Wireless broadband
Access the internet from anywhere in your home with wireless broadband. Powered by our Intelligent WiFi Hubs, our wireless network serves up lightning-fast speeds.
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What is wireless broadband?
Put simply, wireless broadband is an internet connection that doesn’t require you to physically plug your device into a network. Rather, it uses a wireless router (or Hub) to send wireless signals throughout your home, which are then picked up by your devices.
Wireless broadband deals can vary when it comes to speed and reliability, which is why it’s important to choose a deal that best suits you and your needs. At Virgin Media, all of our best WiFi deals come with our mighty Hubs, included at no extra cost. Delivering fast and reliable WiFi straight into your home, with Intelligent WiFi technology that adapts to your home and automatically sorts WiFi issues for you.
What’s the difference between WiFi and broadband?
Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) is the technology that allows us to access broadband internet. Whilst broadband itself refers to the cables that deliver an internet connection to your router. The router then takes the internet data and converts it to a radio signal, providing our devices with a wireless network, which allows us to access the internet.
Hub 3
Serving up Intelligent WiFi for customers on all broadband speeds up to M500 Fibre Broadband
Hub 4
Powerful enough to handle our ultrafast Gig1 Fibre broadband*
Hub 5
Powered by WiFi 6, the latest generation of WiFi technology, for greater speed, coverage, reliability and less WiFi lag, for all your WiFi 6 compatible devices
*Subject to availability, network capacity and credit check.
Is wireless internet better than wired?
Wireless broadband offers the convenience of accessing the internet from any location in your home or on any device, providing more flexibility and mobility compared to a wired connection.
A wired connection, on the other hand, relies on a physical connection between your device and the router. Whilst this can provide faster speeds and high connectivity, a wired connection restricts users’ movements.
If you find you’re suffering from slower internet speeds in your home, it might be worth investing in a WiFi extender or booster. At Virgin Media, these are known as our WiFi Pods, part of our superstrong WiFi guarantee – promising download speeds of at least 30Mbps in every room, or £100 bill credit. Available at no extra cost for Gigabit Fibre Broadband and Volt customers.
FAQs
Yes, our WiFi Hubs are included in all our broadband deals at no extra cost. Simply plug in, turn on and get connected. Or, refer to our broadband setup page for a step-by-step guide.
Whether you get our Hub 3, 4 or 5 will depend on the broadband speed included in your WiFi deal.
All our WiFi Hubs come with a unique network security key, or WiFi password, to prevent unauthorised users from accessing your wireless network.
We know how important it is to feel safe online, which is why we offer all our customers the award-winning antivirus software ‘Virgin Media Advanced Security’, powered by F-Secure on unlimited devices.
Find out more about Virgin Media Advanced Security..
Whilst wireless routers do offer some benefits, including portability and simple set-up, they have drawbacks too, such as poor signal strength and being more susceptible to cyber-attacks.
At Virgin Media, our WiFi Hubs offer unlimited, lightning-fast broadband and 99.91% network reliability, so the whole household can scroll, meme and stream. We’ve also made setting up your broadband easy with our QuickStart self-installation kits. You simply plug the kit in, preferably somewhere out in the open, and connect! If QuickStart is unavailable to you, we’ll send out one of our technicians to get you setup instead. You find more information on this over on our broadband installation page.
To check the availability and speed of wireless broadband in your area, use our broadband postcode checker, or check directly with your internet service provider.
If you’re a Virgin Media customer, you can check how fast your current broadband connection is using our broadband speed test.
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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 QuickStart 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. Home phone is 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.
- 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
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.