Virgin Media 70, 150 & 200 Mb Upgrades

[Martin_D]

Virgin Media launches Vivid, a new standard of ultrafast broadband and new 200Mbps speed

Virgin Media customers can choose to upgrade to speeds of 70Mb, Vivid 150Mb & Vivid 200Mbps

We're delighted to announce today a new standard in ultrafast connectivity with the launch of Vivid 200Mbps broadband speed. Vivid will be used to brand all ultrafast broadband speeds and services of 100Mbps and above from Virgin Media.

This week, we will start contacting our broadband customers to explain how you can opt-in to an upgrade from 1st October 2015. You don't need to take any further action right now.

This is the third time we've boosted broadband speeds in five years, quadrupling the fastest speeds available from 50Mbps in 2010 to Vivid 200Mbps in 2015.


With Vivid 200Mbps you can download an entire two hour HD movie in three minutes two seconds - and a music album in just three seconds.

Upgrading the nation to next generation of connectivity

We're rewarding our existing broadband customers by offering you the chance to upgrade from existing speeds of (up to) 50Mbps, 100Mbps and 152Mbps to more powerful speeds of 70Mbps, Vivid 150Mbps and Vivid 200Mbps.

By choosing to upgrade, even on our the lowest available package you'll will receive broadband speeds at the top end of the range available from providers operating on the BT network.

Thanks to our DOCSIS 3 technology, we will make available and deploy the superior speeds in record time, with 90% of customers being able to upgrade by the end of 2015.


We're investing heavily in our ultrafast network to meet consumer demand.

We have also embarked on a programme to connect four million more homes and businesses to ultrafast broadband speeds

More information - and how to upgrade will be available at http://store.virginmedia.com/special...e.html?ref=sml from October 1st.

Press release http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...p/2921502#M293

[cookster]

152 > 200 will be barely noticeable for most. The upload situation is a joke.
The sooner some real competition comes along the better.

I wonder if a new contract will be needed for the "free" upgrade.

[Daveoc64]

I think that the real disappointment is in the upload speed. *Anything* would have been an improvement!

[johnholmes]

Increasingly internet users want to be able to upload (e.g. social media, cloud storage, work, file sharing). Virgin Media broadband is really destroyed by the slow upload (that also has traffic management and throttling on it). This is also often combined in a package bunde with the Tivo, which is by far the slowest TV box currently on sale.

Virgin Media really need to get their act together. Their products look behind the opposition, despite Virgin's premium pricing.

---------- Post added at 09:41 ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 ----------

What is the maximum download speed supported by the Superhub 1?
Will customers boosting to 150, need a later Superhub (2 or 2ac)?
Many thanks.

[jb66]

Originally Posted by johnholmes

Increasingly internet users want to be able to upload (e.g. social media, cloud storage, work, file sharing). Virgin Media broadband is really destroyed by the slow upload (that also has traffic management and throttling on it). This is also often combined in a package bunde with the Tivo, which is by far the slowest TV box currently on sale.

Virgin Media really need to get their act together. Their products look behind the opposition, despite Virgin's premium pricing.

---------- Post added at 09:41 ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 ----------

What is the maximum download speed supported by the Superhub 1?
Will customers boosting to 150, need a later Superhub (2 or 2ac)?
Many thanks.

Wired it can handle the same as the sh2,

[Chrysalis]

so why did they reduce from 300 to 200? perhaps the stress on local backhaul was more than some on here said it would be?

[Martin_D]

They did not back away from 300 thay were just testing it in the field

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

so why did they reduce from 300 to 200? perhaps the stress on local backhaul was more than some on here said it would be?

Because it probably requires more downstream channels to be rolled out widespread

[SnoopZ]

Can we have the title to the topic corrected please?

Well i was going to downgrade to 50mbit thinking i would be upgraded to 100mbit for free... lol

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Martin Dee 11

They did not back away from 300 thay were just testing it in the field

if they were testing it then it means they were considering it

[Cableminow]

Hang about.. it seems there is an upload boost after all? Virgin's pr doing a top job *ehum*

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...o-200mbps.html

[SnoopZ]

Is this official? No boost for the top tier if it is.

[jcm193]

Its a shame they have not increased the upload on the 152 service especially as they have on the other two tiers

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Is this official? No boost for the top tier if it is.

They say it came from Virgin PR, so it must be. Bit disappointing that it'll be 200/12.

[thenry]

VM confirmed download speeds

50 > 70 = +20
100 > 150 = +50
152 > 200 = +48

its the lowest tier which sees the lowest increase. i wouldnt believe anything upload related until VM confirm