Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

A launch of 100Mbit will not cause any additional problems on the network.

Upgrades in preparation for 100Mbit should alleviate the congestion issues being seen on the upstream.

This will in no way affect ongoing work on any disconnection issues that there may be, the people who would be troubleshooting those aren't the same ones who would handle new tiers.

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Also remember Ben that all the routers that have been handed out thusfar have a 100Mbit WAN port, won't be capable of delivering a 100Mbit service appropriately so you may well be right about it being a new tier.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Well the DOCSIS 3 modems have 1Gb port, so it wouldn't be too difficult to swap bits over for a 50Mbit customer upgrading

Have a feeling though it's going to have to be something like the LAN over mains thing for anyone wanting the full speed

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

This is amusing though, from the newsgroups, the first post on the subject:

Think Broadband, comments on the news story

As I said above, 50Mbit -> 100Mbit downstream is just a willy wave for the press, 50 is ample at this time for all applications, it's the other direction where the most significant information will be and for those who aren't heavy newsgroup users will be the deal closer.

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I was thinking more of cost Ben. Not feasible as a tier uplift if you have to send tens of thousands of new routers out.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

100 meg thats nothing check my speed today.

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Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Yep there bad :D
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Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

I want 100Mbps downstream and 100Mbps upstream (Unlimited Usage Allowance and non traffic management) at the price of £100 a month please!

Bring it over at Telford :)

P.S. Virgin Media, please do not ask for activation fee and installation charge of £100 one off fee !

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

+1 for Telford :D

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

It won't be symmetrical. It won't be a hundred quid a month. To be prepared to pay 100 pounds a month but not want to pay an activation fee of 100 pounds is odd.

100Mbit will be released everywhere that's on the network though.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Well considering it's using the same modem as 50Mbit I'm guessing (and don't quote me here) that it shouldn't cost any more to install/activate than 50Mbit

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

How about they upgrade the upload speeds to 10mb instead.

This silly willy waving about how amazing we are with such amazing download speeds. They are not needed..50mb is sufficient...Upload is more important to upgrade atm.

whats the upload going to be for 100mb....2.5 mb ? That would be stupid.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Considering VM are doing 10Mb upload trials I see it been more that 2.5Mb.

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Thats is so bad.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

Show me the product. VM can trial 200Mbit fibre to the rectum for all I care, show me the product.

Isn't it? 1.35Mbps upstream on over 50Mbps downstream, a ratio of 37:1 and not enough to actually max the downstream without TCP acknowledgement suppression and cumulative acknowledgement. Pretty bad.

Yes I had to disturb the love fest over 50Mbps speed tests :p:

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

100Mbps is going to be a new cable modem again (maybe other charge at £100 for the modem) and activation fee with installation charge could be addition too.

Re: Virgin to launch 100Mbit product in 2010
 

No it's not.