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Virgin Media get in on the Mobile Broadband action

October 1st, 2008 by Tom

Something of a late arrival to the party this; Virgin Media have just announced plans to make a move in on the burgeoning mobile broadband market. The Quad Play provider, which punts cable broadband, digital cable TV, along with fixed line calls and mobile services, already supplies some 4 million UK customers with broadband services, and naturally wants to combine the ‘mobile’ and ‘broadband’ aspects of its business.

Virgin Media will be launching a single 18-month mobile broadband contract, which will allow users to connect to the web on the go for just £15 a month. As far as we know, there is no set-up fee, and the cost of the USB modem is included in the contract; there is a 3GB monthly download limit.

No official word on the top download speed available to customers, but seeing as Virgin Mobile piggybacks off of the T-Mobile network, out guess is that the Virgin Media mobile broadband service will do the same, and therefore the speeds ought to be around 4.5Mbps, the same as they are with T-Mobile’s closest equivalent service (Plus USB Modem Stick 24 Months).

“The launch of our Mobile Broadband product means UK consumers can now get all of their broadband needs from the UK’s leading broadband expert,” said Neil Berkett, cheif executive of Virgin Media. “Virgin Media already provides the fastest broadband in the UK over our fibre optic network and now customers can enjoy our broadband both at home and when on the move.”

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