120M : Virgin Media 150Mb Coming 2014

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Sirius

Here we go again

It it like Groundhog day with Telford i wish he would leave and stay left! lol

[Kushan]

I wonder why 152Mbps? There must be something significant about the extra 2Mbps.

[oscar87ni]

BT FTTC offers max of 76Mbit to majority of people..

So they would offer 152Mbit.. so they could claim they are 2x faster than everybody else..

Check out their press release on ispreview or virgin official site..

[Wild Oscar]

Still haven't got the 120/10 upgrade here, even though *My VM* page says it 's been done in the area!

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by oscar87ni

BT FTTC offers max of 76Mbit to majority of people..

So they would offer 152Mbit.. so they could claim they are 2x faster than everybody else..

Check out their press release on ispreview or virgin official site..

That makes sense, actually.

Originally Posted by Wild Oscar

Still haven't got the 120/10 upgrade here, even though *My VM* page says it 's been done in the area!

Have you tried calling them up?

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Wild Oscar

Still haven't got the 120/10 upgrade here, even though *My VM* page says it 's been done in the area!

Check on www.virginmedia.com/speedupgrade

[Wild Oscar]

Ah , it's slightly different on that page ...

we'll be automatically upgrading you to up to 120Mb broadband during November 2013

Whereas on the other page ...

Pssst -
if you're one of our up to 100Mb customers, your broadband has already been upgraded to 120Mb.

Fair enough , I'm not that desperate anyway, as long as I get a nice steady connection (which I do!) all is OK.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

BT 330Mb is available in more areas right now than VM's 150Mb, and probably will be for another year

Is it a comparable product? Seems a bit expensive to me: http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ne...st-year-160113

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by MUD_Wizard

What are you on about?

VM always announce package speeds. i.e. 60, 100, 120, 152.

The Max Traffic Rate will no doubt be inline with other tiers:


An extra 33Mb which looks not bad.

No, it won't be extra 33Mb as Virgin say it will be anything up to 20Mb extra on every product. So 152Mb will get a speedtest of 145Mb

Tier  Max Traffic Rate     Speed test
100Mb        110Mb           103Mb
120Mb        133Mb           126Mb
152Mb        162Mb           145Mb

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Originally Posted by Kushan

I wonder why 152Mbps? There must be something significant about the extra 2Mbps.

because virgin media say somnething about twices the faster than BT FTTC 76Mb as that why they put up from 150Mb to 152Mb. Pretty silly.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Is it a comparable product? Seems a bit expensive to me: http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ne...st-year-160113

And the upload staying at 20Mbps as well. 330/20. Waste of money. And 36 months is putting everyones off. Virgin Media will get 400/40 one day in 2017

[Kabaal]

Originally Posted by telfordcable

No, it won't be extra 33Mb as Virgin say it will be anything up to 20Mb extra on every product. So 152Mb will get a speedtest of 145Mb

That's not how Virgin work. They always add overhead to the packages to make sure they meet the advertised speed, which is why most people on 120mb can actually get 126mb for example. I would say it's a safe bet that the modem stats will be somewhere around 160mb to make sure people can reach the advertised 152mb.

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by Kabaal

That's not how Virgin work. They always add overhead to the packages to make sure they meet the advertised speed, which is why most people on 120mb can actually get 126mb for example. I would say it's a safe bet that the modem stats will be somewhere around 160mb to make sure people can reach the advertised 152mb.

Ah ok. But surely upload should be 15 not 12?

splendid news

[BeeVee]

Bills to rise 6.7% from February

[denphone]

Originally Posted by BeeVee

Bills to rise 6.7% from February

Yes sadly price rises are a yearly occurrence and this is no different and my advice is to look around and try to get the best value package for yourself and your family.

[telfordcable]

Originally Posted by BeeVee

Bills to rise 6.7% from February

Under new ofcom ruling you are allow to leave Virgin Media without any penalty charge if they did rise your price during your half way of your current contract