Review of Fasthosts Broadband 2048
- No long ties - 1 month contract!
- 24/7 free Fasthosts technical support
- Free 100MB web hosting package included
- Free .co.uk or .com domain name
- Impressive professional features, especially email
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YOU charge how much for a 2Mb connection??
When you are paying around three times as much for your broadband as you could be, you'd have to be a very serious fan of Fasthosts broadband to sign up here.
Technically minded
However, that's not to say that it's money wasted; the Fasthosts broadband packages are still worth a gander and may appeal to the more technically minded broadband customer.
For starters, there is certain benefit in taking your broadband from a dedicated hosting company like Fasthosts.
You know, for example, that the people you'll be dealing with are technically competent and arguably offer a better customer service. After all, the world of web-hosting requires by default a certain level of customer service competence that most broadband companies can only dream of.
Free technical support
What's more, the Fasthosts broadband technical support is both free and available 24 hours a day.
When you compare that to, say, Orange's 50p per minute technical support and their 8am to 11pm phonelines, you start to see the benefit of paying a bit more for a broadband provider like Fasthosts.
No ties
Where Fasthosts broadband does shine is in its no-ties contracts.
New users won't have to sign their life away for 12 or 18 months as Fasthosts' minimum term is just one month.
This does mean paying Fasthosts a £50 activation fee though, but this is waived if you are migrating from a different broadband provider (although this in turn does require you to commit to Fasthosts broadband for at least 3 months).
Free hosting and domain
You'll also get a rather wicked Fasthosts web hosting plan thrown in free with your Fasthosts broadband, which includes a large chunk of webspace and a free .com or .co.uk domain name.
We're particularly impressed with Fasthosts Broadband's professional email setup too, offering amongst other things Direct Push mobile for Exchange mailboxes as well as SMS 'new email' alerts which sends you a text message everytime a new email arrives in your inbox (25p per text).
So perhaps not entirely suitable for everyone, the Fasthosts Broadband 2048 package is still worthy of consideration for, perhaps, the more professional or discerning broadband user.
A little more detail
Broadband
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| Package Name: |
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Broadband 2048 |
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| Connection Type: |
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ADSL |
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| Max Speed: |
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2Mb |
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| Usage Limit: |
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Unlimited |
Fair use policy applies |
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None provided |
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| Anti-virus Protection: |
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No |
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| Firewall: |
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No |
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| E-mail Account: |
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Yes |
Up to 15 email addresses |
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| Webspace Provided: |
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Yes |
100MB of webspace |
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| Domain Included: |
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Yes |
Free .co.uk or .com domain name |
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| Backup Dialup: |
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Yes |
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| Consoles Supported: |
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All major consoles supported |
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Payment, Installation and Contract
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| Payment Method(s): |
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Direct Debit / Credit Card |
| Activation Fee: |
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Free |
| Installation: |
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£50 |
| Minimum Contract: |
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1 months |
| Line Rental: |
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BT Line Rental required |
| Support: |
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Free 24/7 telephone support |
Actual User Ratings
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At a Glance
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Bundle details: |
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Phone: Not included |
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TV: Not included |
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Mobile: Not included |
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It is best suited for: |
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Novice web users who want a reasonably quick connection and free telephone support |
Customer Reviews
Remember, the customer reviews below are subjective (and are not the opinions of ChooseISP.co.uk).
Sorry, but there are no customer reviews available for Fasthosts.
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