Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Because there are many households that don't just have one nerd sat downloading the whole internet because he/she can. Throw an XBOX360 into a standard setting of a couple of desktops and a laptop downloading and 100Mb would be useful without anything illegal being downloaded.
Higher speeds raise the bar for those on lower speeds too as inevitably the benefits are passed down with improved(hopefully) infrastructure and pricing, it wasn't too long ago I was paying for the same for 3Meg as I'm now paying for 20meg.

Enjoy your 2meg and a 2gig cap then LOL.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

I always forget that people (including myself) have multiple computers/consoles that use the internet :dunce: Thanks for the reply.

Nice if they did pass on the benefits to people on lower speeds :)

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

In reality, the cap is actually 40GB, and I'm not in charge of the connection. Plus, we don't and won't get cable around here.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Think OFCOM will disagree with you there http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/tel...bandspeeds.pdf

On average, customers on Virgin Media's 'up to' 10Mbit/s cable service received speeds over twice as high as 'up to 8Mbit/s' DSL customers.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Any chance of sticking to the topic? We know there are many oversaturated ports on Virgin's network right now, and there are also far more that aren't saturated.

100Mbit, little use to me but devil in the detail. For my ickle family here we couldn't justify 50 as we don't cane newsgroups. The stuff about it being useful for people with 2 laptops, a desktop and a games console isn't really valid. 50 is ample for each machine to watch a couple of HD streams simultaneously and leave capacity for browsing, email and gaming on top, the crunch comes if one of the stations starts doing anything upstream intensive.

Dan, I know you're reading the thread :p: - 100Mbit = PR, 50/5 with perhaps an extra cost 50/10 option and 100/15 with an extra option for 100/20 or 100/25 as a minimum = product :)

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

I personally wish they would concentrate on expanding the network and getting more cable out there than making the speeds faster. What happened to those 50,000 more homes that were meant to be added during 2009, did it actually take place.

Maybe I'm just bitter as this latest annoucement leaves us non-cable areas feel we are sinking even further into the dark ages and the divide is getting wider.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

No, they didn't add 50,000 more homes, they did 100,000.

From the q4 release:

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

This.

I'm getting pretty sick and tired of hearing one company rubbing it in for all of us who cannot get it due to their lack of coverage. There's got to be some sort of unfair competition with this, when I can barely get 2mb and yet someone on the same street as me will soon be able to get 100mb.

Also, I wish this company would damn fix the current speed issues we have, instead of just trying to lure more people in, making the situation worse for all.

:mad:

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Course TrustedReviews has just pointed out something I hadn't considered....

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

i think they should concentrate sorting the issues on for 50mb users before causing more problems on the network.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

So much negativity, I'm sure when the majority of people were on 56k they'd have considered 2meg to be overkill but things have to keep moving forward, even if some people move forward at a slower rate, even if they have no need for a new product now, at least the option is there for the future. The fact that some people can't have everything at the same pace as everyone else doesn't mean you stifle innovation or improvement for everyone else.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

If they do not go forward then the will be no need for new kit or fixes for issues such as yours.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Fixing problems before moving forward for their existing customers should be a top priority not trying petty PR stunts to try and come out on top.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

It is not just PR but the future and without the likes of this we would still be using dial up.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

I agree with you to a point but we don't actually know whether the problems with 50MB that some people are having will be resolved before 100Mb is launched. I think Ignitionnet, who has inside knowledge says they are working to resolve the issues albeit more slowly than he would like.