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Find out when Virgin Media broadband will be rolling out in your area - if it’s not already available. Plus get help on things like wayleave & access agreements.
- Wayleave (or an access agreement) is written consent – from the homeowner, developer, housing association member, local authority, landlord or tena...
- Our fibre-optic cables will be laid in a narrow trench under roads and pavements up to a small access point on the boundary between the highway and...
- Providing all necessary permissions are received, we’ll review and finalise our plans and begin to schedule the construction activities. We typical...
- We’ll invite you to meet with us initially, to take stock of your premises and explore the site’s compatibility with our superfast network. Your Vi...
- A pre-wire is normally carried out in a block of flats. We connect individual premises to the building’s integrated receiver system, if there is on...
- We’ll work with you on all of the offsite construction, leaving only the on-site requirements to your developer. You’ll have Virgin Media staff ded...
Virgin Media services are only available in eligible Virgin Media network areas. Virgin TV 360 and, for the time being, home phone are not available in new network expansion areas. All of the products on this page are subject to survey, network capacity and a credit check.
- There are several factors that can affect your broadband speed, including where you live and the types of broadband technology available in your ar...
- Our superfast broadband is already available in hundreds of towns and cities and will continue to be rolled out across the UK in 2023 and beyond. T...
- You’ll get an email or text as soon as there’s news relevant to you. When we’ve confirmed that our broadband is coming to your area, you’ll get pro...
- If you’re interested to know when Virgin Media is coming to your business’s area, you’re welcome to register for updates too. However, the best thi...
Coverage map. Good to know: You’ll have access to voice and text in over 200 countries with a SIM card. Coverage is approximate and actual coverage may vary. Theoretical peak speeds vary by region.
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- Summary: Check Your Postcode
Virgin Media currently covers around 60% of the UK, passing over 17.8 million homes, although they have so far focused mainly in urban and suburban areas. Our Virgin Media postcode checker shows whether their network is available in your area. Simply enter your postcode in the box below to find out: When asking whether you can get Virgin Media in y...
Virgin Media is currently available to more than 17.8 million premises, which is about 60% of the UK. That's a figure that's been steadily growing as a result of their Project Lightning initiative, as well as their partnership with wholesale Nexfibre, which have been slowly expanding the network over the past few years. In the first quarter of 2023...
Every home passed on the Virgin Media network can now receive their gigabit-capable Gig1 packagethat offers average download speeds of 1.13Gb per second at peak times. While Gig1 was first launched back in October 2019, Virgin Media took just over a further two years to upgrade their entire network to gigabit broadband. In fact, it took until Novem...
For those homes connected by the new Nexfibre network, or where Virgin Media has upgraded connections to full fibre broadband, residents will also be able to access their fastest plan Gig2. Gig2 offers average download speeds at peak times of 2Gb per second, while customers can also access an optional symmetrical upload speed boost add-on, increasi...
As well as rolling out a network expansion to reach more properties, Virgin Media is also investing in upgrading their existing network to full fibre to the premises, which should support download speeds up to 10Gb. Around 14.3 million properties are connected to Virgin Media's network with coaxial cable, which has more limited top speeds and less ...
If you've used our Virgin Media postcode checker above and found Virgin isn't yet available in your area, hope is not lost. While their cable network was fairly stagnant for several years, Virgin Media have made commitments to increase their coverage to 80% of the UK as soon as 2026. At the time of the Virgin Media O2 merger in June 2021, they pled...
Virgin Media operate their own independent network, and deliver their broadband and TV services via their own fibre optic cables. As a result, unlike the copper phone line network that's used by BT and their resellers, Virgin Media doesn't necessarily pass every street in an area, or even every house in a street. The reason most likely goes back to...
While Virgin Media currently has the widest availability of gigabit-capable broadbandin the UK, overall, as we've seen, they still only cover 60% of the UK. And even after 2026, their target of 80% coverage, while ambitious, will still leave some properties disconnected. For people living outside of Virgin Media's network then, what are the best al...
Virgin Media offer some of the fastest broadband around, and currently boast the widest coverage of gigabit-capable broadband in the UK. Yet, their unique fibre optic network currently only covers 60% of the UK, and due to the way it was historically installed, has a uncanny tendency to miss out particular streets, and even houses. Potential custom...
Virgin Media services are only available in eligible Virgin Media network areas. TV 360, home phone, Volt benefits and WiFi Guarantee not currently available in 2022/23 network expansion areas. You can find all the information you need about the Essential broadband packages in the terms and conditions.
Nov 4, 2024 · Are Virgin Media planning to expand to my area? Virgin Media and Nexfibre published their rollout plans for the 2025/2026 period in October 2024. Planned build locations cover the breadth of the UK, and include locations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.
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Feb 23, 2024 · The groundwork is just the first stage of what is likely to be a long process. There are posts on here from people that had the ground infrastructure put in 2 years ago & still haven't got a service. And No, there is no expansion map.
