Virgin Broadband Review

How to get a Virgin broadband connection? First you will have to be sure that you have broadband on your phone line. How do you check this? You can do it while you are registering and be sure that your phone line is compatible. Then you have to be certain that your computer is ready to accept it. If you have a new machine that is you have bought it in the last few years, then in all probabilities, it can support a broadband connection.

When you are sure about these issues, you need to sign up. It normally takes around 7-10 days to activate a new broadband service. If you already have broadband but with another ISP and just want to change to Virgin, then too it should take you 7-10 days. Then when your membership is activated, you will need to install your modem.

Minimum PC requirements

• Pentium 200Mhz or equivalent
• 32 MB RAM
• 16-bit sound card
• Four-speed CD-ROM player
• 200 MB free on hard drive
• MS Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP
• A spare USB port

Minimum Mac requirements

• PowerPC 601 or equivalent
• 200Mhz
• 32 MB
• Two-speed CD-ROM player
• Video driver/display 800 x 600, 256 colors
• 100 MB free on hard drive
• Mac OS 8.6-9.2, 10.1-10.3
• A spare USB port

Here are a few Virgin broadband plans

Plan One for ?24.99 a month: This one is just perfect for both serious surfers and home users and has more than 1 computer to connect. It is up to 40 times faster than a dial-up connection and allows download of up to 20 GB. Users are able to download online video, play games online, search and email.

Plan Two for ?17.99 a month: In this, there is no 12-month contract, which means that you will not need to engage your phone line when you go on the Internet. Users are able to download up to 6 GB monthly.

Plan Three for ?14.99 a month: This plan is for those who are new users and do not want to subscribe for a 12 month contract. Such users can download up to GB monthly.

So select a plan that you feel is good for you. You can change it or opt for another anytime you want.