Archive for January, 2010


Superfast fibre business broadband packages introduced by BT

Friday, January 29th, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


BT Broadband is now offering a superfast 40Mb broadband which the users can avail by paying just £30 a month.
The users can avail this new package which is known as Total Broadband Fibre by paying only £30 per month. This package will facilitate the business broadband users a lot as it comes equipped with 40Mb [...]

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TalkTalk added 36,000 new broadband customers

Friday, January 22nd, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


Around 36,000 new broadband customers have been added by TalkTalk. Thus, the customer base of TalkTalk is now more than 4.15 million which is almost double the 15,000 new customers which were added by them in the previous three months. It also raised revenue by 29% since the same time last year,  because of the [...]

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Sure Signal 3G booster launched by Vodafone

Friday, January 22nd, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


The 3G coverage booster has been reintroduced by Vodafone mobile Broadband at a new cheaper price.
Originally, this 3G coverage booster was introduced in July last year under the name of Vodafone Access Gateway. This booster permit the owners to increase the 3G mobile network in their home thus allowing them to enjoy an excellent mobile [...]

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UK broadband speeds ranked 26th in world

Friday, January 22nd, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


Britain received a disappointing rank in the latest global broadband statistics.  It remained at 26th position followed by an average speed of just 3.5Mb.
As stated by the Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, the topmost position was occupied by South Korea supporting an average download speed of 14.6Mb. Japan grabbed second place with an [...]

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Orange mobile broadband at half price

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


Two of the tariffs are offered by Orange Mobile Broadband at half price. This scheme is available to the customers for three months.
For first three months, the customers signing up to either the 3GB or 10GB 18 month plans can avail half price line rental. Thus, on this latest mobile broadband deal, they can make [...]

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Free laptops offered to low-income families

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


The Home Access scheme of offering free laptops and broadband to around 270,000 poorer families is now put into practice throughout the UK.
The Government first declared £300 million plan in 2008, it has been conducted in two areas offering grants to a large number of families. Each grant will offer a free laptop, a year’s [...]

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Winter energy bills slashed with an online tariff

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Posted in Utilities | No Comments »


The people who are willing to wish can save 24% on their costly winter energy bills as told by Brits.
Most of the people of Great Britain will have to now cope with high winter energy bills but the solution has come up by switching to an online energy tariff.
One of the industry expert says that [...]

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UK’s cheapest energy supplier - First: utility

Monday, January 18th, 2010Posted in Utilities | No Comments »


First: utility’s new iSaveV2 tariff: With the help of this, Brits can now be benefited from annual energy bills of under £900 for an average-use household.
As per the new iSaveV2 tariff from First:utility, the average household is offered annual energy bills of £898. According to the officials of the firm, it is the effect of [...]

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ISP TalkTalk Finds Internet Helped Brits Work and Play over Christmas

Friday, January 15th, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


Recently, it has been unveiled by the Broadband provider TalkTalk UK that there are more than 34% of people who stated that they spend time working and accessing work-related emails remotely during the holiday period. This percentage is almost equal to around 16m people. Although, the average amount of time which spent by the people [...]

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40Mb line bonding service launched by BE Broadband

Thursday, January 14th, 2010Posted in broadband | No Comments »


The launch of a new 40Mb broadband service, has been declared by BE Broadband using two lines “bonded” together for increasing speeds.
The users can avail this new service from February, and following trials during 2009. According to a statement made by BE, it expects from the customers on a 20Mb broadband line to double their [...]

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