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ISP News Archives for November 18, 2014

Existing Three UK Customers Say Goodbye to Unlimited Tethering

18th Nov 2014 (75 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has been slowly phasing out unlimited Mobile Broadband tethering support from their “all-you-can-eat” data tariffs since they introduced new plans earlier this year (here) and now existing subscribers of the legacy ‘One Plan’ are being pushed onto new contracts too, which cap tethering usage.

UPDATE2 Virgin Media to Raise Broadband and Phone Prices on 24th Nov

18th Nov 2014 (12 Comments)

New customers of cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) look set to face higher prices after sources informed ISPreview.co.uk that a series of rises are due to be announced on Monday 24th November 2014.

“Ugly” and “Intrusive” BT FTTC Broadband Cabinet Angers Fowlmere Locals

18th Nov 2014 (34 Comments)

Residents of Fowlmere, a village that’s home to around 1,200 people in southern Cambridgeshire (England), have vented anger at the local Connecting Cambridgeshire broadband project with BT after an “ugly” and “intrusive” new FTTC capable street cabinet was built to deliver superfast broadband into the community.

BT Deploy FREE WiFi to UK Tesco Extra and Superstores – Replaces O2

18th Nov 2014 (1 Comment)

Supermarket giant Tesco has moved to paint over some of their financial troubles by announcing that customers who shop in their Tesco Extra or Superstores across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will now be able to get online via premium WiFi hotspots from BT.

Sky and BT Watch as Ofcom Investigate Premier League TV Football Rights

18th Nov 2014 (6 Comments)

A complaint by Virgin Media has prompted the United Kingdom’s telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, to launch an investigation into how the Premier League sells its live TV and related rights for football matches, which is a market that’s currently dominated by BT (BTSport) and BSkyB (Sky Sports / Sky Broadband).

UPDATE Vodafone Moot Sky’s NOW TV with their UK Home Broadband

18th Nov 2014 (1 Comment)

In another entirely unsurprising development it’s been reported that Vodafone are seeking to enhance and possibly extend their existing relationship with BSkyB (Sky Broadband) by potentially bundling Sky’s NOW TV streaming service alongside their forthcoming Home Broadband product, which is anticipated to surface during spring 2015.

ISPreview.co.uk Study – UK ISPs Must Promote Broadband Upload Speeds

18th Nov 2014 (1 Comment)

How important are Internet upload speeds to your broadband ISP connection? According to our latest survey of 1,483 readers, some 41.3% of respondents considered upload performance to be an important part of their Internet use (58.5% rated it as “Not Important“), yet most of the largest national providers still choose not to promote it.

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