The Top 10 UK Business Broadband SME offers
02 April, 2008
Virgin XL package, £28.09 + VAT
Virgin targets exclusively home users, but their broadband offers are surprisingly popular, especially when you consider that they maintain their own fiber optic network across London and that this comes at a cost.
Unlike ADSL, fibre optic broadband is not affected by the distance of the user from the telephone exchange; so in theory, the speed advertised is the speed you get; however, in reality, things are a bit different.
Virgin is the first British mainstream ISP to have trialled and introduced a 50mbps service (although only in Kent).
They have already announced that their 4mbps speed offering will be updated to 10mbps and because you bypass BT completely, you do not need to pay for a landline if you don't need it.
Their Extra Large service (the 20mbps version) costs a whopping £28.09+VAT per month which is pretty poor when compared with the rest of the sector.
That said, it will provide you with an unlimited download service, antivirus and identity theft protection plus it is the ideal second broadband line as it won't be affected when even if the telephone exchange burns down.
Unfortunately, aftersales support is done via a paid for number but hopefully, you won't need it often.
Virgin targets exclusively home users, but their broadband offers are surprisingly popular, especially when you consider that they maintain their own fiber optic network across London and that this comes at a cost.
Unlike ADSL, fibre optic broadband is not affected by the distance of the user from the telephone exchange; so in theory, the speed advertised is the speed you get; however, in reality, things are a bit different.
Virgin is the first British mainstream ISP to have trialled and introduced a 50mbps service (although only in Kent).
They have already announced that their 4mbps speed offering will be updated to 10mbps and because you bypass BT completely, you do not need to pay for a landline if you don't need it.
Their Extra Large service (the 20mbps version) costs a whopping £28.09+VAT per month which is pretty poor when compared with the rest of the sector.
That said, it will provide you with an unlimited download service, antivirus and identity theft protection plus it is the ideal second broadband line as it won't be affected when even if the telephone exchange burns down.
Unfortunately, aftersales support is done via a paid for number but hopefully, you won't need it often.
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