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I know what the new speeds will be...
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What, the same speeds in the title of this topic?
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300mbit? :)
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So I'm confused. 100, 200 and 300MB have been announced, but we're getting a different announcement tomorrow? Interesting. Very interesting.
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To be fair I haven't seen 100,200 and 300 announced anywhere
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What's announced tomorrow may well be a bit underwhelming. However, I also know that regardless of what's announced tomorrow, that 'ultrafast' in certain areas will be happening next year, 18 months. |
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So Pierre and Sirius, are you both staff?
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You don't need to tell me I already know! Just wondering what dept you're in?
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so let me take a guess and say the new tiers are 100, 150 and 200. I thought 300 was a bit optimistic without dishing out 16 channel modems first.
Tbh though, I am less interested about the finer details of the speeds and more interesting about when we are going to get them (realisitically) |
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80mbs 160mbs 240mbs?
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I didn't realise it was a secret
---------- Post added at 21:57 ---------- Previous post was at 21:49 ---------- Lets hope this is the death of the SuperHub1. Its not fit for purpose now when the speeds go up its will be more useless |
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:rolleyes: are there any standalone modems still on the network? :sleep:
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Amen to that. There is no way shub1 can handle the wireless throughput and VM are jyst digging themselves a hole. Everyone will be ringing up asking why they cant get their new speed.
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---------- Post added at 00:34 ---------- Previous post was at 00:32 ---------- New speeds confirmed as 70, 150 and 200. Also the top tiers are being branded 'Vivid' http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1354...s-from-october |
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All I can say is........ Bollocks! Now confused as to where 100,200,300 came from!
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Meh. A modest 'free' bump accompanied by a price rise. All the more of an anti-climax after the widely rumoured 100/200/300. If that's accurate it's a pretty flaccid balloon, especially after the public wifi hotspot vapourware.
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Vivid ? wtf is that about ?
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What a let down and joke this all is, massive fanfare around 100/200/300 (though I know it was never really officially confirmed) and then it doesn't happen and they announce a stupid name and speed packages that are barely an upgrade imo, so much so the speed upgrade branding appears to have been removed from their website and the video they had has been made unlisted on youtube, though I know they could be in the process of updating it to reflect the new speeds.
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To be honest it looks like it was user's of forums like this one that decided what the speeds were going to be. A case of one person says he heard this and the rest believe him religiously. |
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Seems odd that there's an 80Mb jump (more than doubling) from the low tier to mid tier, but then only a 50Mb jump to the top tier.
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Not fussed about down speeds, 200mbd is more than fast enough, the only thing I want is better upload and STM reduction.
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I have beeen reading the on-going rumours on here for the last 2 months about the upgrade. It had me smiling to see posts by people who claim to be in the know but don’t work for VM. They were making statements that were just not true. People who work for VM would not make statements on here about what will happen until they are allowed to as we all have to abide by the rules the company makes on public and company information release. |
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Saying that anyone have any info on new upload tiers? 6 12 20?
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http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...o-200mbps.html
ISP Review are reporting that upload speeds are not improving. |
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what a joke. After all the hype and making themselves look like they are doing something for the customer, it turns out it is just a little something to try and keep everyone happy to mitigate the price increase and they are clearly doing the bare minimum.
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This is just like all the other speed increases 50 - 100 - 120 -152 and now to 200 so am happy
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I'm just going to put this out there. If 300Mbit was ever a thing, it was going to need new hardware.
There's new hardware being trailed soon. Could be a coincidence, could be a precursor to another speed increase. |
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Virgin Media launches Vivid, a new standard of ultrafast broadband and new 200Mbps speed Virgin Media customers can choose to upgrade to speeds of 70Mb, Vivid 150Mb & Vivid 200Mbps We're delighted to announce today a new standard in ultrafast connectivity with the launch of Vivid 200Mbps broadband speed. Vivid will be used to brand all ultrafast broadband speeds and services of 100Mbps and above from Virgin Media. This week, we will start contacting our broadband customers to explain how you can opt-in to an upgrade from 1st October 2015. You don't need to take any further action right now. This is the third time we've boosted broadband speeds in five years, quadrupling the fastest speeds available from 50Mbps in 2010 to Vivid 200Mbps in 2015. With Vivid 200Mbps you can download an entire two hour HD movie in three minutes two seconds - and a music album in just three seconds. Upgrading the nation to next generation of connectivity We're rewarding our existing broadband customers by offering you the chance to upgrade from existing speeds of (up to) 50Mbps, 100Mbps and 152Mbps to more powerful speeds of 70Mbps, Vivid 150Mbps and Vivid 200Mbps. By choosing to upgrade, even on our the lowest available package you'll will receive broadband speeds at the top end of the range available from providers operating on the BT network. Thanks to our DOCSIS 3 technology, we will make available and deploy the superior speeds in record time, with 90% of customers being able to upgrade by the end of 2015. We're investing heavily in our ultrafast network to meet consumer demand. We have also embarked on a programme to connect four million more homes and businesses to ultrafast broadband speeds More information - and how to upgrade will be available at http://store.virginmedia.com/special...e.html?ref=sml from October 1st. Press release http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...p/2921502#M293 |
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152 > 200 will be barely noticeable for most. The upload situation is a joke.
The sooner some real competition comes along the better. I wonder if a new contract will be needed for the "free" upgrade. |
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I think that the real disappointment is in the upload speed. *Anything* would have been an improvement!
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Increasingly internet users want to be able to upload (e.g. social media, cloud storage, work, file sharing). Virgin Media broadband is really destroyed by the slow upload (that also has traffic management and throttling on it). This is also often combined in a package bunde with the Tivo, which is by far the slowest TV box currently on sale.
Virgin Media really need to get their act together. Their products look behind the opposition, despite Virgin's premium pricing. ---------- Post added at 09:41 ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 ---------- What is the maximum download speed supported by the Superhub 1? Will customers boosting to 150, need a later Superhub (2 or 2ac)? Many thanks. |
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so why did they reduce from 300 to 200? perhaps the stress on local backhaul was more than some on here said it would be?
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They did not back away from 300 thay were just testing it in the field
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Can we have the title to the topic corrected please?
Well i was going to downgrade to 50mbit thinking i would be upgraded to 100mbit for free... lol |
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Hang about.. it seems there is an upload boost after all? Virgin's pr doing a top job *ehum*
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...o-200mbps.html |
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Is this official? No boost for the top tier if it is.
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Its a shame they have not increased the upload on the 152 service especially as they have on the other two tiers
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VM confirmed download speeds
50 > 70 = +20 100 > 150 = +50 152 > 200 = +48 its the lowest tier which sees the lowest increase. i wouldnt believe anything upload related until VM confirm |
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Why are VM getting users to 'sign up' for the new speeds?
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But by making it opt-in, Virgin Media also ensure that people know exactly what has changed and when. It reduces the number of calls that they would get otherwise asking if the upgrade had happened yet, or when it would happen and what are they going to get. For the previous two changes Virgin Media did sent out quite a lot of information about it, including emails to advise each customer their upgrade was ready, so it's not like they are hiding this activity. |
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Does this 'opt-in' force users into a new contract?
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I still dont think this or any other speed upgrade should be opt-in unless it changes your contract or you have to pay more to get it i think if your set up can handle it you should get it automatically, on the matter of making it opt-in to limit the amount of calls to virgin media i dont think it will make any difference.
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Do you have to wait until you get a VM email to 'opt-in'?
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More information - and how to upgrade will be available here from October 1st.
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...p/2921502#M293 |
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If it's the same as previous years, you'll be able to see when your area is ready via the Speed Upgrade site and My Virgin Media before you get an email to confirm it's ready.
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Lack of a upload bump on the top tier again... disapointing.
Think it might be best to downgrade to the 150/10 service when it becomes available, already have no use for 152 as is not to mention my area is still congested at peak times after it was "fixed" so I never see the full speed at peak anyway. |
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Will have to down grade then myself. Only reason i am on the top tier is for the upload speed. 150 down is more than i need, heck even 100 down is more than enough for me.
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50Mb to 70Mb = +40% 100Mb to 150Mb = +50% 152Mb to 200Mb = +~32% Highest paying customers see the smallest relative increase, and get no upload increase. |
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void due to inconveniences but to play fair do half doubles across the board 75 [+75] 150 [+78] 228 which would be +25 [+25] +50 [+26] +76
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VM customers are the only ones who get free speed upgrades in the UK and yet complain if other tiers are increased by more proportionately than theirs. For those of us on the same speeds for the foreseeable off-net it's kinda funny to watch :angel: |
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I'm more than happy with the bump to 150, though surprised they didn't do 100, 150 and 200 and then advertise the fact their lowest package is a lot faster than Infinity.
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That makes more sense, though I'm not aware this happened with any previous upgrades. The top tier has increased more slowly than the others for the past couple of upgrades. ---------- Post added at 17:25 ---------- Previous post was at 17:24 ---------- Quote:
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Confusingly, the My Virgin Media portal offers us the Big Kahuna as an "upgrade" for £93pm (i.e. £4 more than we're paying atm, and £21 more expensive than the front page price). Time to call retentions I think, as we're well out of contract! |
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http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...r-uk-broadband Where is it on this page? http://store.virginmedia.com/special...d-upgrade.html |
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So quick to defend VM whats new with staff. :)
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Well this sucks, 100mb short.
If I downgrade from 152 to 100 will I loose my loyalty discount? |
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Yes, VM disappointing its customers (who pay up to £100 a month each) is hysterical. Highly amusing. I don't get the attitude, but it's pervasive throughout VM by the looks of it. Shame really. |
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