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Gaming broadband

You’re only as good as your internet connection when you’re gaming. Raid, race, battle and play like a boss with our lightning-fast broadband.

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Here's what you can get at your home

Why choose Virgin Media gaming broadband?

Winning speeds

Get superfast, unlimited fibre broadband. Powered by 99.85% network reliability and Intelligent WiFi technology that helps to improve coverage.

Parental controls

The Virgin Media connect app lets you pause gaming WiFi access on individual devices. Manage the kids’ screentime with just a press of the button.

Priority from O2

We offer the UK’s only broadband with Priority included. Check the app for gaming offers, exclusive access, beta codes, in-game treats and loads more.

Why do I need gaming broadband?

What should I consider when looking at broadband for gaming?

What gaming broadband speed is right for me?

The more gamers you have in your household, the faster you would want to go, especially if you play Virtual Reality games or live stream in high-quality 4K.

  • M125 and M250 Broadband are ideal speeds for online gaming and live streaming on console or PC.
  • M350 and M500 Broadband are great for live streaming and gaming, even in multi-player households.
  • Play to the max with boss-level broadband. Gig1 offers our best speeds for gaming and powers even the busiest homes with reliable connections.

How gaming broadband could give you the edge

Level up your streaming

Superfast upload speeds give you reliable connectivity to broadcast live in HD directly to sites such as Twitch or YouTube Gaming.

Good reaction times

If you have high ping rate, your reaction time in the game could be longer than usual and that can mean the difference between winning or losing. Low latency broadband helps because there’s less of a delay.

No more blame game

You can play to your heart’s content knowing that there’s still plenty of bandwidth for the rest of the household to stream music and movies smoothly while you’re gaming.

†Virgin Fibre areas only. Best Broadband Experience Award: GWS network award based on national tests Dec ’23-May ’24 comparing major UK providers’ average scores in respect of speed, reliability, latency, packet loss & video streaming. To verify, see https://www.virginmedia.com/legal/awards. User speed depends on broadband package choice.

FAQs

The legal stuff

*Monthly price of Virgin Media’s main services and O2 Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. Doesn’t apply to any add-ons you may have selected, out-of-bundle charges or admin costs, which may increase separately. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details.

Virgin Media £50 bill credit: This offer is available to new Virgin Media customers ordering M500 Fibre Broadband online. This bill credit will be applied to your first bill. Any that’s left over will be applied to your following bills until it’s all used. This offer runs between 18th October and 11.59pm on 6th November 2024.

Virgin Media £75 bill credit: This offer is available to new Virgin Media customers ordering Gig1 Fibre Broadband online. This bill credit will be applied to your first bill. Any that’s left over will be applied to your following bills until it’s all used. This offer runs between 18th October and 11.59pm on 6th November 2024.

Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband: New customers only with existing O2 contract. Minimum term applies to your broadband service, check basket for details. M500 Fibre Broadband (average download speed 516Mbps). 18-month minimum term product: £32.99* a month for 18 months, then £72* a month thereafter. Offer ends 04/11/24. Monthly price will increase each April by Retail Index Price +3.9% Broadband only. If you cancel your service during your minimum term an early disconnection fee will apply. If you upgrade any aspect of the service, standard pricing will apply to that upgrade. Virgin Media reserves the right to withdraw or amend the pricing if you change any part of your package. Virgin Media reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offer unless stated by Virgin Media. Eligible Virgin Fibre areas only. Virgin TV 360 and, for the time being, home phone is not available in new network expansion areas. Subject to survey, network capacity and a credit check. No set-up fee for self-install, Technician installation costs £30.


Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband (Speed Boost to Gig1) ‘Save £126’: achieved by £7 per month saving over 18 months compared to current price for Gig1 (Broadband Only) for non-O2 customers.

No setup fee

This promotion means you won’t pay the usual setup fee of £35. No setup fee is available on all bundles, broadband & phone, and broadband only packages. If you can set up using a Self-Install pack, but choose to use an engineer for the installation, you’ll still be charged £30 for this service.

These prices are for new customers only.

Virgin Media services are only available in eligible Virgin Media network areas. Virgin TV 360 and, for the time being, home phone are not available in new network expansion areas.

All of the products on this page are subject to survey, network capacity and a credit check.

Each service has a minimum contract length that’s shown in your basket.

If you take a bundle with both Virgin Media and O2, you’ll have separate contracts and bills – one for Virgin Media, and another for O2.

Priority is a service from O2 that current Virgin Media customers aged 16+ can also use.
  • Offers are subject to eligibility and availability.
  • Read the terms on the Priority app or at o2.co.uk/terms

Get fast, reliable WiFi gliding through every room or money back
Eligible Virgin Fibre areas only. WiFi Guarantee available with M50 broadband or faster. £8p/m extra or included with Gig1, Gig2 or Volt. At least 30Mbps download speeds in every room or £100 one-off credit. Up to 3 WiFi Pods if needed. Exclusions & legal stuff apply.



†To verify, see: https://www.virginmedia.com/legal/awards. Best Broadband Experience Award: GWS network award based on national tests Dec ’23-May ’24 comparing major UK providers’ average scores in respect of speed, reliability, latency, packet loss & video streaming. User speed depends on broadband package choice. Virgin Fibre areas only. Best Combined Connectivity Experience: based on GWS test results Dec '23-May '24 comparing data connectivity performance of major UK mobile operators and their associated ISP partners to form a combined score across both mobile network and WiFi experience. Best in Test: based on umlaut Fixed Broadband Benchmark 2023 comparing major UK ISPs on download speed, upload speed, latency and stability. Uswitch Most Popular Broadband Provider: based on Uswitch consumer research Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 conducted by Opinium comparing broadband sales volumes and overall customer satisfaction of major UK ISP operators, split equally to form a combined score.