Broadband Providers

Be Broadband

Be Broadband (www.BeThere.co.uk) offers one of the UK’s fastest broadband services, with download speeds of up to 24Mb and fast upload speeds over 1Mb. Read the full Be Broadband review

Be Broadband deals

Supplier	Package details	Speed (up to)	1st year cost	Monthly charge	Download limit	Go
	Be Value (12 Months)	8Mb	£162.00	£13.50	unlimited
	Be Unlimited 24Mb (12 Months)	24Mb	£210.00	£17.50	unlimited
	Be Unlimited 24Mb (3 Months)	24Mb	£264.00	£20.00	unlimited
	Be Pro (12 Months)	24Mb	£258.00	£21.50	unlimited
	Be Pro (3 Months)	24Mb	£312.00	£24.00	unlimited

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Call Be on 0808 101 3421

About Be Broadband

Be Broadband, which is owned by O2, is one of the UK’s fastest broadband providers. The company’s first connected customer averaged 18.5Mb and it has continued to offer fast, reliable connections ever since.

Be offers a range of broadband packages - all with “unlimited broadband” downloads. Although users are subject to a fair usage policy, to date it has never been implemented - making Be a great choice for heavy downloaders.

Be also promises not to “artificially reduce your speed to cram more people on a line” - so no throttling or traffic shaping.

The Be Broadband service

As well as fast, reliable broadband connections, all Be customers receive a free wireless modem, the “Be Box”.

As well as speeds of up to 24Mb, all Be customers - even those on its up to 8Mb package - can enjoy upload speeds of up to 1.3Mb or more.

As with all superfast broadband connections, the speed advertised is the maximum you’ll receive. The actual bandwidth will depend on how close you are to your local telephone exchange, the quality of the copper wire connection, and signal interference.

Be Broadband benefits

Be users can manage their accounts online - allowing them to make changes to their accounts as well as letting them access a whole range of added extras, including tips on making the most of their broadband connection.

Be customers also have the option to “customise” their broadband connections, optimising them for speed, reliability, gaming or just general web browsing.

Customers who don’t want to commit to a long contract can choose to pay a higher fee each month in exchange for only having to give three months notice when they want to cancel their contract. Otherwise a 12 month contract applies.

Be Broadband awards & accreditations

Which? Broadband awards 2009 - highly recommended
ISPreview - Editor’s Pick 2009
Which? Best Buy Winner 2008 - Best Broadband Only Deal
PC Advisor awards 2008 - Best Broadband Only Deal

Our Expert’s verdict

Michael Phillips, BroadbandChoices.co.uk product director, said: “Be’s reliable broadband connections are a great choice for broadband users no matter what their needs, though with its generous fair usage policy and customisable broadband it is particularly suited to gamers and heavy downloders.”