Broadband Reviews

Virgin Media Broadband

Virgin Media Broadband reviews

Read genuine Virgin Media Broadband reviews (www.VirginMedia.com) from Virgin customers. We trust their experiences will help you make an informed decision when considering whether to switch to Virgin.

Overall rating (1,451 votes)

Fastest Speeds - Winner 1,451 Virgin Media customers rated their service 3.5 out of 5 in our 2010 Customer Satisfaction Survey. Overall, Virgin (www.VirginMedia.com) emerged as the Winner in 3 categories: Speed, Quality & Reliability and Speed of Service Activation amongst bundled providers.
Reliability
Download speeds
Value for money
Customer service
Installation speed
Clarity of billing

Virgin Media Broadband reviews

Our journalists selected a representative sample of 8 Virgin Media Broadband customer reviews posted January 2010 from our Customer Satisfaction Survey. Their reviews are shown as-is and are not edited. Both good and bad, we trust they will help you make an informed decision.

Positive experiences
Appear to be constantly upgrading network without the need to subscribe further for the network improvements. - Jan 18, 2010 1:33 PM
Good performance with no hassle and competively priced. - Jan 18, 2010 2:15 PM
Speed & reliability. Any technical queries are dealt with free. - Jan 18, 2010 5:23 PM
I have found help with questions (by phone) to be on the whole quick and most satisfactory. - Jan 18, 2010 7:58 PM
Negative experiences
Do not seem to be able to fix the speed of broadband, varies from 1.4mb to 15mb, never had 20mb for which I paid for ! - Jan 4, 2010 9:21 PM
Any type of customer support is difficult. Jan 4, 2010 10:52 PM
Could offer a better bundle price with mobile, landline and broadband etc. - Jan 5, 2010 12:52 PM
The pricing seems to randomly go up and is not at all clear. - Jan 5, 2010 3:26 PM

Virgin Media Broadband packages

As the UK’s largest cable broadband provider Virgin Media (www.VirginMedia.com) currently delivers the fastest broadband in the UK, with speeds of up to 50mb. It's no surprise it was voted Winner for Download Times in our 2009 Customer Satisfaction Survey. Virgin Media are also the only UK provider to offer ‘quad play’, with customers able to create a unique bundle of broadband, TV, phone and mobile phone products.

To compare Virgin against ISPs in your area, run a postcode search with our Ofcom-accredited price comparison calculator. You could also check our guides to Virgin Media vs BT broadband and Virgin Media vs Sky.

Visit www.VirginMedia.com to build your own broadband bundle, or compare deals with our table. Our prices and package details are checked daily across a broad range of providers. Press GO to find out more.

Compare Virgin broadband-only packages

SupplierSpeed (up to)Usage limitContract lengthMonthly charge 
Broadband: L 
10Mbunlimited12 months £15.00
for 3 months
Broadband: XL 
20Mbunlimited12 months £20.00
for 3 months
Broadband: XXL 
50Mbunlimited12 months £33.00
for 3 months
FREE connection
Ends 31/10/10

Virgin Media broadband and phone

SupplierSpeed (up to)Usage limitCall ratesContract lengthMonthly charge 
Broadband: L + Phone M 
10Mbunlimited
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
12 months £5.00
for 3 months
Broadband: XL + Phone M 
20Mbunlimited
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
12 months £10.00
for 3 months
FREE connection
Ends 31/10/10
Broadband: XXL + Phone: M 
50Mbunlimited
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
12 months £15.00
for 3 months
FREE connection
Ends 31/10/10

Virgin Media broadband, phone and TV

   

 
 
 Broadband: L + Phone: M + TV: M+ Broadband: L + Phone: M + TV HD: M+ Broadband: XL + Phone: M + TV: M+ 
Monthly charge£19.00
Online Offer
Free Installation
Ends Soon
£24.00
Online Offer
Free Installation
Ends Soon
£26.50
FREE connection
Ends 31/10/10
Speed (up to)10Mb10Mb20Mb
Usage limitunlimitedunlimitedunlimited
Contract length12 months12 months12 months
Line rental£143.88£143.88£143.88
Call rates
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
Day
8.50p
Evening
8.50p
Weekend
Free
TV package information
  • 65+ channels and on demand entertainment
  • Access on demand content on V box
  • Catch up on a selection of shows from the last 7 days
  • 65+ channels, HD catch up and on demand entertainment
  • Record 80 hours of TV on V+HD box
  • Free to air HD channels include BBC HD, ITV HD, Channel 4 HD, Film 4 HD and Five HD
  • 65+ channels and on demand entertainment
  • Access on demand content on V box
  • Catch up on a selection of shows from the last 7 days
   
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