Broadband News

August 2008

(29-08-08) - Be launches online speed estimator - Super-fast broadband provider Be Broadband has launched its own online speed tester, in a bid to improve transparency.

(28-08-08) - Second time lucky for Orange free broadband - Mobile phone giant Orange has relaunched its ‘free broadband’ offer to any new customers signing up to one of its mobile phone contracts worth at least £30 a month.

(27-08-08) - UK broadband continues to grow - This year 16.4 million households had internet access, representing 56 per cent of homes - an increase of 1.2 million on 2007.

(22-08-08) - Customer service quality - an Ofcom review - Ofcom has announced a review of its existing, but little known, scheme to assess the quality of telecoms providers’ customer service.

(21-08-08) - Orange broadband TV trials go national - Orange has reportedly taken trials of its much-delayed broadband TV service national, and a launch date is expected soon.

(20-08-08) - O2 wins fastest broadband award - O2, a relative newcomer to the broadband market, has won two awards for the Fastest Broadband and highest Customer Satisfaction.

(19-08-08) - Mobile broadband threatens landline internet - One in eight mobile broadband users have replaced their fixed-line connection with a dongle, or chosen mobile broadband from the start, according to new research.

(18-08-08) - Free laptop with Orange mobile broadband - Orange has become the latest ISP to offer a free laptop to new mobile broadband customers.

(14-08-08) - Communications costs fall - We spent, on average, seven hours and nine minutes watching TV, on the phone, using the internet or other services, every day last year according to Ofcom’s annual report.

(13-08-08) - Bundles still cheaper than standalone broadband - Bundling your broadband with other services is still cheaper than taking broadband on its own according to new, global figures.

(12-08-08) - 3 to double speeds this summer - In a bid to increase its slice of the mobile broadband market, 3 has revealed that it will be increasing network speeds by the end of the summer.

(11-08-08) - T-Mobile launches free laptop offer - Mobile phone giant T-Mobile is giving away free laptops to customers signing up to its mobile broadband service.

(08-08-08) - Promo deals keep consumers on expensive tariffs - Promotional deals and introductory offers can play a major role for consumers when choosing a new broadband package, according to a recent survey.

(07-08-08) - Verbal agreements ‘not enough’ to protect children online - Research from BroadbandChoices.co.uk has shown that 84 per cent of parents rely on a verbal agreement to ensure their children stay safe online.

(06-08-08) - Brits sticking with broadband to beat credit crunch - More than 9 out of 10 internet users see their broadband connection as an essential rather than a luxury, with very few considering ditching their broadband in order to cut back on bills.

(05-08-08) - Be Broadband launches its 888 promotion - Be Broadband has announced that customers will now be able to get its Be Value package at a reduced price for the remainder of 2008.

(04-08-08) - Three ISPs responsible for 65 per cent of illegal downloads - Just three of the UK’s biggest broadband providers are responsible for 65 per cent of illegal peer-to-peer downloads, according to new research.

(01-08-08) - Free home broadband from O2 - O2 today became the first provider to offer a combined home and mobile broadband package; the Complete Broadband Experience.

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