Archive for July, 2008

Gloomy predictions over broadband growth from Carphone Warehouse

Jul 31 2008 / No Comments

Mobile and broadband providers Carphone Warehouse has released gloomy figure relating to broadband growth in the wake of the house market slump According to a recent report officials from the Carphone Warehouse have released figures that make for gloomy reading in relation to the growth of broadband over the next year. ...

3 mobile broadband customer base close to half a million

Jul 31 2008 / No Comments

Communications giant 3 has recently announced that its mobile broadband customer base is now close to hitting the half a million mark Over recent months the mobile broadband market has been gaining momentum fast, with an increasing number of consumers signing up to mobile broadband as a result of the convenience, ...

Redten pulled up over 'unlimited' claim

Jul 24 2008 / No Comments

According to a recent report Redten has been pulled up by the advertising watchdog over claims that it offers unlimited broadband There have been many issues over claims from Internet Service Providers that state they offer unlimited broadband when in fact there are fair usage limits and restrictions, and the latest ...

Parents of teenagers to be informed of illegal downloads

Jul 24 2008 / No Comments

In the latest step to combat illegal music downloads Internet Service Providers have said that parents will be informed if their teenagers are found to be downloading music illegally Both the music industry and Internet Service Providers have been trying to combat the growing problems of illegal music downloads for some ...

Vodafone and Sony Ericcson aim to make mobile broadband more accessible and affordable

Jul 23 2008 / No Comments

Two mobile communications giants, Vodafone and Sony Ericsson, have announced a joint initiative designed to make affordable mobile broadband more accessible. Two major mobile communications providers have announced plans to make high speed mobile broadband more accessible as well as more affordable for small and medium sized businesses in the UK ...

Broadband costs go against the grain

Jul 23 2008 / No Comments

According to recent research broadband bills are the only ones not to have risen as a result of the global credit crunch that has affected other costs Over recent months households have found that their finances are increasingly strained, and this is because the global credit crunch has brought with it ...

BT hits the headlines again over broadband issues

Jul 23 2008 / No Comments

Communications giant British Telecom has hit the headlines again after being accused of defamation by another communications firm Just a couple of weeks ago communications giant British Telecom hit the news over its broadband service when it managed to escape having two of its broadband advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards ...

1% of the UK forced to live without broadband

Jul 22 2008 / No Comments

Many of us have learned to take our broadband connections for granted, but there are still those that simply cannot get connected to broadband Anyone that has always lived in an area where broadband is easily accessible probably takes their broadband connection – or at least the knowledge that broadband is ...

O2 considers investing in superfast broadband

Jul 18 2008 / No Comments

Communications giant O2 has announced that it is thinking of investing in superfast broadband if Ofcom changes certain regulations Communications giant British Telecom recently announced that it was going to invest one and a half billion pounds in the roll out of superfast broadband using fibre optic networks to deliver faster ...

Broadband costs go against the grain

Jul 17 2008 / No Comments

According to recent research broadband bills are the only ones not to have risen as a result of the global credit crunch that has affected other costs Over recent months households have found that their finances are increasingly strained, and this is because the global credit crunch has brought with it ...