UK ISP Fibreband, which is one of two providers offering "super-fast" internet access over the i3 Group's next generation 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home ( FTTH ) fibre optic Fibrecity network in Bournemouth and soon Dundee too, has revamped its packages and begun offering standalone broadband services.Optic25 - £25.99 per monthCustomers who still want to bundle in free phone calls can do so on any of the above packages by paying an additional £2.50 per month. This will enable you to call "UK landline numbers [free evening and weekend] and other Fibreband customers completely free of charge." As per usual, calls must be terminated before 60 minutes and then redialled to continue being free.
25Mbps download guaranteed
5Mbps upload guaranteed
Free Setup
Unlimited download allowance (Fair Usage Policy)
Optic50 - £29.99 per month
Up to 50Mbps download
25Mbps download guaranteed
5Mbps upload guaranteed
Free Setup
Unlimited download allowance (Fair Usage Policy)
Optic100 - £45.99 per month
Up to 100Mbps download
40Mbps download guaranteed
10Mbps upload guaranteed
Free Setup
Unlimited download allowance (Fair Usage Policy)
There's also a range of business packages, which cost from £40 per month (+£49 setup fee) with download speeds of up to 50Mbps; rises to £100 per month if you want 100Mbps uploads and downloads. Sadly Fibreband's website is very sparse, with no real support pages to speak of and they don't say whether VAT is being included or excluded.
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Comments: 4
Legolash2oPosted: 2 September, 2010 - 7:04 AM
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That's another ISP who says unlimited BUT with a FUP in place, so it's not unlimited.... Why do they never learn.
PhilTPosted: 2 September, 2010 - 7:49 AM
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I guess their interpretation of "unlimited" is that there isn't a fixed GB limit at which point it stops working. Yours is different. C'est la vie.
One of my connections has an FUP but it keeps going at a slow rate if I breach it. The other stops working if I exceed the inclusive GB and the 1GB of slow speed grace after that.
Perhaps "no fixed download limit" should replace "unlimited".
MarkJPosted: 2 September, 2010 - 10:04 AM
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That would be better than "unlimited" but even "no fixed download limit" should ideally still give consumers a rough idea of the margin for excessive downloading. Hopefully the ASA review and Ofcom's forthcoming move to clarify Traffic Management and FUP policy measures will bring about a change.
StevePosted: 7 September, 2010 - 10:08 PM
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Yet most of the UK is still stuck in the bloody Dark Ages, WTF did the last Government spend all our £trillions of taxes on, over the last 13 years????
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