Virgin Media goes into top gear, broadband speeds hit 30Mbps

Virgin Media knows that faster is always better when it comes to the Internet, and they certainly aren’t horsing around by bumping the current 20Mbps top speed by another 50% – which means 30Mbps is the norm now (on paper, of course). To replace the existing 20Mbps, a new service known as XL is in place from today onwards. The additional speed will require you to fork out a one time fee of £30 that involves activation, and a new router which states the obvious – known as the Virgin Media Super Hub. Of course, 30Mbps will happen only if your area supports it, and if you’re a Virgin subscriber, you ought to be able to get within a 10% advertised range of the speed that you’ve just purchased.