Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

[andy_m]

So for free I will be getting twice the speed I have now? Those on 100mb will be getting an extra 20mb AND money off their bill?

VirginMedia are ploughing money into upgrading their network and allowing their customers to enjoy the benefits for either nothing or even less money than they're paying now?

Am I missing something?

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

internet connecting dying for 45mins at midnight ?

Go to bed, it's Virgins way of saying you're online too much. It's not good for you.

[virginruinedntl]

Originally Posted by andy_m

So for free I will be getting twice the speed I have now? Those on 100mb will be getting an extra 20mb AND money off their bill?

VirginMedia are ploughing money into upgrading their network and allowing their customers to enjoy the benefits for either nothing or even less money than they're paying now?

Am I missing something?

yes 50mb will be upgraded to 100mb by end of May and then 120mb at some point. They are being forced by BT to be competitive now that infinity is rolling out to 2/3rds of britain with speed of 80/20mb for FTTC and 300mb for FTTP.

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Kushan

I believe everywhere is getting a capacity upgrade to cope with this. They're investing all that money into something, it sure as hell isn't decent marketing or a decent DNS server.

Yes but its arguable areas with current issues should be getting higher priority whilst what will happen is instead VM will do a stock upgrade for each area which will be if its not enough then tough.

My gut guess is the stock upgrade will be 8 DS channels and bonding of "existing" US channels.

[clumsymum]

Soooooo, I've got a decision to make ... struggle along until July (or some time after that, cos my guess is the project will run late), on 10mb and parts of the house have poor wireless connection.

OR

Get on the phone to VM & see how much I will have to pay to update my package for a superhub & 30mb ...

Are they doing any deals ATM??

[thenry]

call 150 > 5 > 2

[Nicosia]

Originally Posted by clumsymum

Soooooo, I've got a decision to make ... struggle along until July (or some time after that, cos my guess is the project will run late), on 10mb and parts of the house have poor wireless connection.

OR

Get on the phone to VM & see how much I will have to pay to update my package for a superhub & 30mb ...

Are they doing any deals ATM??

I would get the upgrade and the superhub with it.. depending on for how much VM can do it for.. ring and see what they can offer

[qasdfdsaq]

Urgh. Had to scroll through 23(!) pages, but hopefully that will be the last time.

Maybe this would be a good time to point out that while VM claim:

The modems provided as part of the upgrade programme are enhanced and capable of receiving speeds of up to 400Mb.

The people who make the hardware inside the modem claim it is only capable of up to 320mb speeds.

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

PS.. I asked for a full list and not all the web pages... You can't expect us mods to do everything for you..

Wasn't me, guv!

[Nicosia]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Urgh. Had to scroll through 23(!) pages, but hopefully that will be the last time.

Maybe this would be a good time to point out that while VM claim:



The people who make the hardware inside the modem claim it is only capable of up to 320mb speeds.

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Wasn't me, guv!

lol I sat there reading like 30 pages to save any one getting angry at repeat questions which I probably did any way with a few I asked

[Kymmy]

Thank you qasdfdsaq for the formatted details, now added to post #1

[thenry]

What about > http://www.virginmedia.com/doublespeed < for people to check ?

Originally Posted by Kymmy

PS.. I asked for a full list and not all the web pages... You can't expect us mods to do everything for you..

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Wasn't me, guv!

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

The people who make the hardware inside the modem claim it is only capable of up to 320mb speeds

Great, so all this tripe we have been getting about future proofing and that the shub is here to stay is rubbish because it'll be good for the next year and a bit for 200mbit (as long as the vmng300 was around) and then they'll have to get something else out for 400mbit.

Maybe we should speedtest the shub for them like they so kindly did the vmng300 for us

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

The people who make the hardware inside the modem claim it is only capable of up to 320mb speeds.

Where? I thought the SuperHub is based on a variant of this one from Netgear

http://www.netgear.com/service-provi...00_CG3100.aspx

where they say:

8 Downstream plus 4 Upstream Channel bonding on the WAN, delivering; Up to 400 Mbps

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by thenry

What about > http://www.virginmedia.com/doublespeed < for people to check ?

I'd rather watch pixie lott videos than that guy again.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Where? I thought the SuperHub is based on a variant of this one from Netgear

http://www.netgear.com/service-provi...00_CG3100.aspx

where they say:

http://www.broadcom.com/products/Cab...utions/BCM3380

(I'd also mention that the BCM3380 was classed as a legacy, i.e. out of date product even at the time of the Superhub's release)

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Where? I thought the SuperHub is based on a variant of this one from Netgear

http://www.netgear.com/service-provi...00_CG3100.aspx

where they say:

they key there is "up to", and I am sure you are familiar what context that gets used it when advertising speeds. I can believe it is based on that router though because evenNetgear advertise it as (drum roll):

Wireless-N delivers exceptional range and speed