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Virgin Media doubles broadband speeds

Simon Ward
by Lovemoney Staff Simon Ward on 11 January 2012  |  Comments 3 comments

Free upgrades for all broadband customers announced, with four million set to have their speed doubled.

Virgin Media doubles broadband speeds

Virgin Media is to double broadband speeds for four million of its customers and increase its top speed from 100Mb (or megabits per second) to 120Mb.

Starting next month until mid-2013, the company will roll out the faster speeds as follows:

 

  • 10Mb customers’ speed will be increased to 20Mb
  • 20Mb and 30Mb customers’ speeds will be increased to 60Mb
  • 50Mb customers’ speed will be increased to 100Mb
  • 100Mb customers’ speed will be increased to 120Mb
  • There will be no extra charge for the increased speeds.

Virgin estimates the 120Mb speed will allow customers to download a music album in 4.4 seconds and a High Definition film in five minutes.

It also says the highest speed will benefit customers with multiple devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets all connected to the internet at the same time.

The Government has been pushing for super-fast broadband to be available to 90% of the UK by 2015.

New Virgin Media customers taking out a broadband, phone and TV bundle can currently get the first three months for free. We've rounded up all the latest top broadband offers here.

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Comments (3)

  • gez
    Love rating 7
    gez said

    Thats not true everywhere. I'm near Southampton and use BT Infinity and get a tested 37Mb on a 40Mb service. It seems to be a great service and no, I dont work for BT, just recognise a great performing and reliable service.

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  • financesense
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    financesense said

    Hi Gez don't disagree that if the BT Infinity / Virgin modern products are available then as a customer the broadband experience is good. My issue is how long it is taking to bring the 40/120Mb speeds to the majority of the population. I live in the centre of a major city and still get speeds that were achievable 5 years ago. Not the progress that the firms would claim publicly. G

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