| Broadband Type | Cable & ADSL |
| Provider Type | Home broadband |
| Network | Virgin Media Cable |
| Customer support | 0906 212 1111, 0891 212 1111 |
Cable broadband is not a dominant broadband technology in the UK. Yet, Virgin Media, the sole cable broadband provider has the largest penetration in UK households among UK ISPs, having more than 3.5 million broadband connections. The bundling options like combing broadband with phone or TV are certainly a convenient feature as well as cost-effective strategy. You get the best out of Virgin Media broadband, when you take it with other services like Virgin TV or Virgin Phone. Virgin's triple play and quadplay packages offer you various bundling options.
Virgin Media cable broadband includes some of the best high speed broadband packages after it upgraded them to provide download speeds up to 20 Mbps. As speeds on ADSL lines are often affected by factors like line quality and your location from the exchange, you can look for an excellent alternative in Virgin Media.
- Virgin Media is an amalgamation of two cable broadband companies - NTL and Telewest. The merger took place in 2006.
- The short-lived deal between Virgin Media and Sky to provide some of the sky digital TV channel on Virgin's platform broke off in 2007.
- In 2007, Virgin Media upgraded its broadband packages to provide speeds up to 20 Mbps
- Virgin Media also launched its 50 Mbps trial service which is still in progress.
Comparison of Virgin Media broadband packages
UK Online offers three packages for home users - Lite, Pro and Premier. All of them offer unlimited download limit and excellent, 24/7 UK based customer support. They also come with netgear Wireless router, McAfee Internet Security and other useful features.
Virgin Media broadband includes three unlimited broadband packages - broadband M, broadband L and broadband XL. All packages include £25 setup cost and bundling them with Virgin Phone can save your money a lot. Also read through all Virgin Media bundles and compare various features and benefits before you come on the right decision.
DOWNLOAD SPEED
| Broadband M | 2 Mbps |
| Broadband L | 4 Mbps |
| Broadband XL | 20 Mbps |
MONTHLY USAGE ALLOWANCE
| Broadband M | Unlimited |
| Broadband L | Unlimited |
| Broadband XL | Unlimited |
COST DETAILS
| Packages | Setup cost | Monthly cost | Annual cost |
| Broadband M | £25 | £10 | £193 |
| Broadband L | £25 | £17 | £277 |
| Broadband XL | £25 | £29 | £396 |
*Monthly cost shows stand-alone price. For cheaper deals, tale broadband with Virgin Phone.
CONTRACT DETAILS
| Broadband M | 12 months |
| Broadband L | 12 months |
| Broadband XL | 12 months |
OTHER BENEFITS
| Packages | Wireless router | Phone calls | Email | Web space | Static IP | Domain name | Internet Security |
| Broadband M | No | No | Two | 50mb | No | No | PC guard |
| Broadband L | No | No | Five | 50mb | No | No | PC guard |
| Broadband XL | Yes | No | Ten | 150mb | No | No | PC guard total |
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