Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

I found this http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/new..._price/?ref=mr on the local newspaper website regarding prices, he states that he thinks that £80 per month would be too much, I hope that this is for a complete package rather than just 100Mbps internet! (Would had put the link in as a desciprion if I knew how,lol)

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

I thought people in Bournemouth all had Zimmer frames !

Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

Just read this in the PCPro newsletter.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadban...ives-in-the-uk

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Fibrecity is set to smash the British broadband speed record, with the launch of a network capable of bursting at 1Gbit/sec.
Fibrecity's network will deliver day-to-day speeds of between 25Mbits/sec and 100Mbits/sec, using fibre laid in Bournemouth's sewer network.
However, one of the three ISPs offering connections on the Fibrecity network, Velocity1, will offer customers bursts of 1Gbits/sec for bandwidth-intensive applications such as downloading HD movies. Customers will get ten free gigabit bursts each month, each lasting for an hour.

Interesting :-)

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

Yes but that's in Bournemouth..:erm:

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

now that gets the mouth watering!!!

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Hmm! I must ask Graham M if that's true?;)

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

From little acorns Maggy :-)
If they can do it "now" then it has promise for Virgin, hopefully

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Course on another page in that newsletter is this gem :-)

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadban...adband-rollout

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Virgin Media will begin rolling out 100Mbits/sec broadband across its network by the end of the year.

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

sky is also trialling 100mb fttc and ftth

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

Link?

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

No link to Sky but this is a press release from VM regarding their 100mb product

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...257&highlight=

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

I wonder who will be first to roll 100mb across their network Sky or VM?

The question is though if they will make the necessary improvements to the 50mb network first. Not that I have 50mb myself I'm only going by posts in this forum.

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

I know - there is a seperate thread about the VM announcement- created by me ;)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...ct-2010-a.html

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

Virgin will simply point out that fibrecity is only operating in a few towns, and VM are theoretically able to offer speeds nearly as high to around 50% of the country. Much as they are doing with ADSL now.

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

VM will. As far as I know even if Sky are trialling it they will be piggybacking off BT's FTTC rollout - which will do 40Mbit or less for most people

The 100Mbit figure probably comes from Ebbsfleet and Highams Park FTTH (I think)

Re: Virgin to be 2nd fastest ISP soon ?
 

Any rival cable network has to be potentially a good thing for everyone (in the UK).
Let's hope they get enough cash and interest to be able to extend it nationally, if that's the intention.

So is no one going to make the crack about Virgin Media('s cable) having been in the sewer for years?