Virgin Media makes its fastest-ever broadband almost as cheap as BT’s slowest speeds

Virgin Media is shaking up the UK broadband market with a swathe of offers that are making blisteringly quick downloads much more affordable. The UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) has just launched a sale that’s slashed the cost of a number of premium broadband-only plans to £28 per month. That ludicrously low price is available for anyone signing up for Virgin’s speedy M200, M350 and M500 packages but that’s not even the best part.

Anyone wanting the ultimate 1Gbps downloads which will allow them to download a full HD movie in under 40 seconds can also sign up and pay just £28 – that’s a saving of over £32 off the standard price.

As a quick comparison, BT also has a sale on right now with the ISP offering 36Mbps speeds for £26.99 and 50Mbps for £27.99. That means those signing up for Virgin Media’s Gig1 plan will get speeds that are around 20 times faster for almost the same price.

Virgin’s plans also include unlimited downloads, a Wi-Fi Hub and access to the firm’s new Stream box which lets owners watch TV via their broadband connection.

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Here are all the deals from Virgin Media

Virgin Media M200 • £28 per month (first 6 months)
INCLUDES: 213Mbps average download speed, free Wi-Fi hub, unlimited downloads
EXTRA COSTS: £35 set-up fee
SEE THE DEAL HERE

Virgin Media M350 • £28 per month (first 6 months)
INCLUDES: 362Mbps average download speed, free Wi-Fi hub, unlimited downloads
EXTRA COSTS: £35 set-up fee
SEE THE DEAL HERE

Virgin Media M500 • £28 per month (first 6 months)
INCLUDES: 516Mbps average download speed, free Wi-Fi hub, unlimited downloads
EXTRA COSTS: £35 set-up fee
SEE THE DEAL HERE

Virgin Media GIG1 • £28 per month (first 6 months)
INCLUDES: 1,000Mbps average download speed, free Wi-Fi hub, unlimited downloads
EXTRA COSTS: £35 set-up fee
SEE THE DEAL HERE

Now, you might be wondering that this all sounds way too good to be true and there simply has to be a giant catch.

Virgin says that these deals will last for the first six months of the contract with prices then reverting back to the standard fee.

That means anyone signing up for Virgin’s Gig1 option will pay £28 per month for 6 months then £62 for the remaining 18 months.

Although users don’t get that £28 price for the whole contract this is still a pretty good offer and will save someone signing up for Gig1 a total of over £200 compared to paying the standard price for the whole contract.