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Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites, butthurt is everywhere!

July 26th, 2011        

Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites, butthurt is everywhere!

So happy that you’ve upgraded to 4Mbps, only to realize that there’s 100Mbps connection in our neighbour’s country and we’re still paying overpriced 4Mbps for some slow Shitmix? What about Comcast customers with their 105Mbps cable hook ups or those lucky residents of the Kansas cities relishing in Google’s 1Gbps service? Well add Londonites to the list of people that drive you to indulging in one of the seven deadly sins. Virgin Media has finally started testing its DOCSIS2-powered 1.5Gbps network in the heart of merry ol’ England. Right now it’s being enjoyed by a group of test sites around Old Street that also get a 150Mbps upload connection. Virgin claims it’s the fastest broadband in the world, which may be true if you’re not counting lab experiments. The really good news is that it’s based on the same tech already delivering 100Mbps to residents across the country so, if the trial goes well, it should be trivial to deliver these mind numbing speeds to the rest of its customers.

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