Category: Internet Service Providers
Ullapool and surrounding area to benefit from superfast wireless broadband
Funding of some £85,000 has been raised by 200 subscribers to ensure that a community broadband service can serve some 1,434 premises in the Ullapool area can hit the ground running.
TalkTalk renames Simply Broadband to Fast Broadband as line rental changes take effect
TalkTalk is the next provider to integrate its voice line rental pricing into the prices advertised on its website and via comparison sites.
Hyperoptic adds £5 charge for static IP as CGNAT arrives
The IPv4 address pool exhaustion is sometimes dismissed as scaremongering but further evidence for the problems affecting providers emerges today.
VIVID 300 starting to appear in a subtle roll-out
Virgin Media is often overlooked in all the fighting to get Openreach nationalised but its investment in faster speeds and network growth is having an effect.
CityFibre grows connections by 243% year-on-year
Dark fibre specialists CityFibre is reporting exceptional growth, though it is not clear how much of this is down to continuing acquisitions rather than network construction.
Stock up wine cellar for Christmas with latest Virgin Media broadband bundle offer
A very different offer from Virgin Media in its latest sale that ends on 27th September, 12 free bottles of wine on various bundles worth either £86 or £186. For those who prefer an alcohol free option the standard wireless speaker offer is an option.
Pain of change felt by some Plusnet users with network migration
It has been going on pretty much since PlusNet started moving customers over to the new WBMC network, but while individuals are spotted changes it is not always clear if the problems are worse than normal overall.
Virgin Media Gamer broadband launched with 20 Mbps upload connection
The launch of a dedicated Gamer broadband package by Virgin Media represents an attempt to attract a very discerning sector of the market, and this may not prove as good a thing as Virgin Media hoped for.
Sky Fibre Max up to 76 Mbps now on offer at £15/m plus £17.40/m line rental
The Sky Max product may have only just arrived via the rename of the Sky Fibre Pro product and it appears Sky is much keener to sell this service compared to the old Pro product.
New Plusnet fibre broadband offer from £22.99/m for 18 months
Vodafone has been undercut by PlusNet in the FTTC pricing game with its latest offer.