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RSS isp virginBT shelves Phorm rollout plans
News Virgin Media wanted to see what happened with BT, while TalkTalk has said very little over the past 18 months. The company has been in protracted discussions with both Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse... [06 Jul 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The tax will only raise around £170m per year from consumers, and [this will] be presumably handed straight back to BT and Virgin Media - who will still have the UK market in a stranglehold - and then only [used] to... [18 Jun 2009]
Virgin file-sharers risking suspension
News Virgin Media could start suspending persistent file-sharers on a temporary basis, using information provided to it by the Universal record company. In parallel, the two companies will be working together to protect... [15 Jun 2009]
Virgin Media trials 200Mbps broadband
News Broadband speed freaks take note: cable broadband purveyor Virgin Media has upped the ante by announcing a trial of 200Mbps broadband - four times faster than its current fastest fat pipe service. At the end of last year... [08 May 2009]
Virgin Media to shift 20,000 customers onto Gmail
News In October last year, Virgin Media's email service was knocked out of action for two days by a suspected spam attack on the ISP's email supplier, Tucows. Virgin Media is to move all its... [15 Apr 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News A spokesperson for Virgin Media told ZDNet UK on Monday that the ISP's own tests had suggested 50Mbps customers could expect to receive "at least 45Mbps, 80 per cent of the time". Virgin... [16 Dec 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News On the former point, Virgin said it measured throughputs - which it says is a truer indicator of real-world speed - rather than maximum theoretical download speeds. Virgin Media also fell foul of the ASA... [16 Oct 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News As well as Windows, iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch and the Nintendo Wii. We are partnering and working very closely with the ISP community. The BBC's iPlayer... [25 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News Virgin Media recently became the first ISP to voluntarily address the problem of file sharing by agreeing to send out letters to households where music is being illegally downloaded or shared. But the... [18 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News Broadband's biggest players - including BT, TalkTalk, Tiscali and Virgin - have all signed up to the code, along with a range of smaller players - from Dark Group to Zen Internet. The ISP added it is in... [05 Jun 2008]
Confusion over Office streaming service
News Photos: Virgin goes Galactic for SpaceShipTwo Earlier this week, the UK-based ISP and hosting company started selling a version of Microsoft Office which it advertised as being "streamed to your PC".... [11 Feb 2008]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646), Orange (636), Pipex (634), TalkTalk (630) and then BT. More than two-thirds of respondents said they receive services other than broadband... [06 Dec 2007]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by... [27 Nov 2007]
Wi-fi piggybackers 'fess up
News V is for Virgin Many internet-enabled homes fail to secure their wireless connection properly with passwords and encryption, allowing others to steal internet access rather than pay an ISP, according to... [15 Nov 2007]
Virgin Media picks C&W as LLU best mate
News Virgin Media - formerly known as NTL:Telewest and Virgin Mobile - has signed Cable & Wireless to supply its unbundled network. The four year deal will mean Virgin Media will be able to... [18 May 2007]
