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AOL Broadband Packages

AOL Broadband Packages

Latest AOL (www.aolbroadband.co.uk) Wireless Broadband deals including Wireless Broadband Flexi and Wireless Plus Broadband + Free Laptop


AOL Broadband Packages


SupplierPackage detailsSpeed (up to)1st year costMonthly chargeDownload limitGo
AOL Wireless + Unlimited Calls 8Mb£131.88£4.9910GB
AOL Wireless + Evening & Weekends 8Mb£104.88£4.9910GB
AOL Wireless 8Mb£149.88£4.9910GB
AOL Wireless Plus - Free Laptop + Talk Pay As You Go 8Mb£254.87£19.9940GB
AOL Wireless Plus - Free Laptop + Talk Evenings and Weekends 8Mb£284.87£22.4940GB
AOL Wireless Plus - Free Laptop + Talk Unlimited 8Mb£314.87£24.9940GB

AOL Wireless Broadband's 3 distinct packages:


  • AOL Wireless – starting at £4.99 for the first 3 months (£14.99 thereafter) + free router worth £50
  • AOL Wireless Plus – includes a Free HP laptop for customers signing up to the two-year contract + free router worth £50
  • AOL Wireless Flexi– a wireless broadband that you can cancel at anytime + free router worth £50

All packages get up to 8Mb connection as well as access to AOL’s “pay-as-you-go” Talk package.

The HP laptop (part of the Wireless Plus package) comes with Microsoft Vista Home Basic Edition, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Intel Celeron Processor and a DVD writer.

Standard security features

With AOL broadband, customers are given a range of security features to enable safety and security online (Find out more about Internet security). These include:

  • McAfee® Personal Firewall Plus: this helps keep your computer and home network safe from hackers and viruses. (Read our guide to Firewalls)
  • Email Anti-virus scanning: the AOL service automatically scans all incoming emails and attachments for viruses and other infections
  • Spam controls: AOL's advanced spam filter blocks known junk email. (Read our guide to Spam protection)
  • Parental control and AOL Guardian: AOL Broadband helps you monitor and control your children's use of the Internet. You can set the parental controls to offer a different level of security for each member of the family, allowing your children more freedom to roam the internet as they grow older. (Read our guide to Protecting your children online)
  • AOL Computer Check-up: Monitors and corrects a variety of AOL-related and general computer-related problems to help improve the performance of your system. AOL also regularly checks your security settings to ensure that they’re up to date

Background


AOL (www.aolbroadband.co.uk) is a leading ISP in the UK, specialising in offering home broadband packages that are great for the family with good security and parental controls. AOL is one of the UK’s most family-friendly ISPs, offering parental control software as well as anti-virus measures and a free wireless router. AOL is working hard to expand its local loop unbundled (LLU) network so that it can offer even cheaper broadband to more of its customers.

Give them a call – You can switch to AOL online or give them a call on 0800 049 4404.

 
 

 
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Page Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Sep-08