{"id":710,"date":"2012-04-25T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T09:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=710"},"modified":"2012-04-26T07:06:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T06:06:55","slug":"isp-zen-internet-uk-doubles-superfast-broadband-speeds-to-76mbps-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/04\/isp-zen-internet-uk-doubles-superfast-broadband-speeds-to-76mbps-for-free.html","title":{"rendered":"ISP Zen Internet UK Doubles Superfast Broadband Speeds to 76Mbps for FREE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/zen_internet\" target=\"_blank\">Zen Internet<\/a> UK has today announced that both new and existing customers of its &#8220;<em>fibre optic<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttc\">FTTC<\/a>) superfast broadband packages will, from <strong>9th May 2012<\/strong>, see their <strong>download speeds effectively doubled<\/strong> (except on the entry-level &#8216;<em>Fibre Lite<\/em>&#8216; service) up to <strong>76Mbps<\/strong> (Megabits per second) from 38Mbps before (uploads will also rise from 10Mbps up to 19Mbps).<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe provider states that existing users of the Zen Fibre Active, Fibre Pro, Fibre Office and Fibre Office Plus will be <strong>automatically upgraded without charge<\/strong> to the new faster speeds and, unlike other ISPs, existing customers will not be required to sign a new contract to benefit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Andrew Saunders, Zen&#8217;s Head of Product Management and Marketing, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We believe that we have the strongest portfolio of fibre optic broadband products in the UK. Having worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> since the initial fibre optic broadband trials, we have a hands-on experience of the technology that other providers cannot match, and the latest, most up-to-date information on progress and future plans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is important to us that we continue to develop these new services in line with our mission to provide the best ISP service in the UK. We are working hard to ensure we provide all our customers with the award winning level of service and support that they expect from us for these new services<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On top of all that Zen\u2019s Fibre Active products have now <strong>reduced in price<\/strong> to \u00a329.50 +VAT, which make them a bit more competitive with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>&#8217;s equivalent business broadband product. A quick summary of the updated packages can be found below.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fibre Lite &#8211; \u00a327.60 inc. vat (monthly)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>* Downstream Speed up to 40Mbps<br \/>\n* Upload Speed up to 2Mbps<br \/>\n* 20GB Usage Allowance<br \/>\n* Setup Fee and Included Modem \u00a396.00<br \/>\n* 12 Month Contract<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fibre Active &#8211; \u00a335.40<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>* Downstream Speed up to 76Mbps<br \/>\n* Upload Speed up to 19Mbps<br \/>\n* 100GB Usage Allowance<br \/>\n* Setup Fee and Included Modem \u00a396.00<br \/>\n* 12 Month Contract<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fibre Pro &#8211; \u00a345.60<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>* Downstream Speed up to 76Mbps<br \/>\n* Upload Speed up to 19Mbps<br \/>\n* 200GB Usage Allowance<br \/>\n* Setup Fee and Included Modem \u00a396.00<br \/>\n* 12 Month Contract<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, customers also receive a choice of 1 or 8 static IP addresses, 2GB webspace, 11 POP3 Mailboxes, E-mail Anti-Virus protection, webmail and unlimited uploads. Zen also provides telephone line services, <strong>Home Talk<\/strong> and <strong>Business Talk<\/strong>, from \u00a310.99 inc VAT per month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular ISP Zen Internet UK has today announced that both new and existing customers of its &#8220;fibre optic&#8221; (FTTC) superfast broadband packages will, from 9th May 2012, see their download speeds effectively doubled (except on the entry-level &#8216;Fibre Lite&#8216; service) up to 76Mbps (Megabits per second) from 38Mbps before (uploads will also rise from 10Mbps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[55,98],"class_list":["post-710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-isp-special-offers","tag-fttc","tag-zen-internet"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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