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Virgin Media Broadband

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Is it any good?

Christopher Dowling
Christopher Dowling
Editor-in-Chief
Updated
June 13, 2024

In a nutshell

Insanely fast broadband but poor customer service – this one is hard to call. There’s lots to love about Virgin Media but as soon as something goes wrong the customer service isn't great. We’re giving it 4 stars and recommend it to those who want the fastest internet going.

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Virgin Media Broadband

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One of the biggest names in broadband, it’s got to be the best right? Well yes and no. Let’s run through the key things to look for in an internet provider – speed, cost and customer service.

Speed

To put it swiftly, Virgin Media is fast, super fast. There’s a reason why Usain Bolt is the face of the ads! You could probably watch 100 movies at once with their new Gig1 Fibre package (that’s a cool way or saying 1 gigabyte per second speed). Waiting for stuff to download could be a thing of the past, hooray!

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Cost

The cost of the Gig1 package is currently £62 per month, so a bit too pricey for us average joes. But don’t worry, their cheapest option is still 10x faster than the UK average speed of 64Mbps (Megabits per second), and it comes in at £28 per month.

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Back to the speed, here’s how it compares to the other heavyweight broadband providers, As you can see it’s by far the fastest!⚡ 

Virgin Media speeds

Customer service

So, super fast broadband, check! But, if you have an issue and want to chat to customer service over the phone be prepared to wait.

The waiting times can be long and you could be bounced around from department to department, and be prepared to answer lots of questions about your first cat, where you were born and mothers maiden name! Painful!

Their Trustpilot score sums it up perfectly, just 1.6/5 from over 89,000 customers. We’ve read a fair few of them, maybe not all of them but enough to know that the biggest problem is their customer service.

A little bit more

Still with us? Great, we think Virgin Media has a lot to offer overall. Yes the customer service should trigger warning flags, but it’s worth noting that people only write negative reviews when they are frustrated. Bad customer service will do that to you! But we’re not excusing it, we want to give you all the facts so that you can make up your own mind. 

They claim to have an impressive 99.88% reliability, which is really high for the broadband sector. So feel safe in the knowledge that you won't miss that final penalty kick in the World Cup final! Well, only unless ITV switch to the ads...

Wifi hotspots

You also get access to millions of free wifi hotspots when you're out and about, so you can quickly download the latest episode of that series you’re bingeing without using your phone data, result!

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The router

The router (the box that sends the wifi signal around your house) is pretty decent too. It has a good range for most standard size homes. And if you have any ‘black spots’, places in your home where the wifi doesn’t reach, you can easily get a wifi booster. 

Tip: Virgin Media might try and loan you their boosters for £5 each a month, it’s not worth it, it’s just another way for them to make more money. You can buy these for about £20-£30. 

Virgin Media Broadband pros and cons

Let’s run through the pros and cons of Virgin Media Broadband.

Pros

  • Superfast broadband (up to 1GB/s)
  • Reliable (99.88% uptime)
  • Access to wifi hotspots when out and about
  • Great router

Cons

  • Customer service is not the best

Our thoughts

So that’s it, a good company with one major flaw – customer service. If you like your internet speed nice and fast you can’t go wrong. Just be prepared to deal with some pretty bad service to get it.

Overall we’re giving it 4 stars, we like our broadband fast, and Virgin Media is the fastest. But we only recommend it if you are genuinely after the fastest speeds going.

Is there a deal?

Yes! Get £50 cashback when you purchase any broadband package. All you need to do is get started here¹, or if you’re ordering over the phone mention the code EGFZFDQN. 

And full disclosure, we’ll get a small fee too, which helps us keep the light on. If you’d prefer not to use it, or simply want to learn more, here’s their website. You can always come back later for the discount when you’re ready to go ahead. 

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Written by

Christopher Dowling
Editor-in-Chief

Christopher Dowling combines a communications degree with over 10 years experience in the financial services industry in London – with focus on educating people on a wide range of money topics in an easy to understand way. He writes about savings, investing, pensions, mortgages, insurance, banking, loans, business finance and other money topics.

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