XXL Virgin

1socrates1

I have, as of today, signed up for Virgin XXL (they will install at the end of the month). I currently have the XL package. I wanted to hear from people with the XXL to see if they are happy with it and what sorts of speeds they are getting.

Thanks

M9174852

I am sure as always that you might get the speed you are paying for, but for many this is not always the case. There is a newsgroup support group for virgin called virignmedia.support.broadband.cable, and there are lots of people in there who are unhappy with the speeds on the 50MB service. TBH I downgraded mine from XL to L, as I complained no end and they couldn't fix the slow speed issue I was encountering, I decided to downgrade to the lower as this is the actual speed I was getting on XL but it cost me more. I think it depends on where you live and how many others connect up to the connection in your area. good luck though, if you get 50MB it will be awesome!

miketurtle81

I must admit we went with the XL package a couple of years ago while I was at Uni (5 lads all using the net at one time - it was a necessity) and even then it was not 'mindblowing' in terms of speed. I imagine very few users will actually receive up to 50MB. I think it depends how close to an exchange you are?

kwikbreaks

miketurtle81 wrote: »

I think it depends how close to an exchange you are?

irrelevant on cable.

robt_2

mhairipotter wrote: »

I am sure as always that you might get the speed you are paying for, but for many this is not always the case. There is a newsgroup support group for virgin called virignmedia.support.broadband.cable, and there are lots of people in there who are unhappy with the speeds on the 50MB service. TBH I downgraded mine from XL to L, as I complained no end and they couldn't fix the slow speed issue I was encountering, I decided to downgrade to the lower as this is the actual speed I was getting on XL but it cost me more. I think it depends on where you live and how many others connect up to the connection in your area. good luck though, if you get 50MB it will be awesome!

Well of course there are - read the name of the newsgroup again - hardly a fair representation is it!

XXL works slightly differently to XL, and you will more than likely get 45-50mb.

1socrates1

I will report back with my experiences. Thanks for the input from you guys.