Choose Virgin Media for the UK's best broadband and digital TV

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Virgin Media is one of the leading suppliers of broadband Internet and digital television in the United Kingdom, with around five million customers. The company is known for providing good value for money and impressive technology.

Broadband from VirginMedia is popular because of its reputation for high speedInternet access. They use innovative technology to offer theircustomers fibre optic broadband, which increases the speed ofdownloading websites and files from the Internet. To achieve thisthey use fibre optic cables to transfer data between computers.

According to an article by Simplify Digital in 2012, “fibreoptic broadband is the future of high-speed Internet” and “amassive leap in the evolution of how we get online.” The mostcommon type of broadband in the United Kingdom is ADSL, whereaverage speeds are around 24Mbps, which is less than a quarter asfast as the speed provided by fibre optic broadband, which oftenreaches 100Mbps.

Computer scientists are also working to increase the speed offibre optic broadband, and it has been predicted that it may beable to transfer data at three times that speed by the end of thisyear. An increased speed of broadband means you will be able todownload music, television shows, movies and photos at lightningspeeds. Fibre optic broadband is also much more capable ofwithstanding multiple users, so it’s ideal for a shared house or afamily where mum, dad and kids all love to get online.

Virgin Media proudly call themselves “the UK’s No 1” broadband provider following Ofcom’s 2012 report which said that they have “the fastest average broadband download speeds widely available tocustomers.” They also claim to have no caps or hidden charges, sounlike some other providers their unlimited Internet truly isunlimited as promised.

Virgin Media also pride themselves on providing good value formoney, thanks to the package deals they offer, known asCollections, find out more at http://store.virginmedia.com/bundles/our-collections.html,where customers can get their broadband, digital television andphone line all from Virgin Media. In addition, they offer specialdeals such as free Internet for six months with a phone linerental, or a cheap money-saving broadband deal if you’re on abudget and don’t require a phone line.

If it’s digital TV you’re after, Virgin Media also have a lot tooffer. You may think that in order to receive digital TV you’llhave to erect an ugly satellite dish on top of your house. With digital TV from Virgin Media  this is notthe case. Once again, Virgin Media use those nifty fibre opticcables, along with a set top box similar to that used for Freeview,to provide digital TV channels to their customers.

Virgin Media have chosen the most popular TV channels to offerfor their customers, including stations such as Sky Movies, ESPNand the Discovery Channel, which are not accessible through aregular Freeview box. There are a variety of packages available soyou can tailor the channels you receive to your personal interestsand, of course, your budget.

Virgin Media like to keep up with the trends in television,including the increasingly popular TV On Demand phenomenon. Ratherthan worry about setting your TV to record a show while you’re outor watching another channel, you can simply choose to watch theprogramme later as you would on iPlayer or 4OD. The difference is,you can watch it in full quality on your TV screen, in the comfortof your living room.

Virgin Media customers can also watch TV shows on theircomputer, iPod, tablet or mobile phone wherever they are in theworld with exclusive access to the Virgin TV Anywhere app. Inaddition to accessing a wide range of TV shows and video content,you can manage your recorded programmes and control your TiVo boxfrom the app. Put simply, you will never miss your favourite showagain!