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UPD Virgin Media Say New SuperHub Offers Best Home WiFi of the Big UK ISPs

4th September, 2013 (7 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today highlighted the latest “independent testing” from the University of Bristol and Farncombe, which appears to show that their new SuperHub wireless broadband router offers better home WiFi performance than BT’s equivalent HomeHub4. It also beat similar kit from Sky Broadband and TalkTalk.

The Top 7 UK Fastest Big Fixed Line Broadband ISPs for August 2013

3rd September, 2013 (9 Comments)

The latest anecdotal August 2013 Broadband.co.uk survey of national fixed line consumer broadband ISP speeds in the United Kingdom has revealed that the average internet download rate is now 17.512Mbps (down from 18.662Mbps in July) and the average upload speed has hit 2.894Mbps (down from 3.338Mbps)

Which UK Broadband ISP and Mobile Operator Gives Top Twitter Support

10th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

An interesting new study from social media analyst WaveMetrix has taken a look at the United Kingdom’s biggest broadband ISPs to discover which gives the best support via Twitter. The study found that good support is about more than being the fastest to reply. Just ask Virgin Media, which wasn’t the fastest like Sky Broadband but still did well.

UPDATE UK Fixed Line Home Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 14.7Mbps Says Ofcom

7th August, 2013 (44 Comments)

Ofcom has published its latest biannual report into the real-world performance of fixed line broadband ISP speeds in the United Kingdom, which found that the average internet download rate had climbed to 14.7Mbps (Megabits per second) and that’s up from 12Mbps six months earlier (+22%). But rural areas continue to suffer from slow speeds.

Best UK Rural and Urban ISP Finalists Named for Digital Challenge Awards

6th August, 2013 (3 Comments)

The annual 2013 Next Generation Digital Challenge Awards, which will run alongside the NextGen Conference in London (14-15th October), has unveiled a shortlist of potential winners for its Best Fixed Rural Network and Best Fixed Urban Network category. Broadband ISPs CityFibre, Cotswolds Broadband, Hyperoptic and others are all in with a chance.

The Fastest 7 Big UK Home Broadband ISPs for July 2013

2nd August, 2013 (15 Comments)

The latest anecdotal monthly study of fixed line consumer broadband ISP speeds in the United Kingdom has revealed that the average internet download speed during July 2013 was 18.662Mbps, which is up from 18.365Mbps in June. By contrast the average upload speed hit 3.338Mbps (up from 2.882Mbps in June).

Ofcom Calls on UK ISPs to Improve their Broadband Speed Info and Support

23rd July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has published the outcome from their latest mystery shopping study into fixed line ISP compliance with the regulators rules concerning how broadband speeds should be sold and communicated to consumers. Suffice to say that some providers (TalkTalk and O2) have fallen short of expectations but overall the market has improved.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Services for Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield

18th July, 2013 (3 Comments)

RootMetrics has published another new study into the 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance from all four of the UK’s major Mobile Network Operators (MNO), covering the cities of Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield. As before EE and Three UK came top of the pack for internet download speed.

ISPA Reveal the WINNERS of its 2013 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

12th July, 2013 (23 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today unveiled the full winners list from last night’s 15th annual 2013 Internet Industry Awards, which saw the award for ‘Best Superfast Broadband‘ go to London ISP Hyperoptic and the gong for ‘Best Consumer Fixed Broadband‘ being won by Sky Broadband.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Operators for Edinburgh and Glasgow

11th July, 2013 (1 Comment)

RootMetrics has published a new study of mobile broadband performance in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Scotland, UK), which as usual found that EE and Three UK delivered the fastest 4G and 3G data connections respectively to local mobile users.

Netflix Name Top 6 UK Fastest Broadband ISPs for Streaming – June 2013

9th July, 2013 (2 Comments)

Netflix UK‘s unlimited movie and TV video streaming service has released its latest monthly Netflix ISP Speed Index update for June 2013, which is designed to reveal which ISPs deliver “the best streaming experience“. Suffice to say that not a lot has changed since earlier this year and Virgin Media remains top.

RootMetrics Say EE and Three UK are Best for Mobile Internet in Newcastle

2nd July, 2013 (2 Comments)

The latest RootMetrics study of mobile network performance in Newcastle (North East England) has named EE and Three UK as the best two networks for Mobile Broadband speeds, with both also scoring well for text message and call performance. But once again Vodafone was the worst.

UPDATE UK ISP EE Hit by Ofcom for Most Home Broadband Complaints

26th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile and Internet provider EE UK (Orange) has once again been shamed by Ofcom’s latest quarterly customer complaints report (Q1-2013), which highlighted their home broadband service as having the largest number of disgruntled customers among all of the biggest ISPs. But they did improve from Q4-2012.

Tesco Beat Zen Internet and PlusNet to Scoop Best 2013 Telecoms Award

21st June, 2013 (9 Comments)

The winners of the annual Which? Awards 2013 event were announced this week and saw the gong for Best Telecom Services Provider going to Tesco Mobile, which managed to beat the other finalists including O2, Zen Internet and PlusNet.

Three UK and EE Come Top in 2013 Mobile Broadband Road Trip Test

18th June, 2013 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator’s Three UK and EE have come top in the latest annual study of roaming Mobile Broadband performance. Overall Three UK delivered the highest peak internet download speed of 8.66Mbps (Megabits per second), while EE delivered the best average speed of 3.43Mbps. But once again it’s bad news for Vodafone.

ISPA UK Confirms Internet Hero and Villain Shortlist for 2013 Awards

14th June, 2013 (2 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today announced the finalists for their annual Internet Hero and Internet Villain gongs at the forthcoming 2013 internet industry awards, which this year appears to be dominated by issues of online surveillance and privacy related matters.

RootMetrics Say EE are the Best for Mobile Broadband in London UK

4th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

RootMetrics has labelled EE as the fastest Mobile Broadband operator in London (England), as well as the best for text messages and calls, after it steamed past distant rivals like Three UK to record the best overall performance.