{"id":13071,"date":"2016-12-09T06:56:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T06:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=13071"},"modified":"2016-12-09T06:57:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T06:57:38","slug":"uk-isp-virgin-media-slashes-standalone-cable-broadband-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/12\/uk-isp-virgin-media-slashes-standalone-cable-broadband-prices.html","title":{"rendered":"UK ISP Virgin Media Slashes Standalone Cable Broadband Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cable operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> has sharply cut the price of their standalone (solus) 50Mbps, 100Mbps and 200Mbps ultrafast broadband packages for the first 12 months of service, which returns them to the same attractively low level that they briefly held during the Black Friday event.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All customers are subject to a 12 month contract and receive a free SuperHub wireless router, unlimited usage, free access to Virgin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspots (e.g. London Underground Stations), free Internet security \/ Parental Controls and free email. A \u00a314.99 one-off activation applies and some people may also be charged \u00a340 for standard installation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>SuperFibre 50 broadband<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPrice: \u00a318 per month for 12 months (\u00a332.25 thereafter)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>VIVID 100 broadband<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPrice: \u00a323 per month for 12 months (\u00a337.25 thereafter)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>VIVID 200 Fibre Broadband<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPrice: \u00a331 per month for 12 months (\u00a345.25 thereafter)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>VIVID 200 Gamer [20Mbps upload]<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPrice: \u00a345 per month for 12 months (\u00a350.25 thereafter)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The new promotion is expected to run until late December 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cable operator Virgin Media has sharply cut the price of their standalone (solus) 50Mbps, 100Mbps and 200Mbps ultrafast broadband packages for the first 12 months of service, which returns them to the same attractively low level that they briefly held during the Black Friday event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[475],"class_list":["post-13071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-isp-special-offers","tag-virgin-media"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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