Archive for February, 2008
Review of UK's broadband future ordered by government
Government officials have recently announced that there is to be a review of the future of broadband in the UK. This announcement comes following concerns expressed over recent months with regards to the UK falling behind when it comes to next generation broadband and the technology that is required to ...
MAC complaints start to fall
Over recent years switching broadband provider has been something of a nightmare for many customers, but falling complaints suggest the problem is easing In the past broadband customers have experienced a number of problems when trying to switch broadband from one provider to another. In addition to spending time trying to ...
Free BT Home Hub offer proving popular
We’ve seen a real change with broadband providers trying to offer more freebies in an increasingly competitive market with BT’s offer of a free home hub with BT Option 1 (their cheapest broadband package). BT have also included access to BT Vision, their digital TV service. AOL have taken ...
Average UK broadband speed under 3 Mb
Broadband users all over the UK have been testing their speeds and as a result of the 18,558 tests carried out in January on broadband comparison site Broadband Expert, the average speed in the UK is a pitiful 2.95Mb. The results varied enormously with the lowest download speed being 1.72Mb from ...
Broadband MAC Codes
We've had a few emails recently with regards to obtaining broadband MAC codes from internet providers so I thought I would clear up a few of the commonly asked questions. The MAC code exists to allow you to transfer from one ADSL broadband provider to a new provider smoothly and ...
LLU lines close to four million barrier
The number of LLU lines in the UK is close to the four million barrier, reflecting the popularity of direct broadband within the UK A recent report from the Office of The Telecoms Adjudicator has shown that as of the end of January of this year there were 3,931,000 LLU lines ...
Broadband providers being urged to act on illegal downloads
Some of the biggest names in UK broadband are being urged to take action to try and put a stop to illegal downloads According to a recent report four of the biggest name broadband providers in the UK are being urged to take action against customers that perform illegal downloads. The ...
Pipex customers being moved to Tiscali network
Although they have not been officially told about the move hundreds of thousands of Pipex customers are being moved across to the Tiscali network According to a recent report hundreds of thousands of Pipex customers that were bought by Tiscali are being moved over to the Tiscali LLU network, but have ...
Virgin offers free broadband speed upgrade for customers
Virgin Media has announced that customers on its 'L' package will be receiving a free broadband speed upgrade to 10MB Customers of Virgin Media received some welcome news earlier this week after the media giant announced that it would be upgrading the broadband speeds of those on the 'L' package to ...
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