Broadband News: June 2007

The average price for broadband in the UK has dropped since the start of the year (January 2007), with the big players in the broadband world making the big moves. The most notable drops in prices have come from BT, Tiscali and Virgin Media who have all reduced the cost of their basic packages, lowering them to £8.95, £7.99 and £10 respectively.
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After much delay the BBC’s on-demand broadband TV catch-up service, named the iPlayer, is to launch on July 27th. The new service will offer broadband users access to TV and radio programmes from the BBC which have been broadcast over the past seven days.
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Tiscali has agreed a monumental deal with BSkyB to make Sky’s basic channels such as Sky One and Sky News available through their new Tiscali TV platform.
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BT has announced that they will be releasing a new credit card which will be linked to customer’s phone and broadband accounts. This means every time a customer makes a purchase on their credit card they will receive a reduction on their BT broadband and phone bill.
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Polish customers are being offered a new service by ISP Plusnet tailored specifically to their needs. PlusNet has established a website which greets Polish people in their native language and then allows them to sign up through pages written in their own language. Continue reading…

After extensive work calculating carbon footprints, electricity consumption and the like, broadband ISP Eclipse is now fully carbon neutral. Continue reading…

Britons are being over charged for their broadband, paying seven times more than their European counterparts.  This is on top of a general rise in energy bills in the UK.
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The number of people receiving a broadband television service has increased by over 40% for the first quarter of 2007 according to recent research by Ofcom.
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Ethnic minorities in the UK are more likely to be connected to broadband than any other Britons according to a study by industry regulators Ofcom.
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Only a miserly 20 per cent of customer’s broadband connections in the UK actually deliver the speeds they claim to according to a survey by moneysupermarket. The survey questioned 43,000 and found that 44 per cent of broadband users were getting half the speed that they signed up for, with those in remote areas suffering the worst.

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The number of broadband lines across the world has increased by an astonishing 30% from the past year to 300 million broadband lines globally.
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TalkTalk has declared that they will undertake a full investigation into allegations that they have attempted to ‘poach’ customers from rivals PlusNet.
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Broadband customers are being advised that optical fibres are a far better alternative to aluminium and copper wires when it comes to connection.

A recent study by Webuser and Point Topic, claims that optical fibres are capable of speeds up to 100Mb/s, and Virgin Media are currently trialling speeds up to 50Mb/s, although it is unconfirmed as to when this will be brought into public use.
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It has been reported that Channel 4, the BBC and ITV are in talks to create a one-stop shop for on-demand broadband TV services. Continue reading…

Communications giant Orange was yesterday rapped for advertising its “unlimited broadband” and home phone service without mentioning the applicable FPU (fair usage policy). Continue reading…

The British populous is being divided by the cost of broadband depending on where they live, with households in rural areas paying up to £100 more than their city dwelling counter parts.
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Award-winning ISP Madasafish have announced an exciting new deal aimed at shaking up the broadband world. From today they are ditching the wires and providing a free wireless networking kit for all new customers. The kit includes a wireless router and a USB dongle allowing the wireless connection of a desktop PC or Mac in addition to any existing Wi-Fi ready laptops and games consoles.
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The UK’s position as one of the world’s leading broadband-enabled countries is severely under threat unless major overhaul of the data centre infrastructure is made.
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Apparently 61% of UK broadband users cannot live without their high speed broadband connection, according to a recent study by Orange. This may sound dramatic, but with broadband helping achieve essential tasks like shopping, banking, paying bills and keeping in touch with loved ones it shows how important broadband is becoming nowadays.
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Cable TV, broadband and phone provider Virgin Media yesterday claimed that they have seen a reduction in the number of customers who are migrating from their service to Sky, following the removal of Sky’s basic channels.
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Once again we here at Top 10 Broadband have been working our socks off to help provide you with the best broadband comparison site on the web, and without being too smug, we think we’re doing a pretty good job too.
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Is free broadband suffering a backlash as paid-for services boom again?

Major UK broadband comparison site Top 10 Broadband (www.top10-broadband.co.uk), today suggested that free broadband is no longer the attractive offer it was a year ago.
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Since its launch of ‘free’ broadband last year, TalkTalk have suffered from bad press and complaints due to slow connection times and other issues. However, Charles Dunstone, the head of Carphone Warehouse (CW) has constantly reiterated that the blame for their troubles does not rest solely with them.
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21CN is BT’s mysterious new next generation network – quoted as ‘an advanced communications network for the future’ according to their website.
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Well, according to Virgin Media many Britons are spending far too much on broadband, by failing to shop around for the most appropriate deal for them. The most common error made by shoppers is to buy expensive gadgets for their internet connection which are unnecessary for the requirements of the user. This is particularly so for users who find basic functions a difficult task but are led into buying hi-tech gadgets through advertising and misleading information. Continue reading…