[Update] ALL 20>30Mb upgrade discussion

[gazellis]

How will this effect vip 20? Can I upgrade my to 20mb to 30mb with out effecting my contract or go vip50?

[virginruinedntl]

Has there been official confirmation of the upload speed, will it be 2mb or 3mb?

I really wish they would give the faster speed on my ambit 256, i already have a linksys wireless n router with dd-wrt firmware on it, i don't need a wireless modem! Virgin should give the option of a free doscis2 modem or a £30 doscis2 modem/wireless router. I won't be paying £30, i'll just stick with 20mb and hope that they drop the charge soon.

Will new customers be getting these modems for free? Why on earth they are giving doscis2 routers instead of doscis3 is beyond me. What happens if the user wants to upgrade to 100mb in 1yrs time would they then need another new modem?

Will the upgrade be instant or will it go to only those who have already had the upload speed upgrade?

Update: this page says that the modem is capable of doscis3: http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadban...s-routers.html

[qasdfdsaq]

New users on 20mb, 30mb, 50mb and 100mb all get the same DOCSIS 3 (400mb capable) modem. They don't need another new modem.

[Visibleman]

Is the £30 charge for the new modem/router all-in-one? And am i right in thinking that current Cisco/Ambit modems are quite capable with the 30/3 upgrade?

[jb66]

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Originally Posted by Visibleman

Is the £30 charge for the new modem/router all-in-one? And am i right in thinking that current Cisco/Ambit modems are quite capable with the 30/3 upgrade?

in theory its possible but virgin want channels bonded for anything above 20 so it needs to be a docsis 3 modem

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Visibleman

Is the £30 charge for the new modem/router all-in-one? And am i right in thinking that current Cisco/Ambit modems are quite capable with the 30/3 upgrade?

You will need a DOCSIS 3 capable modem for 30Mb.

[Visibleman]

Ok, cheers.
What will happen to current 20Mb that don't upgrade? Continue until the modems get replaced?

[jb66]

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by Visibleman

Is the £30 charge for the new modem/router all-in-one? And am i right in thinking that current Cisco/Ambit modems are quite capable with the 30/3 upgrade?

According to the website the £30 charge is to upgrade to 30mb. The modem/router is free.

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Originally Posted by jb66

30/1 from December?

[jb66]

Id do one now but im being throttled, been on a trial for a while now

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[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by jb66

Id do one now but im being throttled, been on a trial for a while now

Can you confirm what the upload is, is it 3Mb?

[jb66]

Im not in an upgraded area, but I would imagine so

[whizzard]

Originally Posted by jb66

Im not in an upgraded area, but I would imagine so

Yes, in non upgraded areas it's 30mb d/s 1mb u/s and in upgraded areas 30mb d/s 3mb u/s in line with the 10:1 ratio of all tiers. Have also been on the tier for a few weeks and no issues whatsoever

[Chrysalis]

yeah thats logical

£75 for a super hub
or £30 for a super hub and 50% speed upgrade.

[Peter_]

Here is what everyone has been waiting for regards the upgrade

Upgrade to 30Mb broadband for just £30

http://shop.virginmedia.com/existing..._EC-30-Upgrade

We’d like to upgrade you to up to 30Mb broadband for no extra monthly cost, just a one-off payment of £30. For that, we’ll upgrade your wireless router to our new Virgin Media Super Hub so everyone can be online at the same time, in any part of the house.