VIRGIN Media is bringing superfast broadband to three million more homes in the UK.
Its impressive gigabit broadband service is now avaliable in London and Northern Ireland, meaning 6.8million households now have access.
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That means 1Gbps are now avaliable for some people in London, Belfast, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Coventry, Southampton, Manchester and Reading.
It’s said to have speeds so fast you could download an Ultra High Definition 4K film (20GB) in less than three minutes.
The UK’s average connection is said to take around 45 minutes to complete the same task.
Overall, Virgin Media’s Gig1 broadband is around 17 times faster than the national average.
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It’s speeds of 1,104Mbps could make working at home a lot smoother.
Virgin Media has network in every London borough and roughly two thirds of London premises are connected to it.
The plan is to bring the service out nationally in 2021.
To check if this applies to your home you can use the Virgin Media postcode checker here.
The gigabit service is provided through fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) and cable infrastructure.
Upgrades can be done remotely.
Lutz Schüler, Virgin Media CEO, said: “It has never been clearer that our services play a vital role in supporting people’s everyday lives and powering the economy.
“The nation needs next-generation connectivity and we’re delivering.
“Our ambitious target will see us roll-out gigabit speeds across our entire network of more than 15 million homes by the end of next year.
“As our rollout continues at a speed and scale unmatched by anyone else, whatever the future holds, we’re keeping our customers and the country connected to what’s next.”
You can sign up for Gig1 at www.virginmedia.com/Gig1Fibre.
Tips for speeding up your internet
You can try out the following…
Try not to place your WiFi router near lamps or microwaves as they transmit their own wavelengths and can disrupt the signal.
Creating a WiFi password or changing it if you think people outside of your household know it means you can control how many devices are being connected.
If you put your router near a window then some of the signal will be sent outside and therefore won’t be as strong in the centre of the building so try placing your router in a central location.
Putting your router high up on a shelf can help too.
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