Bad News for Virgin Media Cable users

Matblack · 23-03-2007, 18:58

Got a letter today saying that the 10Mb XL package will be going up £2

However there is some good news.

That £2 gets you an extra 10Mb of bandwidth!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently as of May they are upgrading all XL customers to 20Mb!

Apparently some people will need new modems, my SB4100 is rated up to 36Mb Down and 10Mb Up (Upload is going up to 768Kbps)

Wicked

MB

Mark · 23-03-2007, 18:59

Bloody hell. They really want me to sign up, don't then.

Sounds cool to me.

Zirax · 23-03-2007, 19:29

Thats just awesome. This is clearly to counter sky's 16mb bb claim that they have been ramming home. Really tempting to jump to the 20mb, but I download enough stuff with 4mb

Pickers · 23-03-2007, 19:32

I got a letter saying XL phone package is dropping a couple of quid...
Interesting.
At the moment our 2Mb cable seems to do the job..

Daz · 23-03-2007, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

yeah we found out on Wednesday when Leo's workmate rang and whinged about the sky thing and they said everyone was getting their BB doubled from May \o/

Everyone?

Haly · 23-03-2007, 20:10

Nice

On 4mb at home atm but might see about going up to 10mb when I'm back here permanently. I certainly download enough.

leowyatt · 23-03-2007, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Everyone?

aye the whole network will have a speed bump according to the fella on the phone Andy spoke to.

Dymetrie · 23-03-2007, 22:42

Considering how dire the interweb can be here... Wonder how they're gonna manage it...

Hopefully I'll get a letter so a week after they implement it I can ring up and say "so this double speed stuff...? Not working, give me a better deal on my phone..."

LeperousDust · 25-03-2007, 21:54

We're on the S package i think at home, because "it does the job" which is true, but i've been so use to my university internet its horrible to be back on my home net

. ~40mbit+ vs 2 or 4mb (i forget but slow surfices

)? hmmmm

Haly · 26-03-2007, 00:32

It'll be 2mb

I'm on the same in Stafford although they now call the S package the M package to make you feel better

23-03-2007, 18:58	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Bad News for Virgin Media Cable users Got a letter today saying that the 10Mb XL package will be going up £2 However there is some good news. That £2 gets you an extra 10Mb of bandwidth!!!!!!!!!! Apparently as of May they are upgrading all XL customers to 20Mb! Apparently some people will need new modems, my SB4100 is rated up to 36Mb Down and 10Mb Up (Upload is going up to 768Kbps) Wicked MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

23-03-2007, 19:32	#4
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	I got a letter saying XL phone package is dropping a couple of quid... Interesting. At the moment our 2Mb cable seems to do the job.. __________________ Pictures

23-03-2007, 20:10	#6
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Nice On 4mb at home atm but might see about going up to 10mb when I'm back here permanently. I certainly download enough. __________________ Halycopter

23-03-2007, 22:42	#8
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Considering how dire the interweb can be here... Wonder how they're gonna manage it... Hopefully I'll get a letter so a week after they implement it I can ring up and say "so this double speed stuff...? Not working, give me a better deal on my phone..." __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

26-03-2007, 00:32	#10
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	It'll be 2mb I'm on the same in Stafford although they now call the S package the M package to make you feel better __________________ Halycopter

23-03-2007, 18:59	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Bloody hell. They really want me to sign up, don't then. Sounds cool to me.

23-03-2007, 19:29	#3
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Thats just awesome. This is clearly to counter sky's 16mb bb claim that they have been ramming home. Really tempting to jump to the 20mb, but I download enough stuff with 4mb

25-03-2007, 21:54	#9
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	We're on the S package i think at home, because "it does the job" which is true, but i've been so use to my university internet its horrible to be back on my home net . ~40mbit+ vs 2 or 4mb (i forget but slow surfices )? hmmmm