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New customers looking to join broadband internet provider Your Co-op, which harnesses Openreach’s national network (FTTP/C), may like to know that the ISP has just kicked off their Black Friday discounts, which is offering free setup on most packages and savings of “up to” 25% on monthly rentals. But that’s all there is to report on this one.
UK ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is a community benefit society that has deployed a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network to 25,000 premises across rural parts of England (inc. 13,000+ customers), have improved their Connect+ promotion in order to help consumers escape their existing contracts early.
Merseyside-based alternative broadband ISP BeFibre, which sells packages via FullFibre Limited’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’ve just connected their first customer to the provider’s recently launched 2.3Gbps speed package (here). The user in Leominster recorded a top symmetric speed of 2,373Mbps.
The UK Government has today published an interesting new report examining the ‘Future of TV distribution‘, which among other things looks at the changing viewing habits and platform choices of modern TV viewers and then attempts to predict what will happen by 2040. The report also delves into the related issue of broadband ISP speeds and take-up.
New customers looking to take one of Vodafone‘s Pay Monthly 4G and 5G SIM Only mobile plans with unlimited data (mobile broadband), specifically those operating under a 24-month minimum contract term, may like to know that the operator has launched a new discount that cuts their prices in half for the first 6 months of service.
Mobile operator Three UK has become the latest telecoms provider to introduce some big Black Friday discounts, which starts today with their 4G and 5G powered unlimited Three Home Broadband packages that have just been given a price cut on their monthly rental down to only £19 per month on a 24-month term (£28 on a 1-month term).
Mobile operator Three UK has warned consumers to be extra cautious around the festive season due to a significant increase in fraudsters targeting mobile users. The operator noted how, at the same time last year, their network tracked a 300% increase in scams around Black Friday and a 500% uptick in fraud or SMS-based scams reported over Christmas.
Network builder and broadband ISP FibreNest, which is the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) operator for new build UK housing sites by Persimmon Homes, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve begun to trial a new 900Mbps speed package for homes on “selected sites” (previously their fastest package was only 500Mbps).