Virgin Media Launch Special Broadband Deals for UK Students

Cable ISP Virgin Media has launched a new range of specially priced broadband packages and bundles that have been designed for students and offer a 30 day contract. For example, the 54Mbps broadband-only service costs £33 a month, which is the same as the non-student package on a 12 month term.

The needs of a student often aren’t that different from those of a large family, particularly if you have to share the accommodation with others. In that sense there will often be a demand for premium TV services, superfast broadband speeds, affordability and unlimited usage.

On the other hand a normal consumer will often remain in the same property for several years, while students are usually only in the same place for up to around 9 months of any given year and this may create a problem since most big broadband ISPs sell services based on longer 12, 18 or even 24 month contract terms.

In the past BT and Virgin Media have tried to solve this by offering special 9 month contract terms to students at a special price, but this year Virgin Media has gone one better and made their 30 day rolling contracts available to students and at roughly the same price as normal subscribers would pay for a 12 month term.

As usual subscribers can also expect to receive a SuperHub wireless router, unlimited usage, access to Virgin’s WiFi hotspots (e.g. London Underground Stations), a v6 set-top-box (on the TV bundle), internet security / parental controls, free UK weekend phone calls (on the phone and or TV bundle) and email. Customers will also be charged a £20 one-off setup fee or £40 for an engineer standard installation (if needed).

Virgin Media Student Deals

The new deals will be available to order until the end of October 2018, although many students usually sort out what they need for the coming year during the summer break. One slight problem this morning is that if you follow the link to Virgin’s student page then somebody has forgotten to link the ‘Compare deals‘ button (i.e. it doesn’t work). Hopefully they’ll fix that later today.