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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thats by far the cheapest 50mbps service I've ever heard of, certainly compared to the prices In the United States (for the minuscule percentage of the population that has access to such speeds). I believe Verizon's fiber-to-the-home 50mbps service is ~$150/month... Though most of us are lucky to be able to get 6-8mbps cable service...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[loosely_coupled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 8:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Um...yeah.  My folks in Iowa have Mediacom, pay $45 (and that with a cable TV package), and their phone line was $25 before they went for Skype, so $53 with a $17 phone line for 10x the speed is a pretty good deal.<br><br>Marshall<br>The Real HT Info Podcast]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marshall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 8:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Since I can't get FIOS, I'd gladly pay $77 for 50Mbps down as long as the upstream was at least 5-10 Mbps.  But maybe not when the next best competitor (Be Broadband) offers 24Mbps for a third of the price.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 9:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Be Broadband is UP TO 24Mb, unless you live in the exchange you will never see that speed, the max would be around 16Mb if you lived next door.<br><br>The service Virgin is offering is 50Mb, plain and simple. no UP TO bull crap............its not without restrictions however, you can only download at 50Mb in small amounts/night time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 9:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA["maybe our status quo 2mbps connections"?!<br><br>What part of 'way out in the sticks' are you from Darren?<br><br>The 'status quo' connection across most of the UK is the 'up to 8mb' connection <br>(with many areas, especially the cities - the Birmingham area has C21N 'up to 24mb' - now doing way better than that).<br><br>You're a tad out of date.<br>Have a look around this site here - <a href="http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php</a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Truth Teller 2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 9:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have WildBlue (only internet service offered where I live), and I pay $89 a month for 1.5mbs up and 256kb down.  I would love to have 2mb down and 1mb up with a reasonable latency speed of 300-400ms, and pay 60 a month.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2008 10:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lets be realistic about the situation.  Like our Cell phone services here in the USA, Broadband internet is way overpriced and lacks speed in comparison to other services around the globe.  <br><br>We need higher speeds for more affordable prices here in the states.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hey hey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 12:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is Darren in the UK?  I thought he was here in the US (this is a US site,), which would mean by "our" he really did mean ours and not yours.  Believe it or not, the whole world isn't on the same level of internet speed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[daaper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 9:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[And where I live - in Slovenia - I have a 10/10 MB internet, phone and IPTV on FTTH for 30 €. 50/50 MB would cost me 50 € (without the phone and TV). :-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[r]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 1:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's nothing. UPC, a Dutch cabler, is already offering 120Mbps connections since October or so.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 4:31AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[It may say "50Mb/s", but if you use that for more than a couple of minutes they cap your speed. I am on their 10Mb/s service. If I download over a gigabyte a day they reduce the speed by SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT! Making my "10Mb/s" service a 2.5Mb/s. They say they won't throttle the 50Mb/s until it goes nationwide next year, but at 50Mb/s it's only going to take a matter of minutes before the unbelievable cap comes in. Better of going with a DSL provider like Sky, who offer a lower top speed, but maintain it 24/7.<br>As soon as my 12 month min term with Virgin is up, I'm off, never to return!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 5:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Virgin Media launches 50Mbps internet service in UK]]></title><link>http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/15/virgin-media-launches-50mbps-internet-service-in-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[to my us based peers - go to www.speedmatters.org and petition congress to increase the broadband infrastructure!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 16th 2008 11:47AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>