Virgin media

[Citizen of Legoland]

I use ftp to dl and upload files, with 2 threads to a glftpd server 10Gbps .fr i get 230Mb/s.

I have axx to an ftp in manchester i part pay the line to on hyperoptic, the line is great but we only got it due to 25 others in the block signing up.
50 quid full duplex giga, wonderful line but as you note, hard to get.

BT on the other fibre net and are currently under pressure to open their net to others, Virgin has its own lines laid and fully in charge of it's self.
In the next 2 year the nvidia shield base will grow due to true 4k streaming, only virgin will offer this at super high spec consistently.
You can have 4 others doing shit on the line, your kodi rig in 4 rooms will still do hd streams without a glitch.
Basically virgin is future proof more than anyone else.

I think you're approaching this argument from your usage perspective, which is exceptionally high. You definitely need Virgin Media, that's for sure. I have had wonderful internet from them for 10 years, but now it's a problem.

However for the vast majority of people, today, 50 or 70meg is plenty. I'm not bothered in saving 30mins in downloading a movie, it's not worth paying more for IMHO. Latency and jitter are more important for gaming, faster speed makes no difference whatsoever, and VM are no better (perhaps worse, actually) than anyone else on this.

I download about 300 to 500gig a month in the household just watching movies, browsing, gaming, etc., and when I get the speed I pay for, it performs well.

Of course, 4k will increase demand, but this is still niche. Some people don't even see a difference between SD and HD.

 

[TCIB]

Has anyone used to 300Mbps yet ? i got offered it for the minuscule sum of 67 quid a month.

 

[Malty]

Has anyone used to 300Mbps yet ? i got offered it for the minuscule sum of 67 quid a month.

You'd probably only get half of that.

I do like Virgin Media's Tivo box though.. was at my families and it is really a lovely piece of kit. It feels "big time" and I love the layout etc. Sky's looks very basic in comparison.

 

[Skanger my banger]

The package I have with them is Limitless 240 mb internet horizon max and mobile calls ,55 a month I pay iv two boxes ,the UPC prime on it is there version of Netflix and its getting better all the time ,

 

[TCIB]

You'd probably only get half of that.

I do like Virgin Media's Tivo box though.. was at my families and it is really a lovely piece of kit. It feels "big time" and I love the layout etc. Sky's looks very basic in comparison.

Tbh i ask because next door has it and he tested on my ftp and was smashing 340Mbps solid for 4 hours last night, this is very impressive stuff.
The main interest for me was the upload though, for a 3 hour test avg upload was 2.4MB/s, that is the best upload speed i have seen from a major provider here.

The good thing with virgin tivo is it has it's own dedicated fibre line for tv streaming, others make you use broadband you already pay for, that is proper cheeky imo.

Virgin to be fair to them usually surpass the advertised speeds, this seems unique in uk broadband as others really do mean up to and that is if you are lucky.
I am not a virgin fan boy, this is just what i see in real world usage. Often i have mates ask why bt infinity/sky/orange/tt has dropped of speed etc and i can't answer them properly besides tell them it is their end, very rare i get this of virgin users.

 

[TCIB]

The package I have with them is Limitless 240 mb internet horizon max and mobile calls ,55 a month I pay iv two boxes ,the UPC prime on it is there version of Netflix and its getting better all the time ,

55 a month, fuck me i am getting on to them. almost 50 here for medium home line and 200Mbps.
Only took the phone line as it was a deal working out cheaper...at first grrr

 

[Skanger my banger]

Yeah mate get onto them and tell them ya will switch to someone else they can be cheeky fuckers if ya let them

 

[DiscoSteve]

75Mb is more than enough and I get it all the time on Virgin on pauper broadband rate
I've got the old V+ box and I have absolutely no complaints with it - I couldn't see any benefit in paying for a TiVO box