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Will tube travellers ever cool off after mobile network U-turn?

Apr 12 2011 / No Comments
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Independent research commissioned by leading comparison site Broadband Expert reveals that – as well as Boris Johnson - 70% of Londoners will be disappointed by the news that mobile access on the tube has been shelved. The comparison site surveyed 1,306 City dwellers in March to find out that the vast ...

ISPs Broadened the Gap Between Real-life and Advertised Broadband Speeds in 2010

Feb 9 2011 / No Comments
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The gap between real-life and advertised broadband speeds broadened last year with consumers receiving only 44% of the speed advertised by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in 2010. This is compared to 46% in 2009. The evidence comes from 105,744 UK speed tests results generated on the www.broadband-expert.co.uk website. Worst offender The worst ...

Research Reveals a ‘No Confidence’ Vote in Government’s Superfast Broadband Pledge

Nov 23 2010 / 2 Comments
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A poll conducted by Broadband Expert has revealed that just 5% of Britons believe the UK will have “the best superfast broadband network in Europe”, as pledged by the current Government. 654 people took part in an online survey, which provided the following results: 42% said they didn’t believe Britain would have ...

Britain’s Best and Worst Areas for Broadband Revealed

Oct 7 2010 / No Comments
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Broadband speed data collated by independent consumer site www.broadband–expert.co.uk reveals the areas across Britain with the fastest and slowest broadband speeds. The research found that, with an average download speed of 7.72 Mbps, Liverpool topped the chart as the postcode area with the fastest broadband speeds; compared to Dumfries, which receives ...

3 Beats Vodafone to become Britain’s Best Mobile Broadband Provider

Sep 22 2010 / No Comments
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3 has been named as the Best Overall Mobile Broadband Provider by independent broadband comparison site Broadband Expert in its 2010 Mobile Broadband Awards. 3 also came out on top for Best Coverage and Best Laptop Bundle in the individual award categories. Broadband Expert based the awards on customer feedback, ...

iPad Is Eye Candy for UK Consumers

Aug 12 2010 / No Comments
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12 August, 2010: More people under the age of 45 would buy Apple’s iPad tablet computer because it looks good, rather than for its technical capabilities according to research commissioned by consumer site Broadband Expert. Broadband Expert asked 1000 people in the UK what would most tempt them into buying ...

UK consumers fall out of love with mobile broadband as sales plummet

Jun 22 2010 / No Comments
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Figures from Broadband Expert show that the boom in mobile broadband sales during recent years is over as consumers now realise the technology does not live up to the hype. The UK’s number one comparison site for mobile broadband says there has been a 57 percent drop in the number of ...

Brits refuse to take a holiday from the Worldwide Web this year

Jun 8 2010 / No Comments
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94% of Brits intend to access the Internet while on holiday this year, according to a survey by broadband comparison site Broadband Expert, which surveyed 842 people to find out that the British public were reluctant to ‘get away from it all’ this summer. The mobile phone is to be the ...

Favourite British Broadband Provider Revealed in Popularity Poll

Apr 8 2010 / No Comments
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Over 100,000 consumers took part in our latest survey. Please find the results below: Broadband consumers using comparison site Broadband Expert have named O2 as their favourite home broadband provider.

Sales figures show ‘free laptop’ deals are more popular than ever this Christmas

Dec 9 2009 / No Comments
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Sales figures from broadband comparison site www.broadband-expert.co.uk show that ‘free laptop’ mobile broadband contract deals are up by 115% in the first week of December compared to the first week of November, and made up 7/10 of the company’s total contract mobile broadband transactions in this time. Rob Webber, Broadband Expert’s ...