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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).

Bees Attack the Sheffield Office of Broadband ISP PlusNet UK

6th June, 2012 (7 Comments)

The Sheffield based offices of UK internet provider PlusNet came under attack last week after a “swarm of killer bees!” decided that they didn’t need to live inside of a Bee Hive after all and could instead quite happily turn the ISPs front entrance into their new residence.

ISP PlusNet Offers 6 Months FREE UK Home Broadband and Calls Service

14th April, 2012 (4 Comments)

Budget UK home internet and phone provider PlusNet have begun offering 6 Months FREE broadband and calls across both the standard / cheaper up to 16Mbps Value (10GB usage – unlimited offpeak) and more flexible Extra (60GB usage – unlimited offpeak) packages for new customers, which also includes FREE activation (normally worth £25).

ISP PlusNet UK Swaps to New RoundCube Webmail Platform

13th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has officially taken the beta tag off its new RoundCube based webmail (email that you access via your website browser) platform this week as they begin to phase out the older SquirrelMail service.

PlusNet Add £25 Cashback to its 4 Months FREE Home Broadband and Calls

28th March, 2012 (1 Comment)

UK ISP PlusNet has added a promise of £25 cashback to its recently launched offer of 4 Months FREE home broadband and calls across both their budget Value (10GB peak usage allowance + unlimited offpeak) and premium Extra (60GB + unlimited offpeak) packages, which also includes FREE activation (normally worth £25) when you add the line rental (from £9.49 per month).

PlusNet Study Finds Majority of UK Mums Get Parental Advice Online

15th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

A new study from budget broadband ISP PlusNet, which surveyed 3,360 UK mums between mid February and March 2012, has discovered that the vast majority (82%) rely on the internet for parental advice, 41% do their weekly shop online to save time and for some reason more than half (51%) even researched their children’s homework online.

PlusNet Calls for More UK Customers to Join its 80Mbps Broadband Trial

12th March, 2012 (5 Comments)

UK ISP PlusNet has said that there are still “plenty of spaces open” on its trial of up to 80Mbps (Megabits per second) Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband technology, which was made available to all residential subscribers last month (currently 100 staff and customers are taking part). Results so far are said to have been “very positive“.

ISP PlusNet Offers 4 Months FREE Home Broadband and Calls

9th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Budget internet provider PlusNet UK has launched a new promotion that offers 4 Months FREE home broadband and calls across both their cheaper Value (10GB usage allowance – unlimited offpeak) and more flexible Extra (60GB usage allowance – unlimited offpeak) packages, which also includes FREE activation (normally worth £25). This new promotion is available until 10th April 2012.