Blazing fast Internet on your holiday wishlist? Well then, you’ll be happy to note today’s announcement from Virgin Media detailing the rollout timetable of its ultra-fast 100Mb broadband service. Pre-registration starts today, do you have a need for speed?
Like our main man Goose from Top Gun said so well, “goodness gracious, great balls of fire!”. That’s exactly what you can expect when you are surfing the web at a blistering 100Mb with Virgin Media’s new broadband service. This significant milestone is just one example of the company’s next generation network and opens up a tremendous world of possibilities that broadband can enable.
Tech jargon aside, what does 100 Mb Internet connection actually mean when it comes time to downloading? How about an entire music album in just five seconds; a TV show in 30 seconds; a standard definition movie in one and a half minutes or a high-quality (HD) movie in seven minutes. Now that’s what we call a need for speed!
We’ve spent enough time focusing on the download, now it’s time to break down the upload. Clocking in at 10Mb, you’ll have no problem sharing your high definition video streams or hosting a game server. Heck, you could even share a handful of Slingboxes and still have bandwidth to spare!
The new 100 Mb package from Virgin Media comes with a custom built energy efficient modem and Wireless N router. The hardware packs a punch, with support for up to 400 Mb service when it rolls out in the not-too-distant future. The full 100 Mb roll out will be completed by 2012, but if parts of London, the South East and Yorkshire are now live.
If you decide to opt in for the pre-registration today let us know. We can’t wait to try the 100 Mb package on for size ourselves, but we’d love a heads up if you beat us to the punch. Let the games begin!
Out Now | £35/month (with phone line) | Pre-registration
