Satellite ISP Tariam has cut the connection cost on its
Eutelsat Tooway based Homenet product and called for government subsidies to help bridge the affordability gap for remote and rural communities. The service can deliver download speeds of 'up to' 3.6Mbps (0.38Mbps uploads) to any part of the UK from £35 inc. VAT per month (2.4GB usage allowance).
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The boss of Rutland Telecom (RT), a UK ISP that specialises in providing Next Generation Access (NGA) services to rural areas, has today highlighted the "
situation of discrimination" that exists with BT Openreach and called for Ofcom to ensure reduced costs and a "
level playing field" for all.
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Comparison site
Broadband.co.uk has released its latest anecdotal monthly broadband speed testing results for April 2010. It shows that the average UK download speed for the largest ISPs has risen sharply from 4.527Mbps in March to 4.958Mbps now, nearly tipping the 5Mbps barrier for the first time.
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Several readers have reported that O2 are beginning to accept registrations for their forthcoming Home Phone (line rental and voice calls) service and broadband ISP bundles. The service is not yet available to the public, though many of those being accepted are known to be existing broadband internet customers.
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Internet access provider PlusNet has quietly launched a new 4 MONTHS FREE BROADBAND promotion, which is available to everyone that signs up online between now and 18th May 2010. Details of their primary broadband packages can be found below and they also offer phone line bundles.
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Reliable ISP Zen Internet has announced plans to double its monthly broadband download usage allowances for their Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office packages from Tuesday 1st June 2010. The change will be included at no extra cost to both new and existing customers.
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Mobile operator O2 has added two new laptop and netbook computers with built-in Mobile Broadband connectivity (i.e. you don't need to buy a separate USB Modem / Dongle) to its line-up of service bundles, the
Asus UL30A laptop and
Samsung N150 netbook. Prices start from £25 per month for the Samsung with a monthly usage allowance of 3GB (plus 500MB for Wi-Fi) and 300 texts.
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