Virgin Media vs BT Broadband - Speed

Both tests
Were using the same computer
Minuets apart
Using Firefox 3.0.1

Using
Virgin Media ADSL 8MB
BT Broadband ADSL 2MB

Tests took place at 11PM - Virgin
and 11:02 PM - BT

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Virgin
• Media
• Ripoff
• vs
• BT
• Broadband
• Speed
• Test
• ADSL
• Fast
• Slow
• kb
• kbps
• MB
• mbps
• Internet
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[same9871]

whats the song?

[mattfox14]

@same9871 Yesterday Went Too Soon by Feeder

[FestMonster]

Been on virgin media since it was blueyonder and before that tele west and never had a problem till I got the new superhub on 30mb now I have problems with wireless but there bringing out updates which appear to be improving things you mist have stuck the Internet wire up your cats arse to get speeds that slow on a cable line ???? Even when I lived on another house in the middle of no where I still got better speeds ??

[mattfox14]

@FestMonster This was a ADSL line, and in the few years since I put this video up I moved to AOL and now get arround 8meg so i'm happy with that.

[cousinsuk]

@mattfox14 I hate Virgin ADSL, also is your long term contract over, have you switched providers? and also whats the song name?

[mattfox14]

@cousinsuk Yes, as soon as the contract was over, I switched to AOL, and they gave me arround 7000 to 8000 kbps so I was happy with that. The song is Yesterday Went Too Soon by Feeder

[TNTechHD]

#1 This video shows no proof whats-o-ever when it said you're testing virgin media's internet speed.

#2 Download speeds vary from how far you live from the exchange, I live 933meters away and I pay £38 for Virgin's 50MB package, I get round 49-51MB download speeds and round 1.5MB upload speeds.

#3 When it comes to online gaming both download and upload rate matters, but there is no such thing as 'it doesn't recognise your internet speed' .

[leemcumiskey]

BT are pure hell.

They will even charge you to get bb removed from you're line hahaha !

[ShroedingerWatcher]

@dtzms1 Same with BT. And I am not fooled by either adverts or angry uppercase. (Sorry, its funny!)

[ShroedingerWatcher]

A 2008 pro BT video suggesting BT are faster eh?

A colleague at work told me her Virgin ISP, I told her mine is indeed faster. But I also told her BT is crap because the damn thing cuts off at random time, it is their problem (took them 2 calls to admit that when that bloke realized I was not scared).

And no, Virgin is no better. In fact none of them are.

[wotherspoon100]

WTF????? The Virgin went slow??? That sucks!!!!

[Pizzaguy100TV]

Wtf?!! Virgin is such a rip off!

[dtzms1]

VIRGIN INTERNET IS RUBBISH.

RESONS:  BREAKS DOWN OFTEN

WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM, GOOD LUCK, IF YOU GET THROUGH.

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY ADVERTS.

[2008Sameoldfitup]

virgin are shite

[fireicer]

Virgin media has very high quality bandwidth but you need to have the coax installed. Using ADSL wont get you anywhere. ADSL is such an old modem line it should be put in the history museum. BT's CATIV is screwed, its worn out in need of renewal and that wont happen due to them pushing WIMAX so forget ADSL. WIMAX sucks its a health issue worst than mobiles cell towers. Fiber optic cables are the real deal so you need learn how to manipulate virgin media its a double sided coin after all