New pricing for Virgin Broadband

[Devilfish]

Virgin Media has made some adjustments to the pricing of its broadband service.

The new prices, which went into effect on February 2, have resulted in the amount it charges for its L and XL tiers of broadband when taken as a standalone service drop by ?4 to ?20 and ?1 to ?35 respectively. The M and XXL tiers are unaffected, and the prices are available to both new and existing customers.

Bundle prices have also changed, with the amount charged for M tier increasing by ?1 but the monthly subscription for L dropping by ?2. XL and XXL tiers are both unaffected, and the new prices are available to new customers and those existing customers who upgrade or add a service.

[someone23]

A reduction to the M would have been nice. I think the answer to this question is yes: If you leave Virgin Media broadband, does that mean that the boxes would no longer work? Is this because the cable 'signal' is deactivated?
Thanks

[bugaloo41]

the cable signal will almost certainly still work if you decided to leave. to "deactivate" the stream you need to be disconnected from the supply at the end of your street/road.

[someone23]

Thanks for the reply bugaloo41. I would have thought one would still need a service from Virgin Media to stay activated, as I thought if you leave the only service of theirs-in my case broadband-they would deactivate.

Right, I'll be switching to 02 broadband, from cable broadband to phoneline.Hopefully it's reliable. Thanks again

[mah2uk]

50 meg

Has anyone any news on the 50meg broadband virgin are offering. It not available in my area but would like to know where it is available to.

[amboyamats]

the cable signal will almost certainly still work if you decided to leave. to "deactivate" the stream you need to be disconnected from the supply at the end of your street/road.

I agree with this one. the signal will always be there unles it has been physically disconnected. in effect, even if you have ended your contract with your cable provider, you can always by a cable modem and a digital box so that you'd still enjoy broadband internet/TV.

I've successfully tested this on my friends house when they've just moved in. I just brought in my modem and cable box all worked like a dream.

[someone23]

I agree with this one. the signal will always be there unles it has been physically disconnected. in effect, even if you have ended your contract with your cable provider, you can always by a cable modem and a digital box so that you'd still enjoy broadband internet/TV.

I've successfully tested this on my friends house when they've just moved in. I just brought in my modem and cable box all worked like a dream.

What? So if i keep their modem and leave it connected after canceling I can still use their broadband? Surely they would know?

[Devilfish]

No. They will have removed your mac address from the system and when you turn the modem on, it will see the mac address and deny you access. (or something to that effect)

[someone23]

No. They will have removed your mac address from the system and when you turn the modem on, it will see the mac address and deny you access. (or something to that effect)

I see thanks. So I take it the cable box in my case digivox, doesn't work like that, and since the line doesn't get deacivated when you leave the broadband service, and the digivox still works. Thanks