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UK ISP PlusNet Cuts Unlimited Standard and Superfast Broadband Prices

9th July, 2014 (14 Comments)

The start of summer usually means cheaper broadband offers and PlusNet is no exception. The ISP, fresh from launching a revamped selection of standard (ADSL) and superfast (FTTC) broadband bundles, has yet again cut their prices with a series of new offers.

A Quick Look at UK Video Streaming Traffic for England’s WorldCup Games

24th June, 2014 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet has posted a couple of interesting snapshots of Internet video streaming traffic during England’s dismal opening matches of the 2014 Football WorldCup in Brazil. Suffice to say, ITV Player traffic is hardly a blip next to the huge popularity of BBC’s iPlayer service.

UK ISPs Brace for Internet Traffic Surge During the Steam Summer Sale

21st June, 2014 (7 Comments)

In the modern Internet age it’s not just data traffic surges caused by a rise in video streaming during major televised events that broadband ISPs have to watch out for. The recent launch of Steam’s (Value’s digital distribution platform for PC games) traditional Summer Sale is another one that will also be giving them a capacity headache.

PlusNet UK Prep Product Refresh and Half Price Unlimited Fibre Broadband

30th May, 2014 (25 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has cut the cost of its superfast ‘Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls’ (FTTC) package in half from £19.99 to just £9.99 a month for the first 6 months of service. Meanwhile there are also plans for another rise in the cost of line rental and a product refresh to simplify their packages.

ISP PlusNet Slashes UK Business Broadband and Phone Prices

19th May, 2014 (3 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet Business has slashed the price of their standard and superfast broadband + phone bundles by more than half for the first year of service, although Line Rental is still payable at the standard rate of £10.50 +vat per month with pay-as-you-go calls (add £4 for UK Anytime calls).

BT Sport Grabs Former Sky Broadband UK Boss Delia Bushell to be its MD

7th April, 2014 (5 Comments)

The battle for broadband and TV dominance between BSkyB and BT took another twist today after it was revealed that the latter had nabbed the former Director of Sky Broadband and voice services, Delia Bushell, to take the new role of Managing Director at its TV and BTSport division.

Is it the ISPs Fault if Your Home Broadband Router Gets Hacked?

11th March, 2014 (21 Comments)

As consumers we have a right to be huffy at our ISPs when something goes wrong. But is the Internet provider still to blame if, as in the recent cases of AAISP and now PlusNet, your home broadband router ends up being hijacked by a DNS redirection exploit?

UK ISPs TalkTalk and BT Suffer Most Negative Feedback from Consumers

6th March, 2014 (4 Comments)

A new TalkTrack report from marketing research firm Keller Fay has revealed that an estimated 3 million negative opinions are exchanged about one or other of five major broadband ISPs providers each day, with BT and TalkTalk suffering the most from Negative Word of Mouth (NWOM). But the news is better for the rest.

UK ISPs PlusNet, Sky and Virgin Media Top 2014 Home Broadband Survey

17th February, 2014 (0 Comments)

The results from the joint annual PC Advisor magazine and Broadband Genie Home Broadband Survey 2014 have been announced, which saw PlusNet pick-up the award for ‘Best Broadband Provider’. Sky Broadband, Gigaclear and Virgin Media also picked up some awards.

UK ISP PlusNet Cuts Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls Price to GBP12.50

13th February, 2014 (5 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has slashed the cost of its up to 76Mbps capable superfast ‘Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls’ (FTTC) package from £19.99 to just £12.50 a month for the first 9 months of service.

UPDATE PlusNet to Replace McAfee Security with Network Level Filtering

22nd January, 2014 (7 Comments)

It’s arguably the least surprising development of the year. Broadband ISP PlusNet has confirmed that it intends to follow BT’s example (parent company) and launch their own network-level Internet filter to block (censorship) adult and piracy websites, which will most likely replace its bundled McAfee security solution.

UPDATE ISP PlusNet Criticised for Using Unsecure Broadband Signup Form

22nd January, 2014 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet, which is owned by BT, has become the latest Internet provider to face criticism today for lax security after it was revealed that their registration form for new customers doesn’t sit behind a secure web (HTTPS) connection and is instead transmitted without encryption.

UK ISP PlusNet Business Reintroduces Half Price Broadband Offer

6th January, 2014 (2 Comments)

PlusNet Business has cut the monthly rental cost of its standalone broadband packages and bundles in half for the first six months of service, which is only available to new customers.

The UK Top 6 Fastest Fixed Line Home Broadband ISPs for 2013

3rd January, 2014 (0 Comments)

The latest consumer Internet speed testing data for December 2013 reveals that Virgin Media has maintained its position as the fastest broadband ISP with a download speed of 35.387Mbps (Megabits per second). By contrast the overall national average download speed for all the largest providers was 18.376Mbps and uploads hit 3.320Mbps.

UK ISP PlusNet Opens YouView TV Trials to Unlimited Fibre Customers

20th December, 2013 (5 Comments)

As expected PlusNet has started to move forward with its plans to launch a YouView (IPTV) based TV product to their UK broadband customers by opening up the closed staff trial to existing customers with an Unlimited Fibre (FTTC) package.

ISP PlusNet UK Slashes Unlimited Broadband and Calls Price to GBP1.99

11th December, 2013 (7 Comments)

One of our readers has spotted that the price of PlusNet’s 16Mbps unlimited standard broadband and free weekend calls bundle has quietly been cut once again, from £9.99 to just £1.99 a month, for the first 12 months of service (note: it’s also on a 12 month contract).

Former BT Wifi Boss Becomes the New CEO of UK ISP PlusNet

3rd December, 2013 (0 Comments)

Internet and phone provider PlusNet, which is a semi-independent sibling of BT, has appointed Andy Baker (Aged 41) to be its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Andy replaces the ISPs current CEO, Jamie Ford, whom is leaving to pursue a role as the Managing Director of IT Services at BT Business.