Best Virgin Media broadband deals for November 2023
Dan Howdle | November 6th, 2023
This is the time of year when many broadband providers start to be a little more generous with their offers. It's probably an effort to drum up business when there's the inevitable summer holiday dip, but whatever the reason, there are quite a few good offers around at the moment. However, while Virgin Media currently has some very generous offers on some of its broadband and TV bundles, when it comes to their broadband only packages, it's very much business as usual, with three of their main broadband deals being offered with the same prices and bill credits for the last few months.
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Often there's a special offer of some kind available on most, if not all of the broadband speeds Virgin Media provides. That's not the case at the moment, but let's take a look at what actually is available. We'll run through each and then finish on some detail about how these free periods and bill credits apply.
Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband
£50 bill credit, free setup
Users of Virgin's M125 broadband can expect to see actual speeds that are a little higher than the name implies – 132Mbps is the figure Virgin quote as the kind of average speed you should see. Incredibly, this is regarded as Virgin Media's 'slowest' package, and technically, that's true. But 'slow' is not a word we would readily apply since it's plenty fast enough for most households, and considerably faster a than the services most people in the UK receive. Right now, this entry-level service is a bit of a bargain at £26.50 per month and comes with a £50 in bill credit – meaning there'd only be £3 to pay over the first two months. Plus there's no setup, delivery or equipment fees, although Virgin Media could change its mind on that. The contract is over 18 months, which we think is a reasonable timespan when you consider providers are trying to lock customers into longer and longer contracts all the time. As with all the offers we feature here, you won't get a landline as standard, though you can add one on ay additional cost during sign-up if that's important to you.
- £65 Bill Credit
- No 2024 Price Rise
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132Mb average speed
- Unlimited monthly downloads
- Zero one-off cost
- 18 month contract
- No phone line
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband
£55 bill credit, free set-up
Another package that's slightly pessimistically named – in the real world you can expect Virgin Media's M250 broadband to deliver download speeds of up to 273Mbps, with about 25Mbps uploads. In theory, that should mean you could download a 5GB movie in just a couple of minutes. So while it's still a relatively low-speed package in the overall range of Virgin Media's broadband services, it's still fast. We think it'd be adequate for just about any medium sized household, except perhaps those with very, very heavy streaming and live gaming habits. Right now it's available for £30.50 per month, again with no setup, equipment or delivery fees and comes with a £55 bill credit. So, effectively, that's the first month and a half thrown in for free. Again, no phone line is included, so if you do need one that'll add a little to the cost of the package.
- £65 Bill Credit
- No 2024 Price Rise
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264Mb average speed
- Unlimited monthly downloads
- Zero one-off cost
- 18 month contract
- No phone line
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband
£60 bill credit, free set-up
Again, Virgin Media's M350 is somewhat conservatively named – Virgin themselves estimate you'll see between 372Mbps and 382Mbps and your upload speed should range between 36Mbps and 37Mbps. Very impressive numbers, although still nowhere near the companies fastest broadband. Virgin Media can now offer some users up to 2 gigabytes, but honestly, we can't see why anyone would really need that. This M350 service offers, in our view, a really great compromise without getting to a point where you're simply paying for speeds you don't need. Most households will find this is perfectly sufficient, regardless of how much streaming or gaming is going on. Like all Virgin Media's current deals, it's available on an 18 month contract and it's currently available at £34.50 per month, with a £60 bill credit. So again, that's roughly equivalent to the first month and a half being completely free. No phone line, and no extra hidden fees for delivery, equipment or installation.
- £75 Bill Credit
- No 2024 Price Rise
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362Mb average speed
- Unlimited monthly downloads
- Zero one-off cost
- 18 month contract
- No phone line
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Let's breakdown down what this offers actually amount to in practice:
How bill credit works
Bill credits might be, in our view, the best form of added extra that providers can offer. There are lots of providers who offer extras in the form of pre-paid gift cards or even actual gifts like tablets or HD TVs, but if you forget to claim them in time (or just tire of the hoops you have to jump through), you'll miss out entirely (something known in the industry as 'breakage'). Bill credits are different – they're automatically applied to your first bill (or first few bills), meaning you can't lose the money. It's just a discount that's worked out for.
For example, if you've picked a deal that offers £50 bill credit and your monthly bill is £25, then the discount will mean you'll get the first two months for free. It's really that simple.
