When is a good upload speed important?
Although a faster download speed is probably more important overall, for some things fast uploads are a must.
Sharing photos
Whether it’s creating an album on Facebook or Snapfish, with a good upload speed, there’s no hanging around to get your photos where you want them.
More on sharing photos
Backup and storage
All Virgin Broadband customers get free online backup and storage. And with faster uploads, everything’s saved in no time at all.
More about Backup and Storage
Online gaming
When you’re gaming online, your connection needs to send regular information over the internet to your competitors. A fast upload speed will improve your gaming experience, particularly when more than one person is online in your home, or when you're hosting an online match.
Faster uploads are coming
Great news, we're increasing the upload speeds on our fibre optic broadband, free of charge! The new speeds started to roll out in 2011 and will continue through 2012. The new speeds are:
Broadband package |
Download speed |
New upload speed |
Time to upload a 1MB photo |
Time to upload a 15MB video clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Up to 10Mb | Up to 1Mb | 9 seconds | 2 mins 13 sec |
| L | Up to 10Mb | Up to 1Mb | 9 seconds | 2 mins 13 sec |
| XL | Up to 20Mb | Up to 2Mb | 4 seconds | 1 mins 7 sec |
| XL | Up to 30Mb | Up to 3Mb | 3 seconds | 44 sec |
| XXL | Up to 50Mb | Up to 5Mb | 2 seconds | 27 seconds |
When will I get them?
We’ll be keeping you up to date with the latest rollout information and will email you to let you know when they’re coming your way.
Take a look at our roll out schedule to see if you already have faster upload speeds, or find out when they are coming to your area.
The schedule is a live plan so as we go through the complex process of upgrading our network for faster upload speeds some of the timings may change. Keep an eye on this schedule for the latest dates!
What do I need to get them?
All our fibre optic broadband customers on M, L, XL and XXL will get the new speeds at no extra charge. Once available, you'll just need to switch your cable modem off at the wall, wait for 10 seconds and then switch it back on again.
Traffic management changes
Where we've improved upload speeds, we want as many of you to be able to enjoy them as possible, so we've adjusted our Traffic Management to make sure everyone gets a fair share at peak times.
What about download speed?
Download speeds are important too. Find out why