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Old 31-07-2019, 11:51   #12
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Re: Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes
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Originally Posted by MattGarner View Post
Is there a way to tell if your area is now DOCSIS 3.1 compatible or it just the case of wait for marketing material to come through and say you can get an upgrade?
they have been putting the equipment in the network for a while now to make sure everything is in place next year so in terms of actually making the switch the only thing we are waiting for now is the cpe for the customer end (aka the new shub). The new shub's aren't going to be like previous ones were they gradually phase them in as swap outs on tech visits. They will initially be exclusive for a launch next year where they'll kick off docsis 3.1 with a new 1gbit tier and when you sign up to the new tier you'll be moved to 3.1 and you'll need a tech visit to install the new shub and make sure everything is working ok. Only a fraction of the customer base will sign up initially and it is a good way for VM to manage the migration to 3.1 and monitor any teething issues that may occur.
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