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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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| Supplier | Speed (up to) | Usage limit | Contract length | Monthly charge | |
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| Broadband: L | 10Mb | unlimited | 12 months | £15.00 for 3 months | |
| Broadband: XL | 20Mb | unlimited | 12 months | £20.00 for 3 months | |
| Broadband: XXL | 50Mb | unlimited | 12 months | £33.00 for 3 months FREE connection Ends 31/10/10 |
| Supplier | Speed (up to) | Usage limit | Call rates | Contract length | Monthly charge | |||
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| Broadband: L + Phone M | 10Mb | unlimited | Day 8.50p Evening 8.50p Weekend Free | 12 months | £5.00 for 3 months | |||
| Broadband: XL + Phone M | 20Mb | unlimited | 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 | 50Mb | unlimited | Day 8.50p Evening 8.50p Weekend Free | 12 months | £15.00 for 3 months FREE connection Ends 31/10/10 |
| 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) | 10Mb | 10Mb | 20Mb | ||
| Usage limit | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | ||
| Contract length | 12 months | 12 months | 12 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 | ||
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