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Be Expands 24Mbps ADSL2+ Coverage

Posted: 13th Feb, 2006 By: MarkJ

Be has unveiled plans for the next phase in their rollout, building on the 60 exchanges that have already been unbundled in London. By May'06, Bes plan should see a total of 156 exchanges unbundled. Some new services have also been introduced:

With £24.5 million of funding in place, Be is forging ahead with their national rollout. Birmingham and Manchester will be the first two cities outside of London to benefit from Bes expansion both are predicted to go live next month.

"Since we broke the broadband speed record last year we have been focused on developing the best products we can and now we want to bring that innovation to much more of the UK," said Dana Pressman, Managing Director of Be Unlimited.

Advanced ordering

To make the ordering process as simple as possible, Be have added advance ordering for any exchanges that are expected to be activated within the next few months. Up until now potential members have had to keep track of availability by testing their BT number on the website. Now they can sign up and Be will automatically process their order the moment the exchange is activated.

Be member forum

Be have added their own member forum to enable members to share their extensive broadband knowledge, tips and general chat with other like-minded members.

Be email

Be have also launched a Home email package in response to member feedback. For just £2 per month members will have up to five individual email accounts with a total storage of 1 GB and 100MB of webspace. Email can be accessed either through webmail or using POP3 and includes the latest protection against spam and viruses. The 100MB webspace allows members to either create their own websites or to use the space for off-site backup of critical files.

Since launching last summer, Be have continually raised the bar for the UK broadband market not only in terms of technology, speed and price but now coverage as well. With prices starting at £14 per month and every member receiving a free Be Box wireless router, Be have the most competitive broadband products in the UK.

Bes 24 meg service represents an exponential leap for Internet users. Just one of their 24 meg broadband lines can stream two High Definition TV (HDTV) channels, plus three or four standard TV or Video-on-Demand channels, and still have enough bandwidth for general surfing or voice calls (VoIP). The Be Box router supplied free to all members enables them to go wireless from anywhere at home and the connection is fast enough to be shared by everyone in their household.

Be has also been kind enough to send along a list of the exchanges mentioned above:

HAMPSTEAD Feb - 2006

CHINGFORD Feb - 2006

FINCHLEY Feb - 2006

LEYTONSTONE Feb - 2006

MILE END Feb - 2006

NEW SOUTHGATE Feb - 2006

UPTON PARK Feb - 2006

WANSTEAD Feb - 2006

WALTHAMSTOW Feb - 2006

FOREST HILL Feb - 2006

GIPSY HILL Feb - 2006

KIDBROOKE Feb - 2006

MERTON PARK Feb - 2006

MORTLAKE Feb - 2006

STREATHAM Feb - 2006

WANDSWORTH Feb - 2006

CRICKLEWOOD Feb - 2006

HARLESDEN Feb - 2006

SOHO AKA GERRARD STREET Feb - 2006

UPPER HOLLOWAY Mar - 2006

ACOCKS GREEN Mar - 2006

BILSTON Mar - 2006

BLACKHEATH Mar - 2006

CRADLEY HEATH Mar - 2006

DUDLEY Mar - 2006

ERDINGTON Mar - 2006

FALLINGS PARK Mar - 2006

GREAT BARR Mar - 2006

HARBORNE Mar - 2006

HIGHBURY Mar - 2006

KINGS NORTON Mar - 2006

LEAMORE Mar - 2006

PRIORY Mar - 2006

SEDGLEY Mar - 2006

SHELDON Mar - 2006

SHIRLEY Mar - 2006

SOLIHULL Mar - 2006

SOUTH Mar - 2006

SPRINGFIELD Mar - 2006

STECHFORD Mar - 2006

STREETLY Mar - 2006

TETTENHALL Mar - 2006

TIPTON Mar - 2006

WOODGATE Mar - 2006

WEDNESBURY Mar - 2006

WILLENHALL Mar - 2006

WALSALL Mar - 2006

FAZELEY Mar - 2006

TAMWORTH Mar - 2006

GANTS HILL Mar - 2006

HAINAULT Mar - 2006

HORNCHURCH Mar - 2006

ILFORD CENTRAL Mar - 2006

RAINHAM Mar - 2006

STAMFORD HILL Mar - 2006

WOODFORD Mar - 2006

RICHMOND KEW Mar - 2006

HOUNSLOW Mar - 2006

ISLEWORTH Mar - 2006

KENSAL GREEN Mar - 2006

SHEPHERDS BUSH Mar - 2006

SOUTHALL Mar - 2006

TWICKENHAM Mar - 2006

ASHTON Mar - 2006

RUSHOLME Mar - 2006

BROMSGROVE Mar - 2006

EARLS COURT Mar - 2006

BRIERLEY HILL Apr - 2006

CASTLE BROMWICH Apr - 2006

CHELMSLEY WOOD Apr - 2006

EAST Apr - 2006

KINGSWINFORD Apr - 2006

NORTHERN Apr - 2006

SMETHWICK Apr - 2006

STOURBRIDGE Apr - 2006

VICTORIA Apr - 2006

KIDDERMINSTER Apr - 2006

LOWER HOLLOWAY Apr - 2006

BARNET Apr - 2006

ENFIELD Apr - 2006

INGREBOURNE Apr - 2006

SOUTH CLAPHAM Apr - 2006

COLINDALE Apr - 2006

HARROW Apr - 2006

HAYES NORTH Apr - 2006

NORTHOLT Apr - 2006

SOUTH HARROW Apr - 2006

BOLTON Apr - 2006

ROCHDALE Apr - 2006

FAILSWORTH Apr - 2006

HEATON MOOR Apr - 2006

MACCLESFIELD Apr - 2006

OLDHAM Apr - 2006

SALE Apr - 2006

STOCKPORT Apr - 2006

HIGHAMS PARK May - 2006