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Sky to offer TV via Xbox (29-05-09)
Sky has joined forces with Microsoft to bring live pay TV channels, on demand content and interactive sports available direct to Xbox games consoles.
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Free BT Business wireless router (28-05-09)
BT is offering all business broadband customers a free wireless router worth £59.99.
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Switching offers to tempt Tiscali customers (28-05-09)
Two new broadband offers have emerged to lure Tiscali customers away from the ISP, which was recently bought by TalkTalk.
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Three million Brits can’t get 2Mb broadband (27-05-09)
As many as three million Brits get less than 2Mb broadband speeds from their broadband connection, new data has shown.
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TalkTalk is offering cut-price land line installation (26-05-09)
TalkTalk is taking on BT by providing cut-price landline installation for home-movers.
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Dongle uptake surges by 500%, says Orange (22-05-09)
Brits are gorging on digital media and social networking sites, with the aid of mobile broadband dongles and internet on their phones.
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T-Mobile tops dongle survey (21-05-09)
T-Mobile has won more categories than any other mobile broadband provider in YouGov’s Dongle Tracker report.
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Ofcom speeds up complaints procedure (20-05-09)
If you’re getting nowhere in a dispute with your broadband provider, you can now call in an independent body to make a ruling on it, after eight weeks rather than the previous 12.
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Virgin Media expands its network (19-05-09)
Virgin Media intends to expand its network to potentially supply a further half a million homes and businesses.
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Vodafone offers free laptop with mobile broadband (18-05-09)
Vodafone has unleashed a new free laptop with mobile broadband offer, and is discounting the first three months of two of its mobile broadband price plans.
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BroadbandChoices.co.uk survey winners (05-09)
After an overwhelming 10,000 people filled in our customer satisfaction survey, we can now reveal the winners of the prize draw.
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Be Broadband offers all packages half-price for six-months (15-05-09)
Be Broadband and BroadbandChoices.co.uk have teamed up to offer new customers six-months half-price on all Be packages.
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BroadbandChoices.co.uk Customer Satisfaction Results (05-09)
O2 Broadband has come top of the pack in the latest BroadbandChoices.co.uk customer satisfaction survey.
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Virgin Media eases traffic management (14-05-09)
Virgin Media customers on its L and XL broadband packages can now download more data before their speed is throttled.
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Mobile broadband is ‘solution for universal broadband in UK’ (13-05-09)
Selling off more of the UK’s airwaves to mobile providers could provide near-total access to mobile broadband for the UK in the next five years, an adviser has recommended.
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Sky offers £50 switching bounty to Tiscali deserters (13-05-09)
Sky TV is wooing existing Tiscali customers with a £50 credit to switch, and a free Sky+ box.
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Don’t overlook broadband’ when it comes to household savings (13-05-09)
Want to cut your household costs? Then switching broadband is a good place to start, according to research from BroadbandChoices.co.uk
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TalkTalk tempts new customers with free connection (12-05-09)
TalkTalk comes with free connection - worth £29.99 - until May 31 for all new broadband customers.
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Plusnet increases line rental charge (11-05-09)
Broadband and home phone provider Plusnet is the latest telecoms provider to increase its monthly line rental charge. From today, the charge has gone up from £9.75 to £10.95.
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Be extends free broadband offer (11-05-09)
New customers now have until the end of May to claim three months' free broadband from Be when they take out a 12-month contract.
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TalkTalk buys Tiscali in the UK (08-05-09)
TalkTalk’s £236million purchase of Tiscali’s UK arm makes it Britain’s largest home broadband company.
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Average broadband speeds pass 4Mb mark (08-05-09)
The UK’s average broadband speed has broken the 4Mb barrier for the first time, according to new data.
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Technology helps bring families together (07-05-09)
Rather than dividing generations, technology can actually help to bring families together, according to new research.
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Virgin Media trials 200Mb broadband (06-05-09)
Virgin Media has begun trials of a new 200Mb broadband service - faster than Japan and the US.
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Vodafone launches ‘all you can use’ business mobile broadband (06-05-09)
Vodafone has launched a new business mobile broadband package offering customers "all they can use".
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Virgin Media adds 47,000 new broadband customers (05-05-09)
Cable provider Virgin Media continued to grow, adding 47,300 new broadband customers according to its latest financial results.
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BBC iPlayer HD comes to Virgin Media (04-05-09)
Virgin Media TV customers can now watch the BBC iPlayer in high definition on their television screens.
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Free local calls from TalkTalk could save BT customers £448 million (01-05-09)
TalkTalk has today introduced free local calls for all customers, while 11.8 million BT customers still pay for them.
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Satellite broadband to offer 2Mb in ‘slowband’ areas (01-05-09)
A new satellite broadband service claims to have the key to making Lord Carter’s vision of universal broadband a reality.
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Virgin Media sends Brits back to ‘Broadband School’ (29-04-09)
Many people are still puzzled by basic broadband jargon and confused about topics such as security and speed, new research has found.
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BT launches cheapest home and mobile broadband package (28-04-09)
BT has launched a new home and mobile broadband bundle, making it the cheapest combined package on the market.
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TalkTalk spring sale (27-04-09)
TalkTalk is offering all new customers three month’s free broadband with no connection fee until the end of April.
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12 months free line rental with Sky HD (24-04-09)
Sky is offering all new customers the chance to save up to £150 on their line rental when they sign up to the Sky HD service.
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Europe slashes mobile broadband roaming costs (23-04-09)
The European Parliament has voted to cap the amount that mobile broadband providers can charge customers who use the internet abroad.
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TalkTalk to split from Carphone Warehouse (22-04-09)
Announcing an increase of 74,000 customers, Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that its biggest ISP, TalkTalk is to split from the group.
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£50 off TalkTalk Broadband for Tiscali switchers (21-04-09)
TalkTalk is offering Tiscali customers £50 off their bill if they switch broadband.
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2Mb is too slow
More than half of people think that 2Mb is too slow a minimum download speed, according to new research.
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BBC iPlayer launches HD downloads (17-04-09)
The popular TV catch-up service the BBC iPlayer has added a number of new features, including High Definition content.
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Virgin Media teams up with Google (16-04-09)
Virgin Media has joined forces with Google Mail to bring enhanced email services to its four million broadband customers.
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Three months free BT broadband (15-04-09)
BT is offering three months free broadband to customers who bring their calls back to BT.
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The Apprentice causes record usage on the BBC iPlayer (14-04-09)
Reality TV show The Apprentice caused a record spike in BBC iPlayer traffic on Plusnet’s network as users catch up on missed shows.
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New mobile broadband offers from Orange (10-04-09)
Orange has launched a new range of mobile broadband packages, including new lower price 30 day plans.
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Save, share and print with Virgin Media (09-04-09)
Virgin Media has launched a new service offering free digital backups, storage and photo printing to broadband customers.
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Users unwilling to pay for superfast broadband (08-04-09)
Cash-strapped broadband users are unwilling to pay extra for superfast broadband services, according to research.
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Up to £30 off for BT customers (07-04-09)
New BT customers can save themselves up to £30 when they sign up to selected packages.
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Free local calls from TalkTalk (06-04-09)
All TalkTalk customers will benefit from free local calls at any time of day from 1 May, the provider has announced.
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LLU lines top 5.7 million (03-04-09)
The total number of local loop unbundled lines now stands at 5.75 million according to the latest figures.
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Three months free on Be’s new 12 month contracts (02-04-09)
Be has introduced new 12 month contracts on its packages, offering new customers three months free broadband when they sign up.
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Three months free O2 broadband (01-04-09)
Award-winning broadband provider O2 is offering three months free broadband to new customers.
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Mobile broadband signal picked up on moon (1-04-09)
A mobile broadband signal has been picked up on the moon, according to scientists collecting rock samples on Solar Oplif research space station.
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