f512k Broadband - Virgin.net

John_G66

Thinking of taking this offer for 17.99 per month. I have been with them for about 4 years on PAYG. Anyone on this ? Any Good ? Big difference between this and 56k dial up ?, Anyone..........
Thanks

gary38uk

Big difference between this and 56k dial up ?,
u being serious?
you would never want to go back to a dial-up.

get virgin for a month (for free connection) then migrate to a real isp. and the 17.99 is capped so not much use.

libra10

I've been with Virgin.net for quite a while. A year or more ago they experienced problems which were resolved when they installed new upgrades.
The £17.99 is capped at 3mb, the person I spoke to at Virgin said they wouldn't charge more unless we exceeded 3.9mb.
I use the internet a lot and we have another PC networked, none of us do much downloading and haven't yet exceeded their limit.
The speed is good and we haven't had any problems with the service.
There isn't a 12 month contract with Virgin, it's worth giving it a try and seeing how it goes.
Good luck

too_many_details

Hi,

i am signed up to Virgin for 17.99 per month.

I had to buy a modem from another company they recommend for 10 pounds.

To answer your specific questions:

1. Once you've been on broadband, you ain't gonna go back to dialup!!!

2. Been using the service for 2 months now with no problems. I had initial issues which i resolved myself but did email Virgin - never got a reply.

The fact that it is paygo is the best bit. If next month some other ISP comes out with an offer to good to resist, I'll change. All the other main ISPS - BT, AOL, Wannadoo - tie you into a 12 month contract.

There is a 3 GB month limit but unless you download movies AND music regulalry, it won't be a factor.

I would recommend going for it becuase you can always cancel if you are not happy or something better comes along later!!!

Hope that helps

Raks

gatita

Hi. I am also thinking of going to Virgin mainly for the free setup and the months notice. I have read some concerns on another forum regarding NEW accounts and whether they will be 'data stream' ' or ipstream' as Virgin have been taken over by NTL. (PLEASE note I haven't a clue what I am talking about here!! ) but I gather ipstream is better in as much you can migrate with ipstream but nOT with Data stream. Can anyone throw any light on this please

bambri

Hi. I have BT broadband 576khp for £39.99 and want to change to a better deal, though not under 500khhp. Is Virgin the best deal or are ther others?

manhattan

i signed up for virgins broadband service a few days ago.

been on fast4 dial up for too long now ;D

i took up the offer because its only a 1 month contract and free connection which other providers charge upto £70 for.i can then change to a different provider if i want to.

the thing is that my activation date is next week and i will be 3500 miles away in nyc lol :-[ ohh well something too look forward to when i come back i suppose!!

gary38uk

Hi. I have BT broadband 576khp for £39.99 and want to change to a better deal, though not under 500khhp. Is Virgin the best deal or are ther others?

many others.
check out.
https://www.adslguide.org

Scr00ge

I'm thinking of taking up this offer with Virgin, with the idea of changing to another provider if the service is poor. Does anyone know if Virgin will charge me the cost that they had to pay to change my phone line to ADSL?? ???

I've looked carefully, and some others (e.g. Pipex) do this to cover their costs to BT if you cancel within 12 months (even though you are only signing up to a 1 month contract). I cannot see anything in their terms and conditions. I can see this as a cheap way of getting your phone line ADSL activated if not.

amboy

that is the beauty of virgins service, no activation fee which saves you up to £70, i month notice to quit, however the only free support is online which i believe is dodgy, otherwise a premium rate support number.

The free activation and 1 month notice is the reason i went with them

manhattan

scrooge,
you will only get charged if you cancel before your virgin bband is fully activated which is £25.

wait until it is fully up and running then phone to give your 30 days notice and ask for your mac code to be sent to you.