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Richard Branson's Virgin Media is the UK's second most popular broadband internet provider with over 3.6 million customers. The company delivers high speed broadband access to over half of the UK 's homes by fibre optic cable and the remainder down a phone line using ADSL.

The Mother Of All Broadband - Virgin Media Fibre Optic Broadband - Half Price Offer

The UK's fastest broadband is fibre optic and it's only available from Virgin Media. With this Mother Of All Broadband you can download a song in 2 seconds, a whole album in just 30 seconds, or a TV show in 3 minutes. Virgin Media can offer you up to 20Mb broadband right now and will soon be offering incredible speeds of up to 50Mb. The copper telephone wires used by other ISP's couldn't even begin to cope with speeds like this. You'll also get a FREE wireless router! See the half price Virgin Media Mother Of All Broadband packages below.

Virgin Media Mother Of All Broadband

NEW! Half Price Virgin Broadband When You Take Virgin Phone Line Rental - From £4.50 Per Month

Virgin Media's three fibre optic cable broadband packages are now half price when taken with Virgin phone line rental! Pay from just £4.50 per month for unlimited 2Mb broadband when you take Virgin Media's Talk Weekends package which includes phone line rental and unlimited weekend UK landline calls. In total, you pay just £15.50 per month, meaning you save £54 in your first year on the standard bundle price. This is a special web only offer so please click here to check availability at www.virginmedia.com.

NEW! - Virgin Broadband £9 Per Month & No Need To Pay Telephone Line Rental

You can now get 2Mb unlimited Virgin Media fibre optic broadband for just £9 per month. With this offer there's no requirement for you to take or pay telephone line rental which usually costs circa £11 a month (£132 p/a). Virgin's £9 per month fibre optic broadband offer is for the length of your contract. This is a special online offer only so please click here for further information at Virgin Media.

Latest Virgin Broadband Packages With No Telephone Line Rental Required

Package Details Speed Download Limit Contract Period Monthly Cost More Info
Virgin Media Fibre Optic Cable Broadband Size M Up to 2Mb Unlimited 12 months £9


Virgin Media Fibre Optic Cable Broadband Size L With FREE Wireless Router Now Up To 10Mb Without Any Price Change Unlimited 12 months £16


Virgin Media Fibre Optic Cable Broadband Size XL With FREE Wireless Router Up to 20Mb Unlimited 12 months £26



Virgin Media - £10 Discount Per Product When You Order Online

You can now get a one-off £10 discount for every Virgin Media product you order online, offering you a saving of up to £30. Any discount will be taken off your first bill. For example, if you order the £4.50 a month fibre optic broadband with a phone line you can save £20, while ordering the '3 for £30' bundle containing broadband, phone and TV can save you £30.

Our Review Of Virgin Media Fibre Optic Cable Broadband Packages

Virgin Media offer 3 stand alone fibre optic cable broadband packages, 2Mb, 10Mb and up to 20Mb, plus 2 ADSL packages, with prices starting from £9 a month. All packages are unlimited, meaning you can spend unlimited time online and with unlimited downloads, there's no usage caps or limits to worry about (Acceptable Use Policy Applies). So, unlike other ISP's, Virgin Media doesn't put limits on the amount of music, films or whatever else you want to download. And that's not all, their fibre optic cable broadband service is always up to speed because it doesn't slow down the further you live from the telephone exchange (the way it does with the old copper telephone wires used by other broadband providers).

Virgin Broadband Size M

- Up to 2Mb unlimited broadband
- Download up to 40 times faster than dial-up
- 12 month contract applies
- FREE PC guard security (worth £50)
- FREE modem (if you leave Virgin you will need to return this) or pay £40 for a wireless router
- One off standard £30 installation charge (this covers a qualified engineer coming to your house to set it all up for you)
- Available for new customers and those switching supplier
- Web Special Offer: £9 per month, no telephone line rental required. Please click here to check availability at virginmedia.com

Virgin Broadband Size L

- Up to 10Mb unlimited broadband
- Download up to 200 times faster than dial-up
- 12 month contract applies
- FREE PC guard security (worth £50)
- FREE wireless router (if you leave Virgin you will need to return this)
- One off standard £30 installation charge (this covers a qualified engineer coming to your house to set it all up for you)
- Available for new customers and those switching supplier
- Web Special Offer: £16 per month, no telephone line rental required. Please click here to check availability at virginmedia.com

Virgin Broadband Size XL

- Up to 20Mb unlimited broadband
- Download up to 400 times faster than dial-up
- 12 month contract applies
- FREE  PC guard security (worth £50)
- FREE wireless router (if you leave Virgin you will need to return this)
- One off standard £30 installation charge (this covers a qualified engineer coming to your house to set it all up for you)
- Available for new customers and those switching supplier
- Web Special Offer: £26 per month, no telephone line rental required. Please click here to check availability at virginmedia.com

Virgin Media Broadband, Phone, TV And Mobile - Take As Much As You Want

Virgin Media is the first company in the UK to deliver a quadruple-play offering of unlimited broadband, revolutionary on demand digital TV, great value landline phone calls and a leading mobile phone service. You may have seen them promote this recently with their '4 for £40' campaign. By carrying all four services together, they can offer you far better value for money compared to you buying them separately, plus there's only one bill. It's up to you though, you can choose one service like Virgin broadband for £9 a month, or choose 2Mb Virgin broadband and weekend phone calls for a special price of £4.50 a month. There's also a 3 for £16 bundle that includes up to 10Mb broadband, weekend calls and 40 digital TV channels.

Put simply, you can take as much or as little as you want from Virgin Media and it's entirely up to you how you bundle their services together.

Selected Virgin Media Broadband Bundles

Package Details Speed Download Limit Contract Period Monthly Cost More Info
Virgin Cable Broadband Size M + Weekend Local & National Calls Up to 2Mb Unlimited 12 months £4.50


Virgin Cable Broadband Size L + Weekend Local & National Calls + 40 Digital TV Channels Up to 10Mb Unlimited 12 months £16



Our Review Of The Virgin Media Broadband, Phone & TV Bundle (3 for £16 per month)

For £16 per month you can enjoy unlimited 10Mb broadband, unlimited weekend local and national phone calls, plus over 40 digital TV channels when you take a Virgin phone line. It's worth noting that weekend phone calls after 60 minutes in length will be charged at 3p a minute, so we recommend you simply redial before 60 minutes is up to avoid the call charges. Also, this calls package excludes non-geographic (eg 0845, 0870 etc) mobile, international, premium and internet calls which are charged at standard rates. Please click here to go to the Virgin Media website for more information.

Call Charges For Contacting Virgin Broadband Customer And Technical Support

Please note that any calls you make to Virgin Broadband customer and technical support will cost up to 4.5p per minute from a BT landline. Calls from mobiles or other network providers may cost more. Calls from a Virgin Media phone line are free.

Our Final Comment And Rating For Virgin Media Broadband Packages

It's great to see Richard Branson bring the Virgin brand and its ethos to the broadband sector. In such a short space of time the ex ntl Telewest firm, often plagued by its poor customer service and cable footprint, has been reignited by the Virgin way of thinking. There's been significant investment and training in customer service, whilst its range of broadband, phone and TV packages have been simplified to offer great value. Whether you're in the market for either a stand alone super fast fibre optic broadband package or a TV, phone and broadband bundle, Virgin Media have it covered and at low prices too. Expect more low priced bundles and a focus on fast fibre optic broadband as Branson battle with Sky's Rupert Murdoch hots up.....note, the new £9 per month broadband offer with no telephone line rental required is one not to be missed! Plus, Virgin Media are now offering a free wireless router when you order their 10Mb or 20Mb broadband packages.
Final Rating - 8 out of 10


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