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Broadband News & ReviewsDedicated broadband news & broadband reviews...Broadband NewsBroadband news & the latest updates...We Review...Exclusive broadband reviews... go on take a peak!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. 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. 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. 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 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 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. Sky vs. Virgin Media
Sky or Virgin? It's a tough decision. The juggernauts of TV and broadband battle it out bundle-to-bundle. 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. 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 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. 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?
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Almost Half Have Trouble Switching BroadbandA survey carried out by Which? has discovered there has been a slight rise in consumers who find switching broadband providers difficult.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
T-Mobile Launches UK's Cheapest PAYG ModemBroadband 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.
Friday, 27 August 2010
ASA Bans BT ad but Fails to Crackdown on SpeedsThe ASA has ruled that a BT advert misled consumers after it claimed that up to 20Mb speeds meant consistently faster broadband.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
BT Launch Latest Fibre Broadband DealBT go up against Virgin with the launching of their first fibre optic broadband and calls deal.
Monday, 23 August 2010
Demon Launch Devilish New Gaming BroadbandLow latency, traffic prioritisation and unlimited downloads off-peak: it's the new gaming broadband deal from Demon.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Vaizey Refuses Tax Relief for Superfast BroadbandThe 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.
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
The UK's Best and Worst Broadband ProvidersWhich? Magazine surveyed 10,000 members to discover the UK's best (and worst) broadband providers.
Monday, 16 August 2010
TalkTalk Follows BT With Line Rental IncreaseTalkTalk has become the first provider to follow BT and increase the cost of its line rental.
Friday, 13 August 2010
Broadband Users Flock to O2Figures recently released by O2 show that the mobile phone provider is seeing a rise in the number of customers signing up for its broadband.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Cheap Broadband Still AWOL in HullCheaper broadband may well be coming to Hull but it's not the news many have been longing for.
Monday, 9 August 2010
Be and Zen Unveil New Landline PricingA new slew of cheaper than BT phone deals have been launched courtesy of Be broadband and Zen internet.
Friday, 6 August 2010
BT Infinity Dismissed in an InstantThe 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.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
UK Broadband is 27th Fastest WorldwideThe latest state of the internet report indicates that the UK has the 27th fastest broadband speeds worldwide, slower than Lativa and Romania.
Monday, 2 August 2010
O2 Launch Budget Mobile Broadband DealO2 have launched a £5 a month mobile broadband deal - the UK's cheapest short contract.
Friday, 30 July 2010
Broadband Speeds Rise but not as AdvertisedVirgin Media offer the UK's fastest broadband according to an OFCOM report but other providers are failing to live up to their promises.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
TalkTalk Follows Users Around the netTalkTalk has created a storm of discussion after admitting following its customers around the web to develop a new anti-malware tool.
Monday, 26 July 2010
BT Crack Down on Copper ThievesBT are to employ new methods to deter copper thieves from damaging their broadband network.
Friday, 23 July 2010
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?
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Three Top YouGov Mobile Broadband PollThree came top in ten out of twelve categories in a YouGov poll to find the UK's best mobile broadband provider.
Monday, 19 July 2010
BT Line Rental Costs to RiseThe cost of BT line rental will increase in October making broadband more pricey for millions.
Friday, 16 July 2010
ISPA Reports Broadband Complaints DropComplaints received by the Internet Service Providers Association have fallen in the last 18 months. Are providers becoming better at resolving complaints?
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Villagers win Fight for Rural BroadbandRural broadband campaigners score a victory in Iwade as BT agrees to fund superfast broadband to every premise in the village.
Monday, 12 July 2010
Everyone Online by 2015 Says Martha's ManifestoEveryone of working age should be online by 2015, according to the government's digital champion.
Friday, 9 July 2010
Report Highlights Serious Mobile Broadband IssuesA recent YouGov report shows that nearly two thirds of mobile broadband users have issues with their service.
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Be Broadband Launches Landline PreviewBe Broadband announces a landline phone service will be added to its already popular broadband packages from September.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
BT Fibre Cabinets Prompt Brighton BacklashBrighton conservation groups are objecting to BT's plans to install fibre cabinets in the town.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
World Cup Latest: England Outplayed by BroadbandThey 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.
Monday, 28 June 2010
BT Vision Sets Sights on Sky SportsFrom August, BT Vision customers will be able to get their hands on Sky Sports channels.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Chancellor Cuts Broadband Tax SchemeThe 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).
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
What is Superfast? Politicians are HazyCommunications minister Ed Vaizey fails to offer a definitive answer to what superfast broadband actually is.
Monday, 21 June 2010
More WiFi With BT Broadband DealsBT total broadband customers will be able to get online on the go with unlimited free WiFi at Fon and Openzone hotspots.
Friday, 18 June 2010
Leave Your Broadband for Less: new OFCOM RulingUnder new OFCOM rules the cost of leaving your broadband deal will be slashed by up to 85%.
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
48% Don't Know Their Broadband Download LimitMillions of broadband users risk being cut off because they don't know what their download limit or fair use policy is.
Monday, 14 June 2010
Plusnet for Less with New OfferSign up online with this offer code and get Plusnet broadband from just £4.99 a month for a year.
Friday, 11 June 2010
BT Offer Talk + Surf Plus for LessBT have cut the price of their Talk + Surf deal but how does it measure up?
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
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?
Friday, 4 June 2010
Broadband Providers React to OFCOM's new GuidelinesBroadband providers react to new rules to tackle illegal downloaders.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
London to Become a Wi-Fi hotspot for 2012Plans have been made to create a WiFi hotspot to cover London in time for the 2012 Olympics.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Virgin Media Accused of Blocking WebsitesVirgin 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.
Monday, 17 May 2010
BT Give Super-fast Broadband the Green LightBT 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.
Friday, 7 May 2010
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.
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
38,000 New Households Join Virgin MediaVirgin Media has added even more subscribers to its broadband service in the first months of this year.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
ISPs Fail to Follow UK Broadband Speed CodeOFCOM research has revealed that most UK broadband providers are still failing to give new customers accurate information on speeds.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Orange Outsource Broadband to BTOrange hope that handing the keys to their network over to BT will give them a chance to change their poor reputation amongst consumers.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
TalkTalk and O2 Speak Out Against Digital Economy BillTalk Talk and O2 broadband are the first ISPs to speak out against the Digital Economy bill which threatens to disconnect illegal downloaders.
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Broadband Information Still Not up to Speed OFCOM tells ISPsMystery shopper reports carried out by Ofcom have shown that some providers are not sticking to its current code of practice.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
O2 Put New Home Phone Service on HoldPlans for O2 broadband's long-awaited home phone service have stalled reports Emily Gorton.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Sky and Virgin Race to HD TVSky's plans to expand its HD line up to nearly 50 channels has put it streets ahead of its nearest competitor Virgin Media.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
70% Will Have Super-fast Broadband by 2017Government intervention will only increase access to fibre broadband by 20%, according to a new report.
Friday, 5 March 2010
Government Plans to Reduce the Digital Divide12.5 million people in the UK live without internet access and the government wants to slash this figure by 60 per cent, James McConnell reports.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Roam Europe Without Paying the EarthCheaper mobile broadband in the Europe will soon be a reality thanks to new bundles from Orange, Virgin and T-mobile reports Justin Schamotta.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Advice Needed on Broadband Tax, says PanelMillions of Brits on low incomes could be exempt from the 50p broadband tax reports David Swan.
Friday, 12 February 2010
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.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Tories Propose Super-fast Broadband by 2017The BBC will fund new superfast broadband access if the Conservatives get their way reports David Swan.
Friday, 29 January 2010
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.
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Clash of the Super-fast as BT Launch Infinity BroadbandWill BT Infinity be the best super-fast broadband in the UK? Neil Hawkins reports on the launch of the newest broadband packages.
Friday, 22 January 2010
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..
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Mobile Broadband Subscribers to DoubleMobile broadband will double in popularity over the next year as a result of better technology and competitive pricing, Helen Storey reports.
Friday, 15 January 2010
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.
Friday, 8 January 2010
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.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Tiscali Customers Should Switch to Avoid Price RiseSome Tiscali broadband users face switching to TalkTalk or paying a higher monthly bill thanks to the takeover of the company. Neil Hawkins reports. Broadband News Archived » |