Want 300Mbps on Virgin Media Today, Add the Home Works Upgrade

Last month Virgin Media announced that their SME (business) focused 300Mbps broadband package would be extended to “home office workers” in March 2016 (here) and now one of our readers has spotted (here) that domestic customers can take it by adding the ‘Home Works‘ upgrade.

The Home Works add-on normally costs £9.99 per month on top of your existing subscription and this gives home customers access to Virgin Media’s enhanced technical support features (e.g. TuneUp and Gadget Rescue), F-Secure SAFE® security (Internet security), F-Secure® Key (encrypted password management), discounts on GoDaddy web hosting and other Virgin Affinity offers.

However anybody who flicks forward to order the service will be treated to this little bit of extra information.

HomeWorks + up to 300Mbps

When home is your head office, you’ll want to know your connection is powerful enough to keep your business and your home life running smoothly. Enjoy our best connection with HomeWorks + up to 300Mbps* broadband for an additional £13.99 a month for the first 24 months (minimum 3 month term, usual price £19.99 a month).

Apparently the enhanced upgrade is only available to customers who have, or upgrade to, a Virgin Media “up to 200Mbps” broadband product and the new 300Mbps top speed is also only “available in certain areas” (a £9.99 activation fee applies on top of the monthly rental).

At that cost the price of admission to a 300Mbps service is probably a bit too high for ordinary consumers (mind you it’s not really intended for them) and at the same time we note that a fair few subscribers in certain areas are still struggling with capacity issues, which sadly won’t be resolved by simply ordering a faster speed.