Category: Internet Service Providers
Average peak time speeds for UK broadband services in August 2018
It is that time of the month where we share the speeds we have seen from those speed testing between 8pm and 10pm each evening.
Vodafone releases pricing for its full fibre service starting at just £23/m
Vodafone may just have started the ultrafast broadband price wars with its 100 Mbps symmetric at £23/m for existing Vodafone mobile customers.
How the public rated their broadband providers in August 2018
The results are in and the figures have been tallied up and that means we can share the results from all the ratings that registered users and speed test users submitted for their broadband providers.
Sky signs up for ultrafast broadband
The question over what Sky is going to do with its broadband services has reached an end-point, they are going to start selling the GEA-FTTP and G.fast services that Openreach are delivering.
New BT Mobile SIM data only deals launched
For those who don't care about texts and call minutes BT Mobile has launched a range of data only SIMs to compete with other providers, with the largest being the 30GB deal for £22/m and smallest 3GB for £10/m.
TalkTalk Faster Fibre just got faster
The TalkTalk Faster Fibre service which is their entry level VDSL2/FTTC service has just had its average speed bumped from 35 to 36 Mbps.
10 Gbps for homes carrot dangled by CityFibre
Full fibre is hardly up and running in the United Kingdom with standard consumer services available to just over 4% of premises but CityFibre is already starting the rush towards 10 Gbps and maybe even 100 Gbps.
CityFibre claims its plans will make home broadband as good as on holiday
CityFibre has some bold claims extrapolated from a survey, that eight of the ten holiday destinations abroad provide better broadband on the beach than in their homes in the UK.
BT Ultrafast Fibre Plus just £49.99 a month
The offer for the G.fast or full fibre based service from BT Consumer has improved from the usual £54.99/m to £49.99/m, plus you still get to claim a £120 reward.
New TalkTalk offers include £25/m for the FTTC 80/20 service
TalkTalk has dropped its prices for new customers in a move to tempt more people to switch to the service, with the VDSL2 service now at £22.50/m or £25/m depending on which speed you order and these prices are fixed for the 18 month minimum term.