Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Sauce: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...ad-speeds.html

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

At long last. I am on 100Mbps so I welcome the upgrade from 6 to 10Mbps... Hope this comes true soon.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

I saw someone post a 200/20 speed test on the VM forum last week, but it was deleted.

I really hope this goes beyond a trial sooner rather than later.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Will 300 get 30?

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Yes. Life changing.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

im glad virgin are increasing the upload. More and more people are now relying on cloud based apps.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

I noticed this a few times recently, then it reverted back to normal, waiting for it to stick now .......

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Sky have been advertising online comparing their upload speeds to VM's so this is timely.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Very, very welcome news. Any increase is better than none at all and upload is where VM are falling behind.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

You're getting cynical in your old age. It will be like those ads where the guys face gets contorted by the speed..... well, maybe not.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

I want this in my life right now.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

At your age my desires were somewhat more base but to each their own.

---------- Post added at 08:36 ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 ----------

I've always been cynical. ;)

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Igni has always been...

Well there you have it.

Anyway, a welcome boost but there's other metrics that VM have less control over that are also areas where DOCSIS 3 can't quite match up to FTTC. The jitter (lack there-of) and consistently low pings are the one major thing I do miss from early cable and my Sky FTTC.

That said, I'm no longer the avid FPS gamer I once was, so realistically it matters little to me nowadays.

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

It mentions at the end "so we could be waiting a little while longer for an official roll-out (assuming it will happen)." So dose that mean it might not come?

Re: Virgin Media UK Confirms Trial of Faster Broadband Upload Speeds
 

Sure that depends on how well the trial goes. It's going to be a case of assessing impact, working out the cost of rolling it out network wide (and there will be a cost as some areas will need upgrades to cope), then balancing that cost over the expected gain in the market.

Personally, I am excited about the prospect of 10:1 uploads but I can't help but wonder if others would be better off if they reduced STM instead.