Altnet Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box
Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, have today become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV‘s new PLEIO IPTV set-top-box and streaming service available via their TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and supports the new Freely live TV streaming service.
As with the prior announcement from Brsk, this news won’t come as much of a surprise because Netgem TV already revealed that Connect Fibre would be one of the first ISPs to adopt PLEIO as part of last week’s launch (here). But at the time, the ISP hadn’t yet made the new hardware and service available to their customers, which changes today.
Connect Fibre TV, powered by Netgem PLEIO, will be available for £10 per month – and included within a range of value-packed broadband bundles. Alternatively, anybody can buy PLEIO at retail via Amazon for £99, but this doesn’t include their optional service subscription for premium channels and games (an extra £9.99 monthly if you buy the hardware at retail). The catch is that, due to high demand, the new box is currently out of stock via Amazon.
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Stefan Stanislawski, CEO of Connect Fibre, said:
“We’re thrilled to join forces with Netgem to offer PLEIO and deliver a complete ‘all things streaming’ promise to our Fibre Broadband customers. We are particularly excited to offer for the first time access to all broadcasters channels alongside streaming apps to the younger segments that also enjoy watching our great British shows on national television, live or catch-up. Connect Fibre TV means complete entertainment, and with our ultrafast Fibre Broadband coupled with our recently launched Wi-Fi 7 routers, our customers can enjoy the best entertainment experience for a fraction of the price of the main Pay-TV providers.”
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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