Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

that's good news, thanks.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Just remember that for the most part, the Superhub is fine as a modem and you can continue to keep and use any router that you may own.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

It is fine as is the superhub in Modem Mode as it is a better modem than the 250.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Can I remind you all that silly names for VM equipment is against the forum rules. Stick to the official term of Superhub.

Thanks.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Slightly over the top that Stephen for a harmless bit of humour. The fact that so many are having to use bridge mode indicates the 'Superhub' isn't fit for purpose. Still lets move on.......

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

my ETA is between April-June this year :D

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Offivial link to check will be here.

http://www.virginmedia.com/doublespeed

Just a small information page just now.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I am currently on the L 10mb service, i have noticed a page has appeared on the website
http://shop.virginmedia.com/existing...broadband.html

Quote:
Upgrade from up to 10Mb or up to 20Mb broadband to up to 30Mb
Pay no extra for three months

it says that 3 months will be current price then goto higher price. Can I get this if dont have/dont want a phone line

can benmcr confirm this?

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

:shocked: PR... :D

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Old PR :)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

ooh that makes me feel like swearing!! Why don't they spend the money those cars cost on putting enough hardware into their system to actually deliver a useable service!!

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

A few grand used on hiring those cars would go nowhere now get real.:rolleyes:

Plus it was in 2010 CLICK HERE

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

opps sorry :o:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

How did you find out when you getting the upgrade mate haven't seen a link with the schedule just yet

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

your not allowed thats why.. I'm special :dunce: only joking.. its the tickle ETA...

http://my.virginmedia.com/doubletick...art=Tickles_11

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Argh if that's correct i have to wait till 2013 :-(

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Yeah doubling capacity for a few hundred homes goes nowhere. Get real.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

spending a few grand on hiring supercars to gain more revenue to put back into the company... increase capacity ?

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

100Meg to 120Meg isn't double speed - should be like this 100 meg -> 200 meg and it time to call up ASA to complaint of misleading Advertising Doubled Speed

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Where does it say Double speed for everyone? It says Speed upgrade on the official announcement page

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

It say here:

Virgin Media to double the speed of customer broadband

Virgin Media will double the speed of its broadband service for more than four million of its customers, the company has said.

found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16491614

Double speed should be like this:

Planned VirginMedia Download Speed Upgrades
* 10Mb increased to 20Mb [2Mbps Uploads]
* 20Mb increased to 40Mb [4Mbps Uploads]
* 30Mb increased to 60Mb [6Mbps Uploads]
* 50Mb increased to 100Mb [10Mbps Uploads]
* 100Mb increased to 200Mb [20Mbps Uploads]

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Neithers 20 Meg to 60 Meg but I'm not complaining :)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Well I am complaining that most of us paying out £45 a month for 100 Meg as a top tied premium service as 100 meg become 120 meg is a biggest joke because at the moment there is 104 meg (overheads speed increase) mean only addition 16 meg while the rest get 50%/60% speed increase!

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Plus you'll get a price reduction

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Firstly cretin that's a news story not an advertisement, secondly VM have been at pains to not claim a doubling for all customers - they quite specifically say they'll double it for more than 4 million customers - which is exactly what you quoted though obviously didn't read.

I'm sorry you think you're getting stitched up only getting 120/12 and a price reduction instead of 200/20, I'm still on 53/1.75.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I've highlighted the bit that's important for you. Hint: It says over 4million customers, not ALL customers. How many people do you think are actually on 100Meg? I'll give you a clue, it's not a lot.

Plus, the BBC headline isn't the words of Virgin, it's the words of the BBC. Here's Virgin's Statement:

http://mediacentre.virginmedia.com/S...eeds-2322.aspx

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Quite a few more after the upgrade:D:D:D

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I am sorry 120Mb is not worth it from our currently 104Mb. I probably better off downgrade to 50Meg and pay for the lower price of 50Meg and get free upgrade to 100Meg. £35 a month is lots difference than £45.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

:clap:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

What about the roll out plan for 100Mb: http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/...%2001%2012.pdf it seem it nearly 100% completed for everyones! 4 millions as well.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

You do realise those currently on 100Mbit are also getting a price reduction - likely to the same price as XXL is

---------- Post added at 18:47 ---------- Previous post was at 18:46 ----------

That is potential customers

The number quoted in the speed upgrade press release is actually broadband customers

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

My god there is a smell of bull excreta in this thread and its blowing in from the telford area.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

A few points

1# That's not the Virgin media site so are not responsible for what is said on there
2# They have probably more than 4 million customers (the rest are probably the 100Mb customers
3# The official site says "most customers will be doubled" and "Speed Upgrades"

Not sure you'd have a case with the ASA ;)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

The website still stated 100Meg standalone at £45 a month without a phone, while 50Meg standalone at £35 a month without a phone

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

That's because the price change hasn't happened yet.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I think this has been asked already but just want to be sure. just say x area was to be upgraded in say May and a new customer joined from that area a week or more before it had upgraded.. would they 1 get the upgrade too and 2 would the price reduction apply with them being literally signing the contract ?

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Yes to both

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

brilliant :tu:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

More answers over on Community Forum http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...962021#M110205

This one will probably of interest to those here:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

how did you find this out? I thought virgin weren't announcing until friday? If you found this info online can you post a link please.

To those of you saying 120mb isn't much more than 104mb, what makes you think you'll get 120mb? I'd bet money you'd get 125mb to cover the overheads like you do on your 100mb.

Virgin say they will be announcing upgrade dates tomorrow or at the very least some of the areas, crossing my fingers for a date for my area and that is soonish. I got my double upload around half-way through the 1.5-2yrs or so it will have taken so i reckon by that reasoning towards the end of the year.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

tomorrow? :shocked:

its from the tickle page, try it...

http://my.virginmedia.com/doubletick...art=Tickles_11

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

that link redirects me to this page with no dates on: http://my.virginmedia.com/customer-n.../speedupgrade/

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

That page is aimed at the smaller group that were sent letters and e-mails. It may not be completely valid for the full upgrade schedule

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Coverage is not customers. I believe Virgin actually has coverage for nearly 10million homes, if not more. The vast majority take the 10meg service, relatively few take the 50Meg and even less take the 100. In fact, the last I checked 50meg + 100meg customers COMBINED was less than 100,000 with the majority of those being 50meg.

You've already been told numerous times that you'll get a price reduction. Nothing official beyond that, but you won't be paying £45 for 120meg. Everyone else is paying the same amount for their speed increase, you're getting an increase, you're getting the fastest available and you're getting it for less than what you're paying now.

Your issue isn't that you're not getting double your speed, your issue is that you're not twice as fast as the next tier down from you. You are only upset because you feel it diminishes your bragging rights.

The website isn't going to be updated until the rollouts start to happen. They wont begin until February.

Damn straight!

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I think thenry meant this link.

http://tickle.virginmedia.com/

I am resigned to the doubling of my speed being the extent of my Tickle.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

your not special :(

thought I'd take a stab at it, I didn't get anything from it before trying today.. may be postman pats cat has eaten my letter :shocked: no seriously I don't know, i just tried it with VM releasing info.

no its the speed tickle page > http://my.virginmedia.com/doubletick...art=Tickles_11

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

to be fair I think 120mb is a bit pants considering most peeps have been fluffed up to 110mbit already. I would have been happy seeing an upgrade to 150mbit. I feel left out now :(

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

My ETA is between Sept-Nov this year

---------- Post added at 19:18 ---------- Previous post was at 19:17 ----------

No, I want 200mbit!

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

you will do eventually but as far as free upgrades though I think 150mbit is pretty sweet

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Patience, patience ........... everything comes to him who waits (eventually)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

150mbit might be sound fair and square! Will VM change their mind and put 150mbit instead of 120mbit ?

But really VM should be matching HS2 250mphs to get 250mbit

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Still waiting for kelly brook!

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I got the link of double speed upgrade ETA on virgin media site

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

No

The two have nothing to do with one another

---------- Post added at 19:31 ---------- Previous post was at 19:29 ----------

Which means it'll probably 'fluffed' up to 130Mbit, and you are getting a price reduction

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

cool, didnt read the bit about the price reduction, that is even better.

Tbh though I am very happy with how things are atm for the first time ever I am not going to moan. I wanted to pay for 100mbit and that is what I get. I got my VMNG300 back and I am really enjoying and benefiting from my upgrade so atm it is too soon for me to be wanting anything else because I haven't even got use to 100mbit yet.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

The trouble is you're still 330,839,238th in the queue but, you never know, someone may drop out ;)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

you have a working link? if so please give! Or at the very least tell me the eta for Blackburn please.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

@ virginruinedntl > Jul - Dec 2012 for Blackburn

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Any chance of seeing an upload speed significantly greater than 10Mbit anytime soon? I'd like at least double that (i.e. 20Mbit). Would rather have that than a jump from 100Mbit > 120Mbit but both is fine. 12Mbit won't suffice when Infinity and similar will soon offer nearly 20Mbit.:)

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

There's certainly a lot of scope for higher upload speeds, the channel bonding that people are talking about here also applies to uploads - a single channel can easily handle the 12Mbit that the 120meg will require, so imagine what's possible when 4 or 8 channels are used.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Honestly? Virgin haven't yet completed the work to get everyone onto the current 10:1, so I can't see a further upstream programme being started before that, the 100Mbit rollout and this increase all going through

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Think the link is only showing the upgrade checker for people who have it in their cache. I just tried to get a date for NG11 but only get the news page. Oh well, not long till tomorrow unless anyone cares to take a peek for me lol

Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Dont believe a word he says, May i suggest you read some of his other posts over the last few years on this forum. Walter Mitty was trained by him.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Prob the same link others have but the page is stored in his cache so doesn't redirect to the newer page.

Either that or as you say, just another Telford special :rolleyes:

Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

No it really couldn't handle it easily. The unbonded upstream is already dying under the load from torrent monkey 100Mb users eating over half an upstream.

Releasing 12Mb upstreams on the current system would mean a single torrent monkey on 120Mb could degrade the service for everyone on the port single handedly.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

How many areas remain less than 10:1? Isn't it just a few (I base this assumption on a relative having gone 10:1 with 50Mbit in Newton Abbott UBR and they always seem to be near the end of the queue for anything new)? Isn't 100Mbit likely to be available everywhere by the summer?

VM aren't appearing to be rolling out 120Mbit before the summer anyway so perhaps, between now and then, they could consider offering a better than 10:1 ratio on this top tier product when it is released? It seems obvious to me that 120Mbit is being offered simply so Virgin claim to be the fastest ISP in the UK ("And for those on Broadband 100, we’ll be boosting you up to a mighty 120Mb – a new benchmark as the UK’s fastest widely available broadband." quoted from here). What they won't be is the fastest ISP on upload speeds. They'll need to consider offering at least 20Mbit upload, if not 25Mbit, in tandem with the 120Mbit product and I'd like to see this seriously considered. Given that 120Mbit isn't coming for a while it should be quite realistic for VM to consider a better than 10:1 ratio on this new top tier tariff for when it is available.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Use Google Chrome to access the site > http://my.virginmedia.com/doubletick...art=Tickles_11

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Do not take any notice of him https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/01/19.gif

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Works in FireFox 9 as well.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Tried using Chrome, FF and IE10 Dev Preview and just get the coming soon page

Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

The correct page will not be live until tomorrow.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

PM me your postcode or post it in this thread, your areas massive with afew different dates/ETAs

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

As I thought then, I guess anyone getting the original double tickle page must have it cached.


Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Tried going in from a non VM IP address?

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Cheers

NG11 9AJ


Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

You can that here www.virginmedia.com/fasteruploads

It's not going to happen

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

just tried it and same page :( oh well.


Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Blackburn ETA is Nov 12-Jan 13

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Feb - Jun 2013

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Here we go again :erm:

May i suggest you all wait till the real dates are released not some dates from a person who is known to stretch the truth.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I did specifically say that Channel bonding would cover it. And a single upstream is what's currently used, so yes it does cover it, "torrent-monkies" aside.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Cheers for that, I can get a couple of people off my back now lol.

I'm already on 100mb so an extra 20mb isn't going to be earth shattering for me but the reduction in price will be welcome as will the extra 2mb upload.

Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Indeed :tu:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Virgin have no competition for upload speed faster than 10mb atm, once BT increase their THEN maybe virgin might think about increasing for tiers of similar prices to bt infinity, no chance of them increasing before BT.

Only a very small number of torrenters and also businesses would need 20mb upload, can't see many people going with bt just because of that. Broadband companies don't do any marketing about upload speeds either although BT may talk about "faster uploading of photos" and stuff in their adverts once they are on 20mb. I would do that if i worked in their marketing dept.

All i want from VM is for the speed drops to be increased on 20mb and download limit before speed drop increasing and i'll be a happy vm broadband customer. Adding 802.11ac to their superhubs would be nice too but i wouldn't expect that in 2012 as a lot of testing would likely need to happen before vm rolled that out.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

telford I don't know where you've got that date from, Blackburn tickles come into play Jul - Dec 2012. unless of course the OP who wanted to know the date lives out at sea somewhere.

Phil-ntl thats from the tickle page so as people have mentioned like Sirius, don't take it for a proper answer, its rough date sort of thing.. but even then ignition will probably say it'll get held back :o:

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

yeah, 2 ppl have given different dates, july-dec 2012 and nov 12 - dec 13th, clearly 1 or more of them is lying, i'll just wait until tomorrow instead of checking this thread, i'm sure vm will update their page by noon.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

No one is lying as they are just second guessing which is pointless.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Yep that's fine. As I said it doesn't make a great deal of difference to me but I can use it to get a couple of people off my back and just tell them its subject to change of course :p:


Phil

---------- Post added at 21:17 ---------- Previous post was at 21:16 ----------

That's actually a very good point but I guess that in this day and age of business it doesn't count for a great deal.

Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/01/1...dband-network/

just found this on the net look what comment someone left at the bottom of page !

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Good point though

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

theres more to this than just speed

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Hmmmm. How did my post show before the one I replied to?


Phil

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

btw the jobs lost here in the UK are depressing in all sorts of ways but VM have had to do something... shame they couldn't find another way.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

btw, that tickles page is annoying, i REALLY need that 08 tickle as it gives you free 0845 calls which i want as that's the only charges i get with my phone, it says available on main page but when you click it says that the offer has ended :(

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

Traffic management V.2 ??

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

more.. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...ed-modems.html

and much more. ignition, sirus, gas, ben.. etc. etc. have all posted

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

I'm not a customer according to the tickles page, it doesn't like my account number and postcode it just says that it is unable to verify myself as a customer. The same thing happens with the service status page.

How long does it take for them to update their system, I have had this account since the start of Dec.

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

So those people who will need a replacement router, won't it cost a fortune to have engineers come out to hundreds of thousands of homes?

Or do they do it like BT where they send you the router and have you install it yourself?

Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed
 

It'll be self install - unless network reasons require a tech install