The Pipex (Tiscali) owned UK ISP Freedom2Surf has launched a new broadband package that's been specifically designed for online multiplayer gamers, affording subscribers the best pings (low latency) free from any traffic management restrictions:


The 'Broadband 4 Gamers' (BB4G) service offers customers an "up to" 8Mbps broadband ADSL connection, 50GB usage allowance (can be boosted to 100GB for just £6 extra!), 500 free minutes of home phone calls with their Freedom2Talk voice service and all the usual features (e-mail, web space etc.). The £49.99 activation fee has been waived, although anybody leaving within the first 6 months will have to pay it back.

Overall it's a very attractive package for gamers, though the impending Tiscali acquisition and its lingering uncertainty may cloud adoption among interested consumers. On the other hand it could signal that F2S does not intent for the change in ownership to hamper their existing products. The ISP also showed a respectable improvement in TB’s latest customer service ratings report.