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20th January, 2015 (40 Comments)

Low cost ISP PlusNet appears to have quietly introduced a new wireless broadband router for their new customers in the United Kingdom, which is called the Hub Zero (Sagemcom 2704n) and curiously does not come with an integrated VDSL modem for superfast FTTC broadband lines (i.e. you still need to use Openreach’s supplied VDSL modem via a managed install).

12th January, 2015 (7 Comments)

Aggressive competition in the home broadband space appears to be reaching domestic-grade business packages too, with PlusNet Business being today expected to start offering their ‘up to’ 18Mbps capable unlimited Internet access package free for the first 12 months of service (£13 +vat per month thereafter).

5th January, 2015 (25 Comments)

Choosing the right broadband ISP for your needs can sometimes seem a bit like swimming with sharks, you’re never quite sure which one will end up biting you first. The quality of customer support and Internet speeds that vary due to a variety of often opaque factors are also a big cause of frustration. But with a little luck our annual editors pick might help. IMPORTANT: This article has now been superseded by the new 2016 edition – The Best Broadband ISPs for 2016.

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27th December, 2014 (5 Comments)

ISPreview.co.uk takes a look back at how the top fastest and largest national Mobile Broadband (3G/4G) and Home Broadband providers have performed over the last quarter. Overall Virgin Media still tops the fixed line table with an average Internet download speed of 53.20Mbps (unchanged from Q3 2014), while Vodafone delivered the best mobile performance at 13.78Mbps.

17th December, 2014 (16 Comments)

Low cost ISP PlusNet has decided to launch some new year discounts early by cutting the price of their top two “Unlimited Fibre” (FTTC) superfast broadband packages, which now start at just £3.75 per month for speeds of ‘up to’ 38Mbps and £8.75 per month for their 76Mbps service (first six months).

28th November, 2014 (3 Comments)

Budget ISP PlusNet has become the latest provider to tout Black Friday discounts as the reason for slashing the cost of their unlimited standard (ADSL2+) home broadband service, which is now free for the first 12 months of service (£9.99 thereafter) when taken with line rental from £12.99 per month (i.e. when pre-paid for a year in advance or £15.95 as standard) plus £75 Cashback.

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12th November, 2014 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has tweaked their existing unlimited home broadband (up to 17Mbps) and phone package, which can now be taken for either £2.50 per month for the first 12 months of service (12 month contract) or £1.50 per month if you take out a slightly longer 18 month contract (plus line rental from £12.99). On top of that there’s also £70 cashback.

1st November, 2014 (0 Comments)

UK ISP PlusNet has won three gongs at the inaugural Moneywise Home Finance Awards 2014 for their broadband service, which rated them the ‘Most Recommended Broadband‘, ‘Best Broadband for Service‘ and also ‘Best Broadband for Value for Money‘.

31st October, 2014 (4 Comments)

A small but interesting piece of news today is that budget Internet provider PlusNet has uploaded a raft of new YouTube help videos, which cover everything from tackling broadband connection and speed problems to phone line faults and how to change your payment details.

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29th October, 2014 (3 Comments)

Budget conscious ISP PlusNet has launched a new autumn promotion that offers their unlimited ‘up to’ 38Mbps capable FTTC superfast broadband (“Unlimited Fibre“) package free for the first 6 months of service (£14.99 per month thereafter), which has also been made more attractive by the offer of £50 cashback.

18th October, 2014 (33 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has enhanced the promotion of their existing unlimited broadband (up to 17Mbps) and phone package, which is currently priced at £2.49 per month for the first 12 months of service (£9.99 thereafter + £15.95 line rental), by also offering to return £75 (cashback) to new subscribers after they join.

17th October, 2014 (2 Comments)

Consumer magazine PC Pro has published the results of their annual PCPro Excellence Awards 2014 event, which much like last year named Zen Internet the “Best Broadband ISP“. Meanwhile PlusNet was the “Highly Commended” runner-up in second place.

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10th October, 2014 (7 Comments)

UK ISP PlusNet Business has slashed the cost of their ‘up to’ 18Mbps capable standard unlimited broadband and phone bundle to just £2.50 +vat per month for the first 12 months of service (£13 thereafter), with line rental being added on top at £10.50 per month (standard payg call charges apply).

3rd October, 2014 (37 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest biannual report into the real-world speeds of fixed line broadband ISP consumers across the United Kingdom reveals that the Internet performance gap between rural and urban areas is still wide, yet their speeds are now improving at a faster rate (+20% rural vs +5% urban / suburban). Overall the average download rate has risen by just 5% to reach 18.7Mbps (up from 17.8Mbps in the last report).

9th September, 2014 (1 Comment)

Questions have been raised over the future of PlusNet’s ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband product, which until the end of last month had been offered as part of a trial for the past FOUR years (effectively acting as an unofficial product option), but is now closed to new subscribers.

8th September, 2014 (3 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet Business has reduced the price of their ‘up to’ 17Mbps capable standard unlimited broadband and phone bundle to £5 +vat a month for the first 12 months (£13 thereafter), with line rental at £10.50 (standard payg call charges) on a 24 month contract.

22nd August, 2014 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet has kindly supplied us with a new graph to show how consumer Internet traffic on the popular Netflix TV and movie streaming service has changed over the past 6-7 months (on their network).

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