Broadband
Happy campers to get BT Wi-Fi
BT Openzone will provide Wi-Fi access at major UK holiday and leisure parks including 77 Camping and Caravanning Club sites, three Pontin’s sites plus locations at Coastfields Leisure sites in Skegness through a new partnership with Wicoms.
Broadband competition reaches 6 million milestone
The number of unbundled lines - where rival communications providers such as Sky or Carphone Warehouse offers services over BT's copper telephone network - has reached the 6 million mark.
Mobile Wi-Fi coming soon to 3
3 UK will launch a Mobile Wi-Fi service - also known as MiFi - in time for Christmas this year, allowing you to use Wi-Fi wherever you can access the 3 network with a small wireless modem.
Orange expands mobile broadband portfolio
Orange has today expanded its mobile broadband portfolio with a selection of new price plans which includes a new offer of mobile broadband for less than £5 a month for existing Orange customers - the lowest pay monthly mobile broadband price plan on the market.
Virgin Media improved ‘National’ broadband product
Virgin Media has launched an advanced range of broadband products for customers who live beyond the reach of its next generation fibre optic network.
Sky hits back of the net ahead of football season
Like the Premier League transfer merry-go-round there has been huge change to the TV packages on offer this summer.
Martha Lane Fox leads search for Britain's digital heroes
Martha Lane Fox, the UK’s Digital Champion, is leading a call for Britain’s unsung Digital Heroes to come forward as part of a scheme run by TalkTalk, biggest provider of broadband to Britain’s homes.
Dongle users urged to watch download limits
Three in four (78 per cent) people risk incurring additional charges for unknowingly exceeding their download limit according to a new survey from moneysupermarket.com.
Broadband speed a big issue for consumers
Ofcom has published the results of its research into fixed-line broadband speeds in the UK. Speed has become more significant as people increasingly use the internet for bandwidth-hungry applications such as downloading video and audio, but there has been a lack of reliable information on the actual speeds delivered by ISPs.
Money can’t buy you love or good broadband
Some of the UK’s wealthiest inhabitants and most high-profile celebrities are being left out of the broadband revolution due to poor network availability in exclusive postcodes in the Home Counties, according to Top 10 Broadband.
Online dating comes to TV
BT LogoSingles can now search for love on their televisions thanks to new BT Vision and match.com relationship.
BT speeds up super-fast-fibre plans
BT has revealed the next locations where it will make super-fast fibre broadband available . The new locations cover more than a million homes and businesses across the UK.
Broadband users ignoring the benefits of bundles
Almost a third of UK broadband users are not bundling their broadband service with home phone or digital TV despite the significant savings they could be making, according to research from BroadbandChoices.co.uk.
Michael Jackson's death sparks off spam
IT security and control firm Sophos is warning users to be wary of spam messages using the untimely death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest unsuspecting computer users' email addresses for future spam campaigns.
Most UK broadband users dissatisfied with speeds
The results from 774 respondents to ISPreview.co.uk's latest survey reveals that 58.6% of UK consumers are still not satisfied with the broadband speed they receive from their current ISP and 55.2% would be willing to pay extra for “significantly faster” performance.