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PlusNet Offers Half Price Broadband Bundles But Hike UK Phone Charges

9th May, 2013 (6 Comments)

ISP PlusNet has begun offering a series of new half price promotions on their standard (up to 16Mbps) and superfast (up to 80Mbps) unlimited broadband and phone bundle packages, although the ISP has also quietly hiked some of their line rental and call plan prices.

UPD ASA UK Ban PlusNet Broadband TV Advert for Misleading Half Price Offer

1st May, 2013 (1 Comment)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned PlusNet’s recent Yorkshire-themed TV advert for its half price broadband offer (“All broadband’s half off“) after several viewers complained that the discount was, contrary to the promotional wording, not available to everybody.

Zen Internet and PlusNet Top Which UK Best Broadband ISP Awards

21st March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest biannual Which? magazine consumer survey of broadband ISP reliability, value, performance and general customer satisfaction has awarded its Recommended Provider status to several UK ISPs and phone providers including Zen Internet and PlusNet.

UK ISP PlusNet Demands More Women in the Technology Industry

20th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has today claimed that jobs in the UK technology industry “stereotypically speaking … attract hairy, geeky blokes (sorry guys!)” (yeah thanks) and that it would like to see more women getting involved in the I.T. sector.

ISP PlusNet UK Offer 6 Months Half Price FTTC Fibre Broadband and Phone

12th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet UK has today launched a new promotion that offers their FTTC based unlimited superfast broadband (up to 80Mbps) and phone bundles at half price for the first six months of service, which means that the entry-level package costs from just £7.99 a month.

ISP PlusNet Trials Controversial IPv4 Address Sharing as IPv6 Alternative

15th January, 2013 (15 Comments)

UK ISP PlusNet has quietly announced a controversial plan to conduct a 3 week trial of IPv4 address sharing (Carrier Grade NAT). But sharing a single IP address between several customers, often as a means of delaying IPv6 adoption, carries with it more than a few problems.

UK ISP PlusNet Launch New Truly Unlimited Broadband and Call Packages

19th December, 2012 (31 Comments)

As expected PlusNet UK has today introduced its new range of “truly unlimited” packages for both their standard and superfast fibre broadband (FTTC) internet access packages. Prices start from £5.99 per month standalone or just £2.99 (first 12 months half price) when you also take one of the ISPs Home Phone bundles.

UPD PlusNet to Introduce Cheaper Unlimited Broadband Packages in the UK

15th December, 2012 (57 Comments)

Budget internet and phone provider PlusNet looks set to launch an affordable new range of broadband and superfast fibre (FTTC) packages from Wednesday next week (19th December 2012) that will offer an unlimited usage allowance instead of their usual data caps. The cheapest deal is expected to cost from just £4.99 a month.

UK ISP PlusNet Scoops Best Broadband Supplier of the Year Award

9th November, 2012 (4 Comments)

The editors and readers of Computer Shopper magazine have awarded PlusNet the Best Broadband Supplier of the Year accolade at their annual 2012 awards ceremony.

ISP PlusNet UK Offer 76Mbps FTTC Superfast Broadband and Calls from GBP5

2nd November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Budget ISP PlusNet appears to have quietly begun offering its new 76Mbps capable superfast broadband (FTTC) and free calls (‘Extra Fibre Broadband‘) bundle from a price of just £5 per month for the first 3 months. Free installation (saves £50) is also included.

Broadband Provider Zen Internet Wins PC Pro 2012 Best UK ISP Award

11th September, 2012 (6 Comments)

Computing magazine PC Pro has announced the winners of its annual PCPro Excellence Awards 2012, which saw Zen Internet win the Best ISP gong for a ninth time (overall satisfaction score of 93%). Meanwhile BE Broadband (83%) and PlusNet (83%) walked away as runners up. Sadly other ISPs didn’t do quite so well.

ISP PlusNet UK Offers 12 Months Half Price Broadband and Calls Bundle

30th August, 2012 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has begun offering new customers 12 months half price broadband and calls with free activation (normally £25) and a free wireless router. As a result the ISPs bundle prices now start from just £3.24 a month (£6.49 thereafter).

UPD A Closer Look at Latency and Packet Loss on the Biggest Broadband ISPs

17th August, 2012 (57 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest broadband speeds report (released this week) also includes a unique and useful insight into the Latency (Ping) and Packet Loss performance of the UK’s largest ISPs, which can have a serious impact upon the performance of specific internet applications (e.g. online video games, Skype etc.). But which provider is best?

UK ISP PlusNet Launches 76Mbps FTTC Superfast Broadband Package

14th August, 2012 (11 Comments)

Budget internet and phone provider PlusNet has today launched two new superfast broadband (FTTC) packages, which offer internet download speeds of up to 76Mbps alongside a bigger usage allowance of 250GB (GigaBytes), free installation and UK calls. Prices start at just £19.99 a month.

Internet Streaming Services Gobble Half of the Traffic on PlusNet UK

27th July, 2012 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet UK has revealed that internet streaming services (e.g. YouTube) now account for over 42% of all usage on its network during the evening and often peak at 50-60% depending on what’s happening (i.e. big sporting events). A raft of other stats have also been published including some that hint at a possible abuse of the SkyGo service.

UPDATE Budget ISP PlusNet to Hike the Cost of Annual UK Phone Line Rental

20th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet looks set to raise the price of its pre-paid Line Rental Saver service by around £1 next month, which means that some of their broadband bundles could end up costing a little more than they do today.

ISP PlusNet UK Offers GBP50 Cashback with Home Broadband and Calls

8th June, 2012 (4 Comments)

Budget ISP PlusNet appear to be running a special offer that gives new customers £50 Cashback when they subscribe to any one of the providers up to 16Mbps capable broadband and free phone call service bundles, which also comes with a free activation (normally worth £25).