News
Mobile Broadband from just £5 per month
01/11/2008
From the people that brought you the mother of all broadband
Hot on the heels of having recently announced its first ever mobile broadband offering, from Monday 3 November, broadband expert Virgin Media launches the UK's cheapest ever bundled mobile broadband package.
From as little as £5 per month, new and existing Virgin Media broadband customers on cable or ADSL services can stay connected to the internet on the go by simply plugging Virgin Media's new 1GB USB modem into a laptop.
- Monthly cost is £5 per month for customers on Virgin Media’s XL (20Mb) or L (10Mb) cable broadband packages, or Virgin Media’s ADSL ‘Bundle 1’ (Up to 8Mb Unlimited Broadband and Talk Anytime)
- Monthly cost is £10 per month for customers on Virgin Media's M (2Mb) cable broadband package or Virgin Media’s ADSL ‘Bundle 2’ (Up to 8Mb Unlimited Broadband and Talk Evenings and Weekends) or the basic ADSL up to 8Mb Unlimited Broadband service
- The Virgin Media 1GB USB modem has a one-off cost of £25
- Included data allowance per month is 1GB
- Monthly usage over the 1GB allowance is charged at 1.46 pence per MB
These bundled packages from Virgin Media are available on a 12 month contract and include enough monthly mobile data allowance for over 10,000 plain text emails or around 700 emails, plus 33 hours of web surfing, 66 music tracks and 33 two minute videos.
Graeme Oxby, Virgin Media’s Managing Director for Mobile said: "Our 1GB mobile broadband is great for people who need home broadband but also want access to the internet on the move. The bundle is exceptional value and offers complete peace of mind, not only because it comes from genuine broadband experts but also because it offers the safety net of considerably cheaper rates if customers go over the monthly data allowance."
Mobile Broadband is available on 0800 052 3344 at virginmedia.com/shrunk or in any Virgin Media or zavvi store. An online data calculator is also available at virginmobile.com.
Ends
For press enquiries:
Alex Wilkinson, Jessica Turner, Sarah Jones or Jessica Carlin at Borkowski on 020 7404 3000
alex@borkowski.co.uk
jessica@borkowski.co.uk
sjones@borkowski.co.uk
jessicac@borkowski.co.uk
Asam Ahmad (Consumer PR) or Emma Hutchinson (Corporate PR) at Virgin Media
Asam Ahmad
+44 (0) 20 7909 2122
Asam.ahmad@virginmedia.co.uk
Emma Hutchinson
+44 (0) 20 7909 2022
Emma.hutchinson@virginmedia.co.uk
Notes to editors
Virgin Media is an innovative and pioneering UK entertainment and communications business. For the first time consumers can get everything they need from one company - the UK's only quad-play of TV, broadband, phone and mobile, plus the most advanced TV on demand service, all delivered through its unique fibre-optic cable network. Virgin Media launched the UK’s first high definition TV service, is the only TV platform to carry BBC iPlayer, and offers a high-specification, HD-ready V+ personal video recorder. Virgin Media is the UK’s largest residential broadband provider, the largest virtual mobile network operator and the second-largest provider of pay TV and home phone.
Virgin Media owns two content businesses - Virgin Media Television (VMTV) and sit-up. VMTV owns seven entertainment channels – Virgin1, Living, Living 2, Bravo, Bravo 2, Challenge and Trouble - and is a 50% partner in UKTV which consists of ten channels including Dave, G.O.L.D, Watch and Alibi. sit-up runs retail TV channels bid tv, price-drop tv and speed auction tv.
Virgin Media has been voted the sixth Most Loved Brand in Britain in a Marketing magazine poll, as well as having been voted the Most Trusted ISP Brand 2008 by Reader’s Digest magazine. The Sunday Times also awarded Virgin Media its 2008 Best Buy awards for broadband and movies on demand.
Virgin Media is the largest Virgin company in the world and has almost 10 million customers. To find out more visit www.virginmedia.com/presscentre
Virgin Media broadband services
| 1GB bundled Mobile Broadband Broadband on the go | 3GB Mobile Broadband Broadband on the go | Fibre Optic Broadband The Mother of All Broadband | ADSL Broadband Non-cable broadband | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect for... | Users who have home broadband but also want access on the go | Single users, on the move, surfing loads, but not downloading too much | Multiple users, downloading loads, connecting at home | Surfing loads, downloading and connecting at home |
| How fast can I download | Up to 3.6Mbps (which varies depending on the strength of the signal) | Up to 3.6Mbps (which varies depending on the strength of the signal) | Choose from 2Mb, 10Mb or 20Mb | Up to 8Mb |
| What’s my data allowance? | Up to 1GB per month without charge | Up to 3GB per month without charge | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Do I need a phone line? | No | No | No, though customers can bundle a Virgin Phone line | Yes, a BT line is required |
| Do I get a wireless router? | No router required | No router required | Free router with 10Mb, 20Mb | Free router |
| Where is it available? | 85% of the country (3G reach) | 85% of the country (3G reach) | Over half the homes in the UK are in a cabled area | Anywhere in the UK providing you have a BT line |
