Broadband
Web benefits failing to click with over 60s
80 per cent of over 60s who are offline have a lack of awareness of the benefits of the internet, according to a new survey from the Post Office to mark the run-up to ‘Get Online Week’ which aims to show people across the UK how simple it is to reap the benefits that access to the internet can bring.
More Europeans on-line but concerned about costs and security
Europeans are becoming increasingly "digital" according to a European Commission Eurobarometer survey which questioned 27,000 households throughout the EU on their use of internet, telephones and TV.
uSwitch.com - Ofcom's BT broadband ruling
Britain's 17.3 million broadband users are set to benefit from today's Ofcom ruling that orders BT to open up their superfast fibre optic network to rivals.
Plusnet pledges cheapest standalone broadband package
Michael Phillips, product director at Broadbandchoices.co.uk, comments: "This is an excellent offer with Plusnet trying to become the John Lewis of the broadband world with their ‘never knowingly undersold' promise on standalone broadband packages. It will be interesting to see how the other broadband providers react."
Three Pay Per Day Mobile Broadband Top-up deal for £2
Perfect for occasional surfers and iPad users who want to make the most of Three’s fast 3G internet access, customers can now buy a day’s internet access without the need to commit to a monthly top-up. For £2.00 customers receive a generous allowance of 500MB.
BT to take UK's broadband pulse
BT has announced it is to launch a nationwide survey to see how much potential demand there is for fibre broadband.
Three wins four Mobile Broadband awards
Three's proud to be the recipient of four mobile broadband awards from Top10.com and Broadband Expert. In The Top10.com Broadband Awards 2010, Three took home the Best Value Mobile Broadband Award for the second year running.
£132 million broadband project to transform Cornish economy
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are set to become one of the best connected locations in the world under an ambitious £132 million project announced today by BT and Cornwall Council and supported by European funding.
Virgin Media boosts broadband for free
Virgin Media today announced another free upgrade for its fibre optic broadband customers, injecting an ‘adrenaline shot’ of performance to boost upload speeds which will enable Virgin Media customers to share large files such as photos and videos at an even faster rate.
Brits without internet missing out on the best rates
The four million Britons who don't have internet access are missing out on the best rates for financial products, according to an investigation by Which?
Orange launches home broadband and calls packages
Orange has announced a range of new home broadband price plans to offer Orange mobile customers the UK’s best value broadband and calls. The move is the first in a home broadband evolution roadmap planned for the service over the next 18 months under newly appointed Vice President of Home, Bruno Duarte.
BT bundle customers get fibre upgrade
BT Retail upped the ante in the broadband market today by announcing that customers who take a bundle of broadband and calls will be offered the chance to upgrade to BT Infinity, the company’s fibre broadband service, for no extra monthly cost when fibre becomes available in their area.
Beaches, boats and barns - UK offices get creative
A recent survey of Orange small and medium business customers has revealed more business owners working from locations better suited to their lifestyle.
Only a third of older people living alone have internet access
Just over a third (37 per cent) of one person households over state pension age had Internet access in 2008, according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
BT to bring broadband to Welsh ‘not-spot’
BT has announced it was close to finding a way to deliver a copper broadband service to the small Welsh community of Erbistock near Wrexham which has previously been unable to receive a broadband service.