What’s Virgin Media HomeWorks?
Virgin Media HomeWorks is a monthly subscription for award-winning internet security and priority tech support. HomeWorks helps you get back online if something goes wrong with your gadgets or home WiFi while you’re running a small business or working from home.
Who’s eligible for HomeWorks?
You are – if you’re relying on our broadband for remote working (at home, not on commercial premises). You can add HomeWorks to your package and cancel the subscription without affecting your other Virgin Media services.
What does Virgin Media HomeWorks include?
Gadget Rescue can fix most problems in under an hour. When you subscribe to HomeWorks, you can contact their experts instantly on live chat (virginmedia.com/gadgetrescue) or Call 0800 014 7398
With your consent, they’ll remotely access your device and investigate the problem – 93% of issues, they can fix first time. And when they’re done, a full report of their work will be sent to you, for your records. Your laptops and computers, your printers and tablets, your mobiles – all but the gadgets you got from us, are covered. An extra bonus? You can run Gadget Rescue’s daily PC health check on your Windows (7, 8.1 and 10) machines, free.
Having HomeWorks rushes you to the top of our engineer’s list for an appointment the next working day, if you’ve called up about a broadband issue that can’t be fixed over the phone.
Award-winning Virgin Media online security for iOS and Mac, Andriod and Windows PC.<p> F-Secure SAFE scans devices several times a day to detect and remove ransomware, malware, spyware and viruses. Your money and personal information will be better protected against cybercriminals, including phishing scammers.
Plus, the kids are safer too. When you add up to 10 devices to F-Secure as part of your HomeWorks subscription, parental controls are also included.
How to get Virgin Media HomeWorks
Call 0800 064 3855 to add HomeWorks to your broadband package. You’ll pay £9.99 monthly on a rolling contract – for 40% off (knocking it down to £6 monthly), upgrade your broadband speed while you’re chatting with us. If the boss calls you back to the office (or for any reason), you can cancel your HomeWorks subscription with 30 days’ notice – or sooner for a small fee.
To upgrade to HomeWorks please sign in on My Virgin Media account will be updated.
I already have Virgin Media HomeWorks
Here’s how to make the most of your new services and your all the all-important contact points.
Get started F-Secure SAFE - Providing security for up to 10 devices.
Add your devices today - Click the link below and add your 10 devices to the F-Secure SAFE portal to start protecting your devices today. Add devices to F-Secure portal.
Gadget Rescue - 24/7 IT support for all your gadgets. If you need help then getting in touch with Gadget Rescue is easy. Help is available 24/7 online and over the phone. But don’t forget, it’s just for tech support! You can chat to a Gadget Rescue expert online or call free on 0800 014 7398
Next-day technician service - If you have any issues, we’ll move fast to get you up and running again – just call us straight away.
Remember: Gadget Rescue is here to help with gadgets you’ve bought yourself. But if you’ve got a problem with your Virgin Media products or services, our tech support teams will fix or replace it as part of the Virgin Media service.
Frequently asked questions
No. It can be purchased as an add-on like any other.
Unfortunately, you can't as HomeWorks is designed to meet the needs of residential customers who regularly work or operate a business from home.
No. It can be purchased as an add-on like any other.
No need to worry, if you're already a Gadget Rescue user and want to upgrade to HomeWorks you'll continue to receive the support you need and we will make sure your account is updated accordingly.
If you already have F-Secure SAFE and want to upgrade to HomeWorks, you can do this by registering or signing into My Virgin Media and selecting My Apps. F-secure SAFE will be notified of this change and stop your existing F-Secure SAFE standalone payments.
Yes. Once you upgrade to HomeWorks you will receive F-Secure SAFE inclusive for the duration of you having this add-on on your account.
The contract term for HomeWorks is 30 day rolling. After that you're free to discontinue the service by giving us 30 days prior notice.
HomeWorks usually £9.99 per month based on a 30 day rolling monthly cost. After that you are free to discontinue the service by giving us 30 days prior notice.
40% off HomeWorks available to existing customers who choose HomeWorks and a speed tier increase on M50, M125, M250 and M350 Fibre Broadband only. Discounted price £6 per month. The cost of the speedtier increase is additional. Also available to existing M500 and Gig1 Fibre Broadband customers with no speed tier increase. Offer is valid for the duration the customer takes an increased broadband contract with HomeWorks.
F-Secure SAFE: covering up to 5 devices is included for the length of the HomeWorks subscription. Additional device licenses over and above your 5 device allowance can be purchased via my.f-secure.com/register/Homeworks.
Next Day Priority Service: Priority for available next day appointments vs other cable customers if appointment is required, subject to appointment availability. You must call contact centre during contact centre opening hours to get next day availability.
Gadget Rescue: included in the cost of HomeWorks, usually £5 per month for 6 months, plus a £20 setup fee. One-off help usually £60.
The legal stuff: Prices may change at any time during the contract. New customers only. Services only available in Virgin Media network areas. Subject to survey, network capacity and credit check. A minimum period applies to the services, please check basket for details.
What is a minimum period? When you take a service from us you’ll be agreeing to commit to taking that service for a minimum amount of time (e.g. 12 or 18 months). We call this a minimum period, minimum term or minimum commitment period but they mean the same thing. Please check your basket for details of the minimum period that applies to the services you’ve chosen.
What if I cancel or move home? If you cancel during the minimum period you may need to pay an early disconnection fee, including where you move to a property outside of the Virgin Media network area – this is because you’ll be asking to cancel your services early. The Virgin Media network doesn’t cover all of the UK – please use our postcode checker by clicking here to check availability. You can find out more details on the early disconnection fee and process by visiting the Legal Stuff section of the website here. For the full terms and conditions please click here.