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Virginmedia.com/100Mb Broadband Roll Out Dates
Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com/100Mb) has released the roll out dates for its new 100Mbps fibre optic broadband speeds.
Providing customers with download speeds up to 20 times faster than the average broadband speeds in the UK, the 100Mbps service will be available from this December to parts of London, the South East and Yorkshire.
By mid 2012, the company expects to have completed the 100Mbps roll-out across its fibre optic broadband network which covers over 13 million UK homes.
Equipped with speeds close to 100Mbps, customers will be able to download an entire music album in 5 seconds, a TV show in 30 seconds, a high quality movie in 1½ minutes and a high definition movie in 7 minutes.
Commenting on the launch, Virgin Media’s CEO, Neil Berkett, said: “The launch of our 100Mb service is a significant milestone in the UK’s broadband evolution and a vivid illustration of the power of our next generation network”.
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the news, saying: “We want to see superfast broadband brought to peoples’ homes and businesses right across the country and this exciting news takes us a step closer towards reaching that goal.”
Pricing for the Virgin Broadband 100Mbps service, which also features 10Mb upload speeds, starts from £35 a month when taken as part of a broadband and phone bundle, or £45 when purchased as a sole package.
New customers switching to Virgin Media can currently get broadband speeds up to 50Mbps and weekend phone calls for as little as £12.50 a month as part of the company’s new 6 months half price offer.
Free installation (saving £40) is also available to new customers who order online.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com website.
Virginmedia.com/Speedy Offers £5 Speedy Broadband
Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com/speedy) has launched a new ‘Speedy’ Broadband campaign featuring cartoon character mouse Speedy Gonzales, to promote its super-fast broadband packages which start from £5 a month.
The campaign, which commenced on Saturday with a high profile slot during The X Factor, makes the most of Speedy’s pace and personality to highlight the benefits of ‘Super Speedy Broadband’ from Virgin Media.
Commenting on the campaign, a spokesperson for Virgin Media said: “Speedy is a great short cut in communicating all the stand out benefits of superfast broadband and will help us stay several steps ahead of the competition.”
Virgin Media is the fastest broadband provider in the UK, delivering real world download speeds of 10Mb, 20Mb, 50Mb and soon 100Mb to homes throughout the UK via its fibre optic broadband network.
In a recent broadband speed test survey by OFCOM, the independent regulator for the UK communications industry, Virgin Media broadband speeds were found to be twice as fast as rivals BT, Sky, TalkTalk and the rest.
Virgin Media Broadband prices start from £5 a month for 10Mbps speeds, £10 a month for 20Mbps and £15 a month for 50Mbps.
New customers ordering a Virgin broadband and phone package online at www.virginmedia.com before the 31st October can receive free installation (saving £40) and a £50 credit on their first bill.
Speedy Gonzales, the ‘The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico’ is a famous animated mouse from the Looney Toons series of cartoons. Wearing an oversized yellow sombrero, Speedy is known for his ability to run extremely fast and his Mexican accent.
Interested readers can find out more about Virgin Media’s Speedy Broadband packages at the www.virginmedia.com/speedy website.
Virgin Media Offers £50 Credit On Broadband & Phone
Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com/50credit) is offering new customers £50 credit on their first bill when they order online any broadband and phone package before the 31st October 2010.
The £50 credit offer also applies to any dual or triple package which means new customers ordering online any Virgin Broadband, phone and digital TV package will also benefit.
Virgin Media’s free installation offer, saving new customers £40, can also be used in conjunction with the £50 credit incentive.
Virgin Media Broadband and phone packages start from £5 a month for up to 10Mbps broadband download speeds plus unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines.
Customers requiring higher download speeds of up to 20Mbps and 50Mbps need only pay from £10 and £15 a month respectively with weekend phone calls also included.
Virgin Media operates a super-fast fibre optic broadband network covering 55% of UK homes. In a recent OFCOM Broadband Speed Test survey, the ISP’s download speeds were found to be twice as fast as its competitors.
The addition of the £50 incentive for ordering online is a first for the company following the recent addition of new functionality on its website.
Readers can find out further information and order online at the virginmedia.com website.
Virgin Media Student Broadband Deals Launched
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com/student) has launched a range of new student broadband deals that are available on a shorter 9 month contract.
Ideal for students who do not require broadband during the summer months, Virgin Media’s wireless broadband deals are perfect for sharing and do not require a telephone line, which means there’s no monthly phone line rental to pay.
Up to 30Mb broadband speeds are available for £22.50 a month over 9 months, while up to 60Mb speeds cost £27.50 a month.
Students can also opt for up to 30Mb broadband speeds plus unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines and pay just £29.49 a month. Virgin telephone line rental is required for this option and is included in the £29.49 a month price.
A broadband activation fee of £20 usually applies, however this is currently being waived so long as students order their chosen package online at the virginmedia.com/student website.
Virgin Media’s super-fast fibre optic broadband network covers 55% of UK households and offers broadband speeds at least twice as fast as its rivals, according to a a recent OFCOM broadband speed test study.
The Virgin Media Broadband packages also offer unlimited downloads which means housemates can use the Internet as much as they want and all at the same time – without being charged extra for exceeding any data usage allowances.
Interested readers and students can find out more at the virginmedia.com/student website.
Virgin Media Broadband Deals Get Free Installation
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com) has launched a free installation offer worth £40 across many of its broadband only and broadband and phone deals.
New customers switching to Virgin Media Broadband can qualify for the free installation offer by ordering any of Virgin Media’s 10Mb, 20Mb or 50Mb broadband packages which come with a Virgin phone line and unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines.
Prices start from £5 a month for Virgin Media’s 10Mb broadband service and weekend calls, while the 50Mb package, costing from £15 a month, also includes free activation, worth an extra £20. Virgin Media telephone line rental is £11.99 a month.
New customers not wanting a Virgin phone line can opt for a broadband only package and pay from £15 a month for up to 10Mb speeds, £25 a month for up to 20Mb speeds and £33 a month for up to 50Mb speeds.
All Virgin Media broadband plans have an unlimited download usage allowance (a fair use policy applies), free PC Guard security and a free ‘N’ wireless router.
Virgin Media’s fibre optic broadband network covers 55% of UK homes. Its download speeds were found to be twice as fast as its competitors in a recent OFCOM broadband speed test study.
Interested readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com website.
Virgin Media Tops Ofcom Broadband Speed Test
Virgin Media Broadband (virginmedia.com/broadbandspeeds) has come out top in the UK’s most comprehensive broadband speed research conducted by Ofcom and broadband monitoring specialists SamKnows.
During May 2010, over 18 million performance tests were carried out in 1,500 UK homes with the results (published on Wednesday) showing that fibre optic cable broadband services delivered much faster actual download speeds than comparable ADSL services provided via a telephone line.
Virgin Media’s up to 10Mbps and up to 20Mbps fibre optic broadband packages delivered actual average download speeds of between 8.2Mbps to 8.8Mbps and 15.7Mbps to 17.3Mbps respectively.
These speeds were found to be around twice as fast as the actual average speeds recorded for those ADSL packages from the likes of Sky, O2 and Plusnet with the same or similar headline ‘up to’ speed.
Commenting on the research, Virgin Media’s Executive Director of Broadband, Jon James said: “Ofcom’s broadband speeds report again proves Virgin Media is consistently more than twice as fast as any of our ADSL competitors. Because we use a next generation fibre optic cable network, our customers can be confident of receiving 90% of the headline speed they buy from us”.
Virgin Media’s up to 50Mbps broadband package was found to deliver actual average download speeds of between 44.4Mbps and 46.5Mbps.
Virgin Broadband prices, when taken with Virgin Media telephone line rental, start from £5 a month for their 10Mbps package, £10 per month for 20Mbps and £15 a month for 50Mbps. Weekend phone calls to UK landlines are included.
55% of UK homes are able to access Virgin Media’s fibre optic broadband network, while no MAC code is usually required from a customer’s existing broadband provider to switch to Virgin Media.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com website.
