up to 10Mb) is at least 2 times faster than BT, Tiscali and Orange up to 8Mb ADSL packages.
To take advantage of this offer, customers must also take the Virgin Media Talk Weekends package that includes telephone line rental and unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines for just £11 a month.
Alternatively, customers can opt for 10Mb fibre optic broadband with no phone line required and pay just £15 a month for the first 6 months, followed by £20 a month thereafter.
Please go to the virginmedia.com website for more information. The offers end on the 28th February 2009.
You can also read our full review of Virgin Media Fibre Optic Broadband packages here.
VirginMedia.com Crunch – Free Broadband, TV, Phone
Virgin Media are lightening up the credit crunch with a new offer of 3 months free broadband, TV & phone at VirginMedia.com/Crunch.
New customers can get up to 10Mb unlimited broadband, over 95 digital TV channels and unlimited weekend UK landline phone calls free for the first month this year and then free for two months next year – representing an overrall saving of £105.
New customers will receive 3 months free by virtue of a £35 credit that will be applied to their first Virgin Media bill, followed by two more £35 credits – one on their month thirteen bill and one on their month fourteen bill.
For the rest of the 18 month contract customers will pay £24 per month, plus the £11 a month required for the Virgin Media phone line rental.
The digital TV package, known as Virgin TV size L, has Sky 1, 2, 3, Sky News & Sky Sports News, while catchup TV, TV on demand and access to the BBC iPlayer is also included (Virgin Media are currently the only TV service where you can watch BBC iPlayer.)
This offer ends on the 18th February 2009 so please go to VirginMedia.com/Crunch for more information. Alternatively, you can read our comprehensive review of all Virgin Broadband, TV & Phone packages & offers here.
Virgin Broadband 50Mb Fronted By Samuel L Jackson
Hollywood actor and Pulp Fiction star Samuel L Jackson is fronting the new Virgin Broadband 50Mb TV advertisements.
Virgin Broadband 50Mb is the new ultrafast fibre optic broadband service from Virgin Media. Known as the ‘Mother of all Broadband’, the 50Mb service now available in parts of the UK can download a music album in 11 seconds, a TV show in 60 seconds and a film in just 3 mintues.
The TV advertisements kicked off at the weekend with Jackson appearing in front of a wall of bright lights representing Virgin Media’s fibre optic broadband network. “It is 2009,” Jackson says, followed by “Remember the time when the internet revolution really happened.”
Commenting on Virgin’s first TV ad campaign since the 50Mb launch, Ashley Stockwell, Virgin Media’s Managing Director of Brand & Marketing, said: “50Mb is a massive leap forward for the broadband market and promises to transform the way people interact and entertain themselves online”.
Virgin Broadband 50Mb starts from £35 a month when taken with a Virgin Media telephone line and includes unlimited downloads (subject to fair usage) plus a free wireless router and adaptor. Full roll out of 50Mb broadband to the 12.6 million homes covered by Virgin’s fibre optic network will be completed by the summer – With up to 20Mb broadband already available.
You can find out detailed information on Virgin Broadband packages and pricing, plus check availability in your area, in our Virgin Broadband review here.
