Broadband News

October 2008 - November 2008

Broadband News Archive

Virgin Media boosts its ADSL broadband (19-11-08)

Virgin Media has announced a new 16Mb product for customers on its National broadband ADSL services.
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Ten spam messages a day (18-11-08)

Ten spam messages a day (18-11-08)

The average Brit receives almost 400 spam email and text messages a month according to new research.
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O2 defies broadband slowdown (17-11-08)

Despite the broadband slowdown, O2 has managed to add more than 70,000 new customers over the last three months.
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Two months free with Virgin Media this Christmas  (14-11-08)

Two months free with Virgin Media this Christmas (14-11-08)

Cable provider Virgin Media is offering new customers two months free TV, home phone and broadband this Christmas.
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Broadband boosts from TalkTalk (13-11-08)

TalkTalk has announced a new flexible broadband package to be launched next week.
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Easynet trials 40Mb copper wire broadband (12-11-08)

Easynet trials 40Mb copper wire broadband (12-11-08)

Broadband provider Easynet Connect has announced that it will begin offering speeds of up to 40Mb over existing copper wire networks.
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Support is most important for small businesses (11-11-08)

More than 70 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SME's) would switch to a new provider if their connection became unreliable, according to new research.
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Next generation broadband could be a ‘patchwork’ of networks (10-11-08)

Next generation broadband could be a ‘patchwork’ of networks (10-11-08)

The next generation of broadband networks will be vastly different to the one we currently have according to Francesco Caio, one of the chief Government advisors on super fast broadband.
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Free Eee PC with Orange mobile broadband (07-11-08)

Orange customers can now get a special edition Asus Eee laptop at no extra cost when they sign up to the ISP’s mobile broadband service.
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Be scores on customer satisfaction (06-11-08)

Be scores on customer satisfaction (06-11-08)

Be Broadband recently achieved more than 85 per cent customer satisfaction in a Which? consumer survey.
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Vodafone cuts mobile broadband prices (05-11-08)

Vodafone has reduced the cost of its mobile broadband packages to mark the launch of its new USB Stick Pro modem.
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New business mobile broadband packages from 3 (04-11-08)

New business mobile broadband packages from 3 (04-11-08)

Mobile broadband operator 3 has launched a new range of packages for small business users.
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Mobile broadband from only £5 (03-11-08)

Virgin Media is offering new and existing customers access to its mobile broadband services for just £5 a month.
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O2 revamps mobile broadband packages (31-10-08)

O2 revamps mobile broadband packages (31-10-08)

O2 has refreshed its mobile broadband packages following research showing that one in ten mobile broadband customers feels that they have been mis-sold on their contract.
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Free laptop boom ahead of Christmas (30-10-08)

Sales of “free laptop” broadband packages have seen a massive boost ahead of a credit crunch Christmas.
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T-Mobile rated top for mobile broadband (29-10-08)

T-Mobile rated top for mobile broadband (29-10-08)

Independent testing has ranked T-Mobile as the fastest mobile broadband provider in the UK.
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Namesco launches £1 broadband (28-10-08)

Broadband provider Namesco is offering its Gold Broadband for just £1 a month in support of National Get Online Day.
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UK broadband hit by the recession (27-10-08)

UK broadband hit by the recession (27-10-08)

Broadband Britain has finally felt the effects of the recession with the number of new lines falling 20 per cent below expectations, said analysts Point Topic.
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Free Orange broadband for businesses (24-10-08)

Small businesses can now get “free broadband” from Orange when they sign up to its Solo mobile phone plan.
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Free wireless router with Plusnet (23-10-08)

Free wireless router with Plusnet (23-10-08)

Customers signing up to Plusnet by 1 November will now receive a free wireless router.
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Customers still confused about ‘unlimited’ broadband (23-10-08)

A million “unlimited” broadband users have exceeded their limit or come close to doing so in the past year alone, according to new research.
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‘Broadband for all’ details released (22-10-08)

‘Broadband for all’ details released (22-10-08)

The first 20,000 families to benefit from the Government’s £300 million plan to get low-income families online have been earmarked.
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BBC iPlayer joins Sky Broadband TV (21-10-08)

The BBC has teamed up with Sky to offer its free iPlayer programmes via Sky’s own broadband television service.
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‘Free mobile broadband for BT Business customers (20-10-08)

Free mobile broadband for BT Business customers (20-10-08)

BT is offering free mobile broadband to new business customers signing up for 24 months.
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3 sweeps up at mobile broadband awards (17-10-08)

Mobile broadband provider 3 has won a host of accolades, including the title of Best Overall Provider, at a recent mobile broadband awards ceremony.
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