Be Pro Broadband

Review of Be Pro

STOP PRESS 1! Be has just slashed the cost of this package from £40 to £22!.

STOP PRESS 2! This package is also officially the UK's fastest broadband package.

FOR users who want a little more oomph, the 24Mb unlimited service Be Pro package is perfect.

Who wants to mess around with tardy 8Mb when you can be receiving movies, web pages and large downloads in record-breaking time?

Suited for home office

The Be Pro package is especially suited to home office or small business users (but home users will find it equally fantastic!), and worth noting is the static IP address available, as well as prioritised member support.

Best value high speed broadband

Price-wise, the Be Pro package used to be bit of a wallet-cruncher, but the recent price drop has seen it almost halfed in price, making this arguably the best value high-speed broadband package available today.

For cost, speed and reliability, no other package comes close.

Upload speeds

Of particular benefit to gamers, the opt-in upload speeds of 2.5Mb, make Be Pro possibly the only real contender on the UK market as a serious gamers' package alongside Plusnet's slower, but more optimised Broadband Your Way Pro which is broadband specifically for gaming.

Worth noting though is that if you decide to opt for the 2.5Mb upload speeds, you may have to sacrifice between 1Mb - 3Mb of your download speed to accomplish the higher uploads.

Be Unlimited - Be's slightly cheaper, but also 24Mb, service - only has an upload speed of 1.3Mb.

Distant memory

Be Broadband's service received a lot of criticism for poor service and reliability in its first few year of operation but that is all a distant memory three years on.

With no lengthy contract, a constant stream of positive reports pointing out vastly improved reliability, teeth-loosening speeds and a price tag that would make Duncan Ballantyne smile we thoroughly recommend Be Pro broadband.

You certainly won't see a price like this for these speeds anywhere else.

	Be Pro is currently offering Drastically reduced price! Was £40 per month, now £22 per month.

A little more detail

Broadband

			Special Note..	Any good?
Package Name:		Pro	-
Connection Type:		ADSL2+	-
Max Speed:		24Mb	-
Usage Limit:		Unlimited	Fair use policy applies
Hardware:		Be-Box wireless router	Free when you sign up online
Anti-virus Protection:		Yes	Only as part of security/email/webspace bundle (£2 per month)
Firewall:		No	-
E-mail Account:		Yes	Up to 5 email addresses. Only as part of security/email/webspace bundle (£2 per month)
Webspace Provided:		Yes	100MB of webspace. Only as part of security/email/webspace bundle (£2 per month)
Domain Included:		No	-
Backup Dialup:		Yes	-
Consoles Supported:		All major consoles supported	Ideal for online gaming

Payment, Installation and Contract

Payment Method(s):		Direct Debit / Credit Card
Activation Fee:		£24
Installation:		Free
Minimum Contract:		0 months
Line Rental:		BT line rental required
Support:		24/7 prioritised member support hotline

Actual User Ratings

Be Unlimited won a recent ISPA (Internet Industry Awards) for the "Best Sumo Consumer Broadband" package. An ISPA spokesperson said, "The judges felt that Be Unlimited were "pushing the broadband boundaries" by offering consumers an innovative service through ADSL 2+ technology which aims to reach speeds of up to 24MB."

At a Glance

Our Rating
Max Speed	24Mb
Usage Limit	Unlimited
Monthly Price	£22.00
Set Up Cost	£24.00
Min. Contract	0 months

	Bundle details:
	Phone: Not included
	TV: Not included
	Mobile: Not included

	It is best suited for:
	Web-users who want the best of the best: super fast speeds (including 2.5Mb upload speeds - a true rarity), unlimited downloads and a company they can trust - all for an INCREDIBLY low price

Customer Reviews

Add your own review of Be broadband...

Remember, the customer reviews below are subjective (and are not the opinions of ChooseISP.co.uk).

Simon from Tunbridge Wells writes... 19/04/2008

"Customer service is almost as bad as Tiscali! but once its up and running its fast (20% faster than pipex on the same kit) and reliable IMO the only real choice atm"

Adam from Reading writes... 23/11/2007

"Details opposite say no firewall. This is wrong. The Be Box (supplied with the Be connection) contains a hardware firewall which is a major win over the software firewalls provided by other vendors as it will protect the entire network not just the nasty windows machines. Be broadband is great :-)"

Bryan Christian from Halifax writes... 10/10/2007

"I use Be broadband for online gaming and I can tell you the extra speed makes SUCH a difference, especially the faster upload speeds. If you are a gamer I would think seriously about getting Be. Otherwise you'll just land up getting beaten by all those Korean guys who have like 100MB broadband!"