Posted: 21st Sep, 2006 By: MarkJ
UK ISP PlusNet has updated one of its tertiary providers, the aptly named '
Free-Online', with a new section designed especially to educate visitors over why "free" broadband services are not all they appear:
PlusNet the UKs best value Internet service provider, operates a brand called Free-Online. Free-Online has recently seen an increase in visitors to its website, not surprising with all the talk of supposedly free broadband. PlusNet and Free-Online believe a quality broadband service can never be truly free. Thats why today the Free-Online site has a new dedicated mini site that dispels the fairytale myth of free broadband. Forever.
Why have a brand called Free-Online that doesnt do free broadband? Free-Online was launched back in 1999 at the height of the free dial up internet access boom, when internet access was subscription free. The irony now is Free-Onlines broadband is not free it is however around the same real price as other free offers. Confused? So are the majority of broadband users.
The Free-Online mini site sets out to help people see free broadband deals for what they really are; a combined package of broadband, call plan and telephone line rental. It compares the deals of TalkTalk and
Orange with Free-Onlines own package in a transparent, light hearted way.
Weary travellers searching for the non-existent pot of gold who find their way to Free-Online, will now find the fairytale of free broadband has a happy ending.
Marco Potesta PlusNets Marketing Director, said:
We believe quality broadband is the most important component of any package deal, its therefore confusing to call it free. Thats why we steer away from saying something is free when you have to buy other elements to get it. The new mini site is there to help people see the facts clearly and decide for themselves.
This new Free-Online mini site is online now, take a look
http://www.free-online.net .
Hopefully PlusNet's new mini-site will help to educate and better inform people that are confused about the use of "free" terminology. Now how about one for "unlimited" and "up to" as well =)?