Broadband News
August 10
Broadband news archive
Half of consumers experience switching problems (31-08-10)
Nearly half of broadband customers said that they had encountered problems switching provider, according to consumer watchdog Which?
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9m Brits still not online (27-08-10)
More than 9 million adults have never used the internet despite the rapid rise in the number of Brits logging on.
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Faster broadband may not mean more online TV time (27-08-10)
More than half of Brits would not watch more online television if they had faster, more reliable internet connections, new research has revealed.
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PC Pro reveals 2010 award finalists (26-08-10)
Tech magazine PC Pro has announced the finalist in its annual Reliability & Service Awards.
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30-days free mobile broadband from T-Mobile (25-08-10)
New T-Mobile broadband pay-as-you-go customers can get 30-days free browsing when they first top-up.
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Digital divide between Wales and UK narrows (24-08-10)
Welsh consumers are helping to close the digital divide as they “embrace communications services and become increasingly tech-savvy”, Ofcom has revealed.
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Cut price BT Infinity and home phone bundles (23-08-10)
BT has cut the cost of its fibre optic broadband packages for customers who also take its anytime calls package.
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Half of consumers miss out on money-saving bundles (19-08-10)
Only 53% of broadband customers with a landline, internet connection and digital TV take advantage of the savings offered by bundles, Ofcom has revealed.
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Six months free TalkTalk Essentials broadband (18-08-10)
Cheap internet provider TalkTalk broadband is offering new customers a massive six months free broadband when they sign up to its Essentials package.
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Which? names UK’s best broadband providers (17-08-10)
Zen Internet, O2 and BE have been named as the UK’s top broadband providers by consumer watchdog Which?
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BT offers free Vision+ box to new subscribers (17-08-10)
Got BT broadband? Sign-up online for BT’s TV service, BT Vision, before the end of the year and get a free Vision+ set-top box.
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Vodafone launches mobile wi-fi dongle (17-08-10)
Vodafone has introduced a new mobile wi-fi dongle that allows you to connect up to five different devices to your mobile broadband at one time.
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Virgin Media launches anti-malware campaign (16-08-10)
Nearly a quarter of customers calling Virgin Media’s technical support line have a PC infected with Malware, the cable broadband provider has revealed.
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Sky offers triple-play sports deal for £39 a month (16-08-10)
Footie fans can now get a digital TV package with Sky Sports for £39 a month from the satellite TV giant, with free broadband and evening and weekend calls.
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Cheapest mobile broadband laptop deal from Three (13-08-10)
Three mobile broadband is offering two new laptop deals for new customers, starting at just £17.50 a month - the cheapest in the country.
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High speed broadband comes to ‘final third’ village (13-08-10)
The small village of Birch Green, Hertfordshire, can now receive broadband speeds of up to 40Mb, thanks to a new network from Vtesse Broadband.
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Wi-fi usage up 350% as campers go glam (13-08-10)
Increasing numbers of Brits are going online as they holiday in camp sites and holiday parks up and down the country, according to new research.
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BT to upgrade 199 new exchanges to 20Mb broadband (12-08-10)
BT broadband’s next round of upgrades will bring speeds of up to 20Mb to 18 million homes and businesses by spring 2011.
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Superfast broadband goes live in Fife (10-08-10)
Homes and businesses in Dalgety Bay have become some of the first in the UK to connect to BT’s superfast network.
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O2 reaches 700,000 broadband customer milestone (10-08-10)
Award-winning provider O2 broadband has increased its broadband customer base by an impressive 42% since last year.
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BE broadband promises ‘cheaper than BT’ landline service (09-08-10)
Looking to save money on your landline bills? Consider switching to broadband provider BE, which promises to offer calls and line rental deals for less than BT.
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TalkTalk hikes line rental and call costs (09-08-10)
TalkTalk is following in the steps of rival provider BT and hiking its line rental and daytime call costs this autumn.
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Zen Internet launches competitive home phone bundles (09-08-10)
Best Buy broadband provider Zen Internet has launched two new home phone packages to complement its award-winning broadband.
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Three months free Orange Home Max broadband (06-08-10)
Orange broadband is offering customers three months free connection to its Home Max package.
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New mobile broadband laptops from 3 (05-08-10)
New customers signing up to one of 3 mobile broadband’s “free laptop” deals can now get themselves one of two new Samsung laptops or even a Sony Vaio.
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20Mb speed boost for Plusnet Value customers (04-08-10)
Value customers signed up to Plusnet broadband can now enjoy speeds of up to 20Mb at no extra charge.
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Average broadband speeds hit all time high (03-08-10)
Although the gap between advertised speeds and actual speeds has grown over the past year, average download speeds are actually at an all time high.
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O2 launches £5 a month mobile broadband (02-08-10)
O2 mobile broadband has launched a “market leading” deal, offering 500MB of data for just £5 a month.
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Three months free BT broadband (02-08-10)
BT broadband is offering its Broadband and Anytime Calls package free for three months - saving customers almost £50.
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