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PlusNet’s Bank Holiday Offer – 12 Months Free UK Unlimited Broadband

1st May, 2015 (8 Comments)

Budget ISP PlusNet has launched a new promotion on their ‘up to’ 17Mbps unlimited broadband and free UK weekend calls package, which between 1st and 5th May 2015 will be offered completely free for the first 12 months of service to new customers (£9.99 per month thereafter) with £75 cashback.

PlusNet, Virgin Media and Sky Top 2015 UK Home Broadband ISP Survey

28th April, 2015 (1 Comment)

The results from the annual Broadband Genie 2015 survey have been announced, which saw PlusNet come top in four of the five survey categories (overall satisfaction score of 76%) to secure the Best Broadband Provider award. But Virgin Media (75%) and Sky Broadband (73%) weren’t far behind.

By Eck.. Internet Provider PlusNet to Create 200 Extra Jobs in Yorkshire

24th April, 2015 (8 Comments)

Budget ISP PlusNet seems to be in the news a lot this week and today is no exception with the broadband provider recently announcing that, over the next year and a half, it would create an additional 200 jobs in Yorkshire (England). Eeh by gum.

UPDATE YouView Based TV Product “Launching Soon” for PlusNet Customers

23rd April, 2015 (3 Comments)

It’s been around two years since we first heard of PlusNet’s plan to launch a YouView (IPTV) based TV service for their broadband customers, yet the good news is that the official product “will be launching soon“. But it will only be available to their “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) subscribers.

UK ISPs PlusNet, Sky and Virgin Media Win Top Net Promoter Scores

22nd April, 2015 (0 Comments)

Satmetrix has today published their latest Net Promoter Scores (NPS) for the United Kingdom’s largest broadband and mobile operators, which saw PlusNet, Virgin Media and Sky Broadband top the table ahead of their rivals.

Broadband ISP PlusNet Caught in Comical Cornet Advertising Confusion

22nd April, 2015 (0 Comments)

The ability to turn a negative into a positive is something that some companies do better than others and today it’s PlusNet’s turn after one of the Internet’s many citizens complained that they’d got their musical instruments confused in a recent advert.

UK ISP PlusNet Offers 6 Months FREE Unlimited “Fibre Broadband”

22nd April, 2015 (3 Comments)

Low cost ISP PlusNet has launched a new promotion that offers their FTTC based Unlimited Fibre Broadband (up to 38Mbps) service and included evening + weekend calls bundle free for the first six months of service (returning to £14.99 a month thereafter).

The Quality of an ISP’s Bundled Broadband Router Does Matter

13th April, 2015 (13 Comments)

The latest survey of 2,725 ISPreview.co.uk readers has found that the quality of the router that big broadband ISPs bundle with their Internet access packages does have an impact on whether consumers choose a particular provider, with 36.9% saying it was important to their choice. But most would also like more choice.

UK ISP PlusNet Offer 12 Months FREE Unlimited Broadband and £50 Cashback

9th April, 2015 (7 Comments)

Budget ISP PlusNet has reintroduced their 12 months free unlimited broadband (up to 17Mbps) promotion (normally £9.99 per month) and added an extra offer of £50 cashback to the deal.

Which is Really the Cheapest UK Phone and Unlimited Broadband ISP

8th April, 2015 (12 Comments)

Consumers are extremely sensitive to price and many base their choice of ISP on what they save in comparison to an existing package. But often the headline special offers won’t give you the full picture and as a result you could end up paying more than expected. We take a closer look at the price you pay for the “cheapest” packages.

John Lewis and Zen Internet Come Top for UK ISP Broadband Satisfaction

16th March, 2015 (4 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has today published the results of their latest Q1 2015 reader survey of broadband ISP satisfaction, which found that customers of John Lewis’s broadband division and Zen Internet were the most satisfied with their service. Meanwhile all of the biggest ISPs could be found languishing at the bottom.

Ofcom – Average UK Home Broadband Speeds Jump to Reach 22.8Mbps

26th February, 2015 (26 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their latest Q1-2015 report into the real-world performance of the largest fixed line broadband ISPs and their customers across the United Kingdom, which found that the average download speed has increased by 21.93% over the past six months to top 22.8Mbps (NOTE: Most of this boost came from urban areas, with rural and suburban being fairly flat).

PlusNet Customers Harassed by Phantom Billing and Data Usage Errors

19th February, 2015 (2 Comments)

UK ISP PlusNet has apologised after its automated data usage monitoring system suddenly lost the plot and began applying incorrect usage levels to some of the provider’s broadband customers on older capped usage accounts, which triggered a mass of email warnings about excessive usage.

UPDATE ISP PlusNet Tackles Broadband Price Confusion on Low Cost Areas

16th February, 2015 (14 Comments)

Budget Internet provider PlusNet must correct their definition for “Low Cost” areas, which directly impacts the price that subscribers pay, after ISPreview.co.uk readers noted that the details on their website appeared to have been out of date since 26th June 2014 when Ofcom changed the regulation.

UK ISP PlusNet Slashes Cost of Unlimited Business FTTC “Fibre Broadband”

9th February, 2015 (1 Comment)

Internet provider PlusNet Business has today reduced the cost of their top ‘up to’ 76Mbps capable (19.5Mbps upload) ‘Unlimited Business Fibre Broadband and Phone’ package from £33 +vat per month to just £12.99 per month for the first 12 months of service.

MSM Name the Best ISPs in their Broadband Supers Awards 2015

2nd February, 2015 (3 Comments)

MoneySuperMarket.com has today announced the winners of their Broadband Supers 2015 Awards, which much like last week’s uSwitch event saw almost all of the big broadband ISPs walk away with at least one award from a selection of several categories. Generally PlusNet appeared to do the best after it picked up three awards for Best Value Broadband, Best for Quality and Reliability and Best for Customer Service.

uSwitch 2015 Awards Name Virgin Media UK Best Broadband Provider

30th January, 2015 (5 Comments)

The annual uSwitch.com Broadband Awards 2015, which took place last night at The Gherkin in London, have unveiled a variety of winners across multiple categories for broadband, TV, phone and mobile services. Top among the winners was Virgin Media, which took three awards for Best Customer Rated Broadband, Fastest Broadband and Best Broadband Provider.