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[pauldot]

GOOD NEWS EMail 1

You're already getting the UK's fastest widely available broadband, and starting this summer we'll be starting the roll-out to boost your speeds from up to 100Mb to up to 120Mb. We'll also be lowering the price of your broadband package in April to match the price of our 50Mb Broadband XXL packages.
These are nice extras we do to make you smile. We call them Virgin Media tickles, and we only give them to people we know and like - our customers.
Virgin Media offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK*, as proven by Ofcom for three years in a row. And we're committed to keeping it this way. Which is why we're upgrading our award winning fibre optic network over the next 18 months.

As part of this upgrade, you may have seen we'll be doubling many of our customers' broadband speeds. But, because you already get our fastest broadband, we're upgrading you to up to 120Mb and giving you a discount instead.

So whether you love streaming HD movies, ruling the gaming world or downloading tunes in super quick time - you'll soon be able to do it even faster and for less.

You don't have to lift a finger.

The 120Mb upgrade kick off in the summer and will have a slightly different roll-out schedule to our other work. We'll let you know nearer the time when to expect your broadband speed boost. In the meantime, see what you can do with faster speeds at virginmedia.com/evenfaster.

We'll be in touch in a few weeks with more details about your price reduction, so there's no need to call us, or do a thing – except keep enjoying what is already the UK's fastest broadband.


Kind regards,
BAD NEWS****************************************THEN I GOT THIS ONE *****************************************************
Hello there,

Oops! That last email, 100Mb Broadband Announcement, was sent in error.

Please ignore this, and rest assured current Virgin Media Cable Broadband customers will be receiving some good news about their broadband in the next 2 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Virgin Media team

[pilky]

i got an email myself ..same sort of thing ..ill be upgraded from 20 meg to 60 meg .. id love to see them do that seein as my little black box can only handle 20 meg .. .. free router im in.. otherwise fook it....lol

[Daryl]

According to this link though Virgin Media are updating their customers broadband within the next 18 months, starting February 2012.

Virgin Media Broadband Speed Upgrades - so hopefully your Email does have a ring of truth to it.

If it is true, then I am going from 30MB up to 60MB… which will suit me just fine.

[todd1970]

i got an email myself ..same sort of thing ..ill be upgraded from 20 meg to 60 meg .. id love to see them do that seein as my little black box can only handle 20 meg .. .. free router im in.. otherwise fook it....lol

Probably send you out an 'Un-superhub' to be able to handle the speed , i needed one when i upgraded from 10 to 30mb.

[nails]

i went from 20 to 30 and was sent the new super hub free of charge

i went from 20 to 30 and was sent the new super hub free of charge

i`ll be happy as fook with 60mb - so with iptorrents!!

[pilky]

oh ffs sake im already trying to figure owt ways how to speed it up ....lol todd u know wat i mean..

[todd1970]

i`ll be happy as fook with 60mb - so with iptorrents!!

Sames...more than happy with the proposed 60mb , download a 700mb movie in what..3-5 mins ? (so a mate told me)

oh ffs sake im already trying to figure owt ways how to speed it up ....lol todd u know wat i mean..

TBH ive never had much problems with the un-super superhub , apart from the odd fluctuation in speed it has been fairly reliable and stable , they released 2 firmware upgrades that seemed to settle it down.

Its just the wireless devices in the house that keep dropping connection from it..not constantly likes..but enough to make my lad super-pissed off when he dies on MW3 because of the lag.

[pilky]

thats why im happy on cable instead of router connection for the time being.. but wana get a speedy video download try this site ..its free http://www.freemake.com/downloads/ and downloads films or vids faster than anything else ive tryed

[kbos2hm]

1oo meg that has to be nearly as fast as T1 would be able to download a movie in about 3 min shame it wasn't true

[jamesy4]

yeah, they are starting this whole new 'super fast double speed' thing, they doing Lancashire area in March/April 2012, so don't have long to wait, and if we need a new router for the speeds and that, they'll be sending one out for free to be able to handle the speed, not bad, doubling up people, especially those on 100MB and going to 120MB, they'll be getting that, plus a lower rate of what they pay for it.

I personally think 'Virgin Media' is trying to outshine 'Be' who are also trying to go up to 200MB broadband in the next few years.

[samson81]

Yeah same here April/June I was told for mine. Still cant understand why im getting my strange download speeds looool

hey RH i see in your sig you finally got your 100 meg boost ???

I cant wait to get my free upgrade to the 120 meg net and pay even less for it
my IPT is already through the roof its going to get better soon

[dachshund]

here in hull we cant have virgin or sky broadband. its crap here

[Magz]

1oo meg that has to be nearly as fast as T1 would be able to download a movie in about 3 min shame it wasn't true

I'd hope it'd be faster as an old T1 is about 1.5mbps. Gotta wait a few months here for 120Mbps - as for the superhub - it's not a bad bit of kit (rebadged Netgear) but if you really hate it you can always set it to "Passthrough" mode and use your own - just make sure you have Gigabit on both ends as once 120Mbps comes out then Fast Ethernet would actually be slower than your internet connection! ...

[Bandits]

GOOD NEWS EMail 1

You're already getting the UK's fastest widely available broadband, and starting this summer we'll be starting the roll-out to boost your speeds from up to 100Mb to up to 120Mb. We'll also be lowering the price of your broadband package in April to match the price of our 50Mb Broadband XXL packages.
These are nice extras we do to make you smile. We call them Virgin Media tickles, and we only give them to people we know and like - our customers.
Virgin Media offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK*, as proven by Ofcom for three years in a row. And we're committed to keeping it this way. Which is why we're upgrading our award winning fibre optic network over the next 18 months.

As part of this upgrade, you may have seen we'll be doubling many of our customers' broadband speeds. But, because you already get our fastest broadband, we're upgrading you to up to 120Mb and giving you a discount instead.

So whether you love streaming HD movies, ruling the gaming world or downloading tunes in super quick time - you'll soon be able to do it even faster and for less.

You don't have to lift a finger.

The 120Mb upgrade kick off in the summer and will have a slightly different roll-out schedule to our other work. We'll let you know nearer the time when to expect your broadband speed boost. In the meantime, see what you can do with faster speeds at virginmedia.com/evenfaster.

We'll be in touch in a few weeks with more details about your price reduction, so there's no need to call us, or do a thing – except keep enjoying what is already the UK's fastest broadband.


Kind regards,
BAD NEWS****************************************THEN I GOT THIS ONE *****************************************************
Hello there,

Oops! That last email, 100Mb Broadband Announcement, was sent in error.

Please ignore this, and rest assured current Virgin Media Cable Broadband customers will be receiving some good news about their broadband in the next 2 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Virgin Media team

I had the same emails.

[Daryl]

GOOD NEWS EMail 1

You're already getting the UK's fastest widely available broadband, and starting this summer we'll be starting the roll-out to boost your speeds from up to 100Mb to up to 120Mb. We'll also be lowering the price of your broadband package in April to match the price of our 50Mb Broadband XXL packages.
These are nice extras we do to make you smile. We call them Virgin Media tickles, and we only give them to people we know and like - our customers.
Virgin Media offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK*, as proven by Ofcom for three years in a row. And we're committed to keeping it this way. Which is why we're upgrading our award winning fibre optic network over the next 18 months.

As part of this upgrade, you may have seen we'll be doubling many of our customers' broadband speeds. But, because you already get our fastest broadband, we're upgrading you to up to 120Mb and giving you a discount instead.

So whether you love streaming HD movies, ruling the gaming world or downloading tunes in super quick time - you'll soon be able to do it even faster and for less.

You don't have to lift a finger.

The 120Mb upgrade kick off in the summer and will have a slightly different roll-out schedule to our other work. We'll let you know nearer the time when to expect your broadband speed boost. In the meantime, see what you can do with faster speeds at virginmedia.com/evenfaster.

We'll be in touch in a few weeks with more details about your price reduction, so there's no need to call us, or do a thing – except keep enjoying what is already the UK's fastest broadband.


Kind regards,
BAD NEWS****************************************THEN I GOT THIS ONE *****************************************************
Hello there,

Oops! That last email, 100Mb Broadband Announcement, was sent in error.

Please ignore this, and rest assured current Virgin Media Cable Broadband customers will be receiving some good news about their broadband in the next 2 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Virgin Media team

I had the same emails.

I had it to… it seems that Virgin Media has sent it to all their customers enbloc by mistake - it would be nice if we were all on 100MB though wouldn’t it?! lol

[pilky]

got another email today telling me about the updates from 20 to 60 .. but also in the email was a nifty link to tell
you when it about to take place in your area http://doublespeed.v...eSpeeds_Email_1 ...type in your postcode and hey presto ... lol