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November 10

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Virgin Media offers £50 to new customers

Virgin Media extends £50 credit offer when you take broadband (30-11-10)

You have got until 12 December to get free connection and a £50 credit when you take home phone, broadband and TV with Virgin Media.

Get BT’s fibre broadband with new 5Mb speed deal (29-11-10)

Rural households may still be able to get superfast broadband as BT plans to offer its fibre broadband via a second speed point of 5Mb, for those that can’t get 15Mb.

Orange offers cheap £199 iPad (29-11-10)

Get an iPad for an upfront cost of just £199 as Orange unveils its new 24-month iPad contracts, which include 3G access.

Three joins rush to offer cheaper iPad (25-11-10)

Soon you’ll be able to take your pick of iPad deals which will let you spread the cost with an internet contract, as Three steps up.

Poor broadband is ruining economy, say businesses (24-11-10)

Broadband providers are failing to make new working practices, such as video-conferencing and remote access a reality for business, says a new survey from BE broadband.

Superfast Infinity broadband heading to eight Cornish towns (23-11-10)

BT’s Cornish superfast broadband project is on track to hit the first eight areas before the end of March.

Orange helps you spread the cost of an iPad (22-11-10)

You’ll be able to buy an iPad with a 3G sim card contract from Orange in coming weeks.

Virgin Media declares war on rivals’ broadband speed claims (19-11-10)

Virgin Media is urging consumers to shop broadband providers to the advertising authorities over their speed claims.

BT entices new phone customers with free wine (19-11-10)

Thinking of joining BT? Switch back to the home phone and broadband giant before 17 December and net yourself six bottles of fine wine or a £50 wine voucher.

BT reveals superfast Infinity broadband contenders (19-11-10)

Who’s leading the race to get superfast BT Infinity broadband across their town or village?

Consumers warned over fake anti virus software (19-11-10)

A quarter of Brits have been targeted by a scam trying to get them to download fake anti virus software, experts have warned.

Get £10 landline installation with Sky (18-11-10)

Need a new phone line? Whether you’ve just moved house or simply fancy switching to save yourself some cash, Sky is now offering landline installation and reconnections for just £10.

40% continue to shun the internet (18-11-10)

More than 19 million households now have access to the internet, but there are still digital inequalities, new figures show.

Superfast 4G mobile broadband on way (17-11-10)

Consumers will be able to download videos and pictures much faster with next-generation 4G mobile broadband by 2014, says regulator Ofcom.

BE boosts broadband speeds with line bonding (17-11-10)

BE broadband is now offering speeds of up to 44Mb to new customers using line bonding technology.

Three for free from TalkTalk broadband (16-11-10)

Cheap internet provider TalkTalk broadband is offering new customers three free services when they sign-up.

Virgin Media averages 9.3Mb download speed (15-11-10)

Cable broadband provider Virgin Media has topped the broadband speeds charts again with an average download speed of 9.3Mb.

Digital Economy Act set for judicial review (12-11-10)

Internet giants TalkTalk and BT have been granted a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act.

£50 credit with Virgin Media bundles (11-11-10)

New Virgin Media customers can now get a £50 bill credit when they sign-up by 22 November.

4,000 a week sign-up to BT Infinity fibre optic broadband (11-11-10)

More than 4,000 people are ordering BT’s superfast fibre broadband every week, the provider has revealed.

BBC iPlayer to be made available worldwide (10-11-10)

Brits living abroad or on holiday may soon be able to catch-up on missed episodes of EastEnders and Doctor Who, as the BBC iPlayer plans to go global.

White space technology could boost rural broadband (10-11-10)

Plans to utilise radio waves using “white space technology” could help improve broadband services in rural areas, according to Ofcom.

BT reaches record number of wi-fi hotspots (09-11-10)

BT broadband now has two million broadband hotspots across the country, cementing its position as the UK’s biggest wi-fi provider.

Consumers pay out £4m on tech support lines (08-11-10)

There has been a 25% rise in the number of calls to broadband helplines - but two million consumers are still unhappy with their customer support.

Three months free on all Plusnet broadband packages (05-11-10)

New customers signing up to Yorkshire internet provider Plusnet broadband can save almost £50 with three months free connection.

£530m ‘not enough’ for superfast broadband network (05-11-10)

The government’s budget for rural superfast broadband is “not nearly enough” analysts have warned.

T-Mobile launches Wireless Pointer mobile wi-fi (04-11-10)

T-Mobile broadband has revealed a new dongle designed to help customers get the best signal.

Orange launches mobile wi-fi device (03-11-10)

Orange mobile broadband has launched a mobile wi-fi dongle that allows customers to connect up to five devices at once.

£5 monthly mobile broadband discount for Orange customers (03-11-10)

Orange mobile broadband has revamped its mobile broadband packages, introducing new discounts for existing customers.

TalkTalk warned over charges for cancelled services (02-11-10)

TalkTalk broadband could face a fine if it doesn’t stop charging customers for cancelled services, Ofcom has warned.

New business broadband deals from BT (01-11-10)

New customers signing up to BT business broadband can now get online for as little as £11 a month.

Six months half price broadband from Virgin Media (01-11-10)

Superfast cable broadband provider Virgin Media is offering six months half price connection on selected bundles.

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