05-10-2015, 07:18
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Inactive
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Services: 200mb Broadband
Posts: 67
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Double Speeds or not?
I thought this new speed upgrade virin was doing was double, so 50 would become 100?
well my page when i login to billing says
"Your connection speed will increase from up to 50Mbps to up to 70Mbps. It's all thanks to DOCSIS® 3 - the magic in our cables"
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05-10-2015, 07:28
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#2
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Woke and proud !
Join Date: Jun 2004
Services: TV, Phone, BB, a wife
Posts: 10,251
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
It was an 'urban myth' ; apparantly VM never said speeds would double.
Personally think they have miscalculated with the top 2 tiers (150 &200). Very little difference in real terms and a lot on the top tier will see this as an opportunity to downgrade, get the same speed and save money.
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05-10-2015, 12:28
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#3
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
The new broadband customer tiers are 50, 100 and 200. 150 is an existing broadband customer tier only, as is 70.
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05-10-2015, 13:20
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#4
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cf.addict
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 183
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
They can't match their rivals on upstream speed despite the magic in their cables.
Roffles!
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05-10-2015, 15:00
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#5
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cf.geek
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Thornaby
Age: 51
Services: XL tv with 2x V6 boxes, M phone, 350Mb broadband
Posts: 832
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
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05-10-2015, 15:02
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#6
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
For existing broadband customers. New broadband customers have a choice of 50 / 100 / 200 http://store.virginmedia.com/broadba...n-its-own.html
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05-10-2015, 15:28
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#7
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Inactive
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 954
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
Hm, this is interesting.
I was originally on 50MB, I got doubled to 100MB (well 112MB actually according to my current config).
Does this change mean that they are going to drop me down to 70MB?
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05-10-2015, 15:34
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#8
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Sad Doig Fan!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barry South Wales
Age: 70
Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal)
Posts: 11,871
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
No, you'll go to 150.
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05-10-2015, 15:36
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#9
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Inactive
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 954
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
Awesome. Thank you.
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05-10-2015, 17:34
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#10
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Inactive
Join Date: Apr 2008
Services: Virgin Media Ultimate Package with M600 Broadband , 360 Box owner , Volt Mobile, + Virgin Home Phon
Posts: 323
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
not seen any thing about the uploads yet ?
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05-10-2015, 18:09
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#11
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Perfect Soldier
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Worthing West Sussex
Age: 69
Services: VM 500M SH3 thingy
in modem mode
XL TV V6 Sony Bravia smart TV and M phone
Posts: 11,316
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob King
not seen any thing about the uploads yet ?
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You aint looking too hard: 5, 10 and 12.
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06-10-2015, 09:06
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#12
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Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 17
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
The fact that customers on 50Mbps are going up to 70Mbps makes me think they'll get another boost up to 100Mbps when VIVD 300 becomes available and the 100 / 150 and 200 customers get boosted.
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06-10-2015, 09:34
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#13
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
Where have VM said that anything is going to happen further to what has been announced?
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06-10-2015, 09:46
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: N E Lincs
Posts: 426
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
There's a price hike to get in before that happens, look at VM's history.
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06-10-2015, 16:45
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lincoln
Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ
Posts: 11,021
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Re: Double Speeds or not?
Quote:
Originally Posted by JoelTheSuperior
The fact that customers on 50Mbps are going up to 70Mbps makes me think they'll get another boost up to 100Mbps when VIVD 300 becomes available and the 100 / 150 and 200 customers get boosted.
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that isn't going to happen till at least this time next year. They need to trial a 16 channel modem first. I imagine it will be this time next year as it will give them time to get extra capacity in place and they like to announce some sort of upgrade every year. After that will be in 2017 with docsis 3.1 and 500mbits.
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