Broadband News & Reviews

Is TalkTalk Broadband Any Good?

TalkTalk's broadband prices are amongst the lowest on the broadband circuit but is TalkTalk broadband any good? Helen Storey finds out.

Is TalkTalk Broadband Any Good? Find out here »

Sky Sports: get it Cheaper

Wondering how to get Sky Sports cheap? Wonder no longer as our guide to Sports without Sky checks out the options from Virgin Media, BT Vision and Top Up TV.

Find out where to get Sky Sports cheapest here »

Is Plusnet Any Good?

They offer some of the UK's cheapest broadband deals but is Plusnet any good? We review prices, download limits and customer service.

Find out if Plusnet is any good here »

Is Sky HD Worth It?

TV in high definition from Sky has been getting great reviews but is it worth shelling out for? We review the options.

Is Sky HD worth it? Find out here »

Is Virgin Broadband Any Good?

Is Virgin broadband any good?

We take a look at the truth behind three ASA-disapproved adverts from the UK's brashest broadband provider.

Is Virgin broadband any good? Find out here »

Is Sky Broadband Any Good?

You’ve seen their flashy adverts and received their countless door-drop flyers but is Sky broadband any good? We root around and find an answer.

Is Sky broadband any good? Find out here »

Sky vs. Virgin Media

Sky or Virgin? It's a tough decision.

The juggernauts of TV and broadband battle it out bundle-to-bundle.

Who won? Sky or Virgin? Find out here »

O2 Mobile Broadband Review

In our ongoing quest to bring you the best in broadband we've been testing mobile broadband modems.

Our review of O2 mobile broadband checks out the speed, performance and usability of the service.

Find out how we rated O2 mobile broadband »

UK's Fastest Broadband Provider

How do you know you'll get the speed you're paying for when you sign up to one of the UK's fastest broadband packages? We investigate to help you finally find those elusive extra megabits per second, and who offers the UK's best fast broadband

See who's offering the fastest broadband in your area »

Is Post Office Broadband Any Good?

They’ve always been good at selling stamps, but now with their two new broadband packages, we were wondering if the Post Office Broadband is any good? We took a closer look.

Find out how the Post Office broadband shaped up »

O2 or Be Broadband?

With such a similar broadband offering and package line-up, it's a difficult decision to choose between two of the UK's favourite broadband providers - let alone when they're effectively offering the same deal.

So, O2 broadband or BE broadband, who's it going to be?

Find out who we picked: O2 or Be Broadband »

Almost Half Have Trouble Switching Broadband

A survey carried out by Which? has discovered there has been a slight rise in consumers who find switching broadband providers difficult.

T-Mobile Launches UK's Cheapest PAYG Modem

Broadband on the go just got a little cheaper with T-mobile's modem. At just £8.99 it's more than 50% cheaper than its nearest competitor.

ASA Bans BT ad but Fails to Crackdown on Speeds

The ASA has ruled that a BT advert misled consumers after it claimed that up to 20Mb speeds meant consistently faster broadband.

BT Launch Latest Fibre Broadband Deal

BT go up against Virgin with the launching of their first fibre optic broadband and calls deal.

Demon Launch Devilish New Gaming Broadband

Low latency, traffic prioritisation and unlimited downloads off-peak: it's the new gaming broadband deal from Demon.

Vaizey Refuses Tax Relief for Superfast Broadband

The government's u-turn on the 'fibre tax' has left small network investors fuming and prompted accusations that it is sabotaging its own plans for superfast broadband.

The UK's Best and Worst Broadband Providers

Which? Magazine surveyed 10,000 members to discover the UK's best (and worst) broadband providers.

TalkTalk Follows BT With Line Rental Increase

TalkTalk has become the first provider to follow BT and increase the cost of its line rental.

Broadband Users Flock to O2

Figures recently released by O2 show that the mobile phone provider is seeing a rise in the number of customers signing up for its broadband.

Cheap Broadband Still AWOL in Hull

Cheaper broadband may well be coming to Hull but it's not the news many have been longing for.

Be and Zen Unveil New Landline Pricing

A new slew of cheaper than BT phone deals have been launched courtesy of Be broadband and Zen internet.

BT Infinity Dismissed in an Instant

The ASA have been tut-tutting another broadband advert. This time BT Infinity's claim to offer 'instant' internet has been crushed under their hefty gavel.

UK Broadband is 27th Fastest Worldwide

The latest state of the internet report indicates that the UK has the 27th fastest broadband speeds worldwide, slower than Lativa and Romania.

O2 Launch Budget Mobile Broadband Deal

O2 have launched a £5 a month mobile broadband deal - the UK's cheapest short contract.

Broadband Speeds Rise but not as Advertised

Virgin Media offer the UK's fastest broadband according to an OFCOM report but other providers are failing to live up to their promises.

TalkTalk Follows Users Around the net

TalkTalk has created a storm of discussion after admitting following its customers around the web to develop a new anti-malware tool.

BT Crack Down on Copper Thieves

BT are to employ new methods to deter copper thieves from damaging their broadband network.

Virgin Media Names Itself 'Home of HD'

Virgin Media has added Sky Sports and Sky Movies to its HD channel line up as well as Film4HD - can it beat HD rival Sky?

Three Top YouGov Mobile Broadband Poll

Three came top in ten out of twelve categories in a YouGov poll to find the UK's best mobile broadband provider.

BT Line Rental Costs to Rise

The cost of BT line rental will increase in October making broadband more pricey for millions.

ISPA Reports Broadband Complaints Drop

Complaints received by the Internet Service Providers Association have fallen in the last 18 months. Are providers becoming better at resolving complaints?

Villagers win Fight for Rural Broadband

Rural broadband campaigners score a victory in Iwade as BT agrees to fund superfast broadband to every premise in the village.

Everyone Online by 2015 Says Martha's Manifesto

Everyone of working age should be online by 2015, according to the government's digital champion.

Report Highlights Serious Mobile Broadband Issues

A recent YouGov report shows that nearly two thirds of mobile broadband users have issues with their service.

Be Broadband Launches Landline Preview

Be Broadband announces a landline phone service will be added to its already popular broadband packages from September.

BT Fibre Cabinets Prompt Brighton Backlash

Brighton conservation groups are objecting to BT's plans to install fibre cabinets in the town.

World Cup Latest: England Outplayed by Broadband

They think it's all over... well it is for England but broadband lives on to fight another day. Neil Hawkins looks at the stats to see how we did.

BT Vision Sets Sights on Sky Sports

From August, BT Vision customers will be able to get their hands on Sky Sports channels.

Chancellor Cuts Broadband Tax Scheme

The incoming government have restated their commitment to providing a universal 2Mb broadband service but say its up to the private sector to sort it out. (With a little help).

What is Superfast? Politicians are Hazy

Communications minister Ed Vaizey fails to offer a definitive answer to what superfast broadband actually is.

More WiFi With BT Broadband Deals

BT total broadband customers will be able to get online on the go with unlimited free WiFi at Fon and Openzone hotspots.

Leave Your Broadband for Less: new OFCOM Ruling

Under new OFCOM rules the cost of leaving your broadband deal will be slashed by up to 85%.

48% Don't Know Their Broadband Download Limit

Millions of broadband users risk being cut off because they don't know what their download limit or fair use policy is.

Plusnet for Less with New Offer

Sign up online with this offer code and get Plusnet broadband from just £4.99 a month for a year.

BT Offer Talk + Surf Plus for Less

BT have cut the price of their Talk + Surf deal but how does it measure up?

Sky buys Virgin TV: who will benefit the most?

Sky has confirmed that it has bought the TV arm of Virgin Media for £160 million. What will it mean for customers?

Broadband Providers React to OFCOM's new Guidelines

Broadband providers react to new rules to tackle illegal downloaders.

London to Become a Wi-Fi hotspot for 2012

Plans have been made to create a WiFi hotspot to cover London in time for the 2012 Olympics.

Virgin Media Accused of Blocking Websites

Virgin have put the fact that some customers couldn't access certain file storage sites down to a technical glitch, quashing rumours that the company had blocked access to the sites.

BT Give Super-fast Broadband the Green Light

BT is set to expand its super-fast broadband network, sinking an extra £1.5bn into the scheme to supply a third of UK households by 2012.

O2 Launch Home Phone (and Be Aren't Far Behind)

O2 launched their long-awaited home phone service this week and Be broadband will follow in six months.

38,000 New Households Join Virgin Media

Virgin Media has added even more subscribers to its broadband service in the first months of this year.

ISPs Fail to Follow UK Broadband Speed Code

OFCOM research has revealed that most UK broadband providers are still failing to give new customers accurate information on speeds.

Orange Outsource Broadband to BT

Orange hope that handing the keys to their network over to BT will give them a chance to change their poor reputation amongst consumers.

TalkTalk and O2 Speak Out Against Digital Economy Bill

Talk Talk and O2 broadband are the first ISPs to speak out against the Digital Economy bill which threatens to disconnect illegal downloaders.

Broadband Information Still Not up to Speed OFCOM tells ISPs

Mystery shopper reports carried out by Ofcom have shown that some providers are not sticking to its current code of practice.

O2 Put New Home Phone Service on Hold

Plans for O2 broadband's long-awaited home phone service have stalled reports Emily Gorton.

Sky and Virgin Race to HD TV

Sky's plans to expand its HD line up to nearly 50 channels has put it streets ahead of its nearest competitor Virgin Media.

70% Will Have Super-fast Broadband by 2017

Government intervention will only increase access to fibre broadband by 20%, according to a new report.

Government Plans to Reduce the Digital Divide

12.5 million people in the UK live without internet access and the government wants to slash this figure by 60 per cent, James McConnell reports.

Roam Europe Without Paying the Earth

Cheaper mobile broadband in the Europe will soon be a reality thanks to new bundles from Orange, Virgin and T-mobile reports Justin Schamotta.

Advice Needed on Broadband Tax, says Panel

Millions of Brits on low incomes could be exempt from the 50p broadband tax reports David Swan.

BT Hit One Million Wi-fi Hotspots... or do they?

BT wireless broadband has been extended to over a million hotspots. Neil Hawkins explains the success of the Home Hub as a public Wi-Fi access point.

Tories Propose Super-fast Broadband by 2017

The BBC will fund new superfast broadband access if the Conservatives get their way reports David Swan.

Broadband News Roundup (29th Jan 10)

In the roundup this week: possible pirates, why 75% of unlimited broadband customers could be paying too much and new deals for winter from BT.

Clash of the Super-fast as BT Launch Infinity Broadband

Will BT Infinity be the best super-fast broadband in the UK? Neil Hawkins reports on the launch of the newest broadband packages.

Broadband News Roundup (22nd Jan 10)

Neil Hawkins brings us the gory details on Virgin Media's plans to inspect all traffic travelling on its networks as well as the news that O2 Broadband will soon launch a home phone service..

Mobile Broadband Subscribers to Double

Mobile broadband will double in popularity over the next year as a result of better technology and competitive pricing, Helen Storey reports.

Broadband News Roundup (15th Jan 10)

The return of free broadband and free laptops got Neil Hawkins very excited this week. He also looked at TalkTalk's latest offer as well as mobile broadband prices cuts from Orange and O2.

Broadband News Roundup (7th Jan 10)

Neil Hawkins looks at the past week in broadband news. There's a story about why Bono should stick to what he knows best, whatever that is, as well as news on BT Vision.

Tiscali Customers Should Switch to Avoid Price Rise

Some Tiscali broadband users face switching to TalkTalk or paying a higher monthly bill thanks to the takeover of the company. Neil Hawkins reports.