120M : Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by StevenNT

Interesting, I'd happily take the 60 to 100 free upgrade, but before I click the "pre-registration" button I have a question.

Would I lose the £5 a month loyalty discount that I currently have if I end up taking this free upgrade? I assume this is something that retentions would have to look at?

Barring the recontract taking the upgrade won't trigger any bundle changes as far as I'm aware.

[StevenNT]

Originally Posted by telfordcable

I think if you pre-register it, 12 months contract but you probably end up stuck at 152/12. I would rather wait because they never metion upload speed yet? And you might lose discount loyalty too.

I fear that as well, I think this is one that's best to ask retentions about when it arrives.

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Barring the recontract taking the upgrade won't trigger any bundle changes as far as I'm aware.

I hope not, as I'm still going to remain on the same tier level as far as I know.

[trickytree]

So mine is due to be upgraded to 120Mb (finally) by the end of this month and then upgraded to 152Mb sometime between March and May next year.
April/May is when my contract expires anyway so nice timing

[telfordcable]

It will be 152/15 next year not 152/12. - still behind BT upload speed

[MutleyF]

I am surprised at the jump from 120 to 152 - I would have thought the jump would be higher.

Still, good news though all round I'd say !

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Barring the recontract taking the upgrade won't trigger any bundle changes as far as I'm aware.

That include people on mates rates?

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Kushan

Interesting. I was sure they were going to go 50/100/200 or 60/120/200. Can't complain at 150Mbit though and the 50/100 tiers will nicely target infinity so I guess that makes sense. Couple with the new traffic management, then I guess that means 50/100 tiers should still always be faster than infinity? (yes yes, congestion, blah blah).

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They're only taking forever with the lower tiers. I've never seen anyone on 120Meg with less than 12meg upload. 50 -> 100 was stuck on 100/5 for a while but when they went to 120, it has always had 12 as far as I've seen.

30 and 60 sure are taking their sweet time, though. Are we going to see people on 100/3? Yuck.

your 'only' means a lot tho given most VM customers are not on the 120 tier.

Not sure why VM feel the need to always be faster than BT, its this policy thats their undoing with congestion.

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

Not sure why VM feel the need to always be faster than BT, its this policy thats their undoing with congestion.

it is the only thing they have got going for them atm. You can see the marketing gurus at it already:

"love gaming and streaming HD movies, then you need the UK's fastest fiber optic broadband connection from Virgin Media......."

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Kushan

That include people on mates rates?

As far as I know, yes

[Gobble]

Originally Posted by Kushan

That include people on mates rates?

Well I got the notification, so I think it's fine for mates rates. They usually treat me pretty well :P

[ileikcaek]

Tbb article says this will begin in February but this also comes along with an average price increase of 6.7% for cable customers but no details yet on what exactly will go up. Not good for these tightening of 'strings times.

[rmwebs]

I've been poking around looking for this - I kinda expected some sort of upgrade on the horizon. I don't know if its linked, but this could be a ploy to prevent people switching to BT for the TV/Broadband combo now that they have the football rights.

Theoretically Virgin should be able to wipe the floor with BT if they can boast not only the BT sports channels but the fastest broadband around too.

Looking forward to the upgrade. I'm assuming it wont need any more major cabinet upgrades will it, as the 120meg upgrades would have surely added future capacity into the cabs?

152mb is what mine says it'll be...bit of an odd number but hey ho. Bring on 100/200/500mbps in 2015.

[Kabaal]

Originally Posted by rickymallory

Tbb article says this will begin in February but this also comes along with an average price increase of 6.7% for cable customers but no details yet on what exactly will go up. Not good for these tightening of 'strings times.

On the flip side people could downgrade from 120mb to the future 100mb to save money while having their speed almost unaltered.

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

i see the top tier is being ripped off once again with a negligable speed increase. I am not going to get excited about it either, it says 2014 but that will be the initial rollout. The time it takes them to get round to this stuff we'll probably be having this conversation this time in 2 years (end of 2015 and allowing a year and a half for the rollout). Hopefully at that point they'll be announcing the rollout for docsis 3.1 across 2016.

Indeeed, bottom tier went 10 -> 30 -> 50, mid tier went 20 -> 60 -> 100, top tier went 100 -> 120 -> 150

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

it is the only thing they have got going for them atm. You can see the marketing gurus at it already:

"love gaming and streaming HD movies, then you need the UK's fastest fiber optic broadband connection from Virgin Media......."

Well it's never been the UK's fastest, Gigaclear or Hyperoptic anyone?

[driz]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

it is the only thing they have got going for them atm. You can see the marketing gurus at it already:

"love gaming and streaming HD movies, then you need the UK's fastest fiber optic broadband connection from Virgin Media......."

My old Be DSL connection could send and receive a message to BBC in only 5ms. Seems faster than pretty much every VM connection I've seen

ie. there are various definitions of 'fast'!