http://www.virginmedia.com/help/check/?category=portal&app=helpemail
Try:
smtp.ntlworld.com
pop.ntlworld.com
Al.
I returned to Virgin Mediua after an absence of three years from NTL.
If you have an NTLworld.com email address the settings for any POP3 email
agent remain unchanged, i.e
POP.NTLworld.com
SMTP.NTLworld.com