{"id":9609,"date":"2015-07-02T15:39:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T14:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=9609"},"modified":"2015-07-02T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:33:56","slug":"virgin-media-uk-cuts-50mbps-cable-broadband-package-price-to-gbp5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/07\/virgin-media-uk-cuts-50mbps-cable-broadband-package-price-to-gbp5.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media UK Cuts 50Mbps Cable Broadband Package Price to GBP5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cable operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> has quietly dropped the price of their entry-level Big Connection package, which is now offering unlimited superfast broadband speeds of 50Mbps and free weekend calls from \u00a35 per month for the first 12 months (\u00a317.50 thereafter).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As usual the discount, which is down from the previous offer of \u00a37.50 per month for the first 12 months, only applies when the service is bundled with phone line rental that costs an additional \u00a316.99 per month or the equivalent of \u00a313.66 when pre-paid for a year in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Each package also includes unlimited usage (upstream traffic is managed), free setup, free online storage, a free wireless SuperHub router and included Internet security features. 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