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Plusnet Broadband Deals Get Revamp
Plusnet (plus.net) has announced an exciting revamp of its range of popular broadband packages.
Plusnet Value Broadband, its entry level package with download speeds up to 8Mbps and a 10GB monthly usage allowance, now offers free overnight downloads between midnight and 8am.
Despite the price rising from £5.99 to £6.49 a month, Plusnet Value Broadband remains one of the cheapest stand alone broadband packages in the UK.
This is especially good news for those customers who live within Plusnet’s own broadband LLU network where the £6.49 a month price is fixed for a 12 month period. For those who don’t, the £6.49 price lasts for 3 months, followed by £12.99 per month thereafter.
The revamp also sees Plusnet’s Premium package replaced with Plusnet Extra Broadband, which offers broadband speeds up to 20Mbps with a 60GB download usage allowance.
Priced at £11.49 a month for subscribers residing within Plusnet’s LLU broadband network, the Plusnet Extra package is fifty pence a month cheaper than its predecessor and also includes free overnight downloads from midnight to 8am.
Customers not living within Plusnet’s LLU network will need to pay £11.49 a month for the first 3 months, followed by £17.99 per month after.
A price reduction has also been applied to Plusnet Pro Broadband which offers a prioritised broadband connection for gamers and heavy downloaders.
New Pro customers now need only pay from £16.49 a month, though this does rise to £22.99 a month after 3 months for those users living outside Plusnet’s LLU network.
New customers switching to Plusnet will also now receive a free wireless router and free activation (saving up to £65) when they order online Plusnet Broadband with a Plusnet Home Phone service.
Prices start from £17.74 a month for broadband speeds up to 8Mbps, telephone line rental and evening and weekend phone calls to UK and International landlines.
All Plusnet broadband packages are available on a 12 month contract period, although there is an option to have no contract should a customer pay Plusnet upfront for the supplied router.
A Plusnet wired router currently costs £20, while a Plusnet wireless router will cost £40.
New customers choosing the no contract option can leave Plusnet at anytime by giving just 10 days’ notice. No penalties will apply.
Readers interested in the revamped Plusnet Broadband packages can find out more at the plus.net website or our Plusnet Broadband review.
Virgin Media’s 4 For £28 Saves A Bundle
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com/4for28) is offering new customers 2 months free on its 4 for £28 broadband, phone, TV and mobile bundle.
Furthermore, new customers switching online to any of Virgin Media’s broadband, phone and digital TV bundles can now get their first 2 months free of charge, plus free installation (saving a further £35).
Promising to ‘save more when you bundle all four’, Virgin Media’s 4 for £28 bundle provides over 65 digital TV channels including Sky1 and LIVING, while BBC HD, ITV HD and 4HD can be watched for no extra monthly charge providing customers pay a one-off £49 for the V HD box.
Customers will also have access to thousands of hours of TV, film and sport content on the BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player and 4oD that’s available on their television via Virgin Media digital TV.
Fast and reliable broadband access with speeds up to 10Mb is included together with unlimited downloads, a wireless router and a free PC security package worth £49.99.
Unlimited UK weekend phone calls plus free weekend landline calls to Virgin mobiles also feature in Virgin’s 4 for £28 bundle, while talking on the move is covered by the freely supplied Nokia 6303 phone with 100 minutes and 100 texts every month.
Readers can find out further information on all Virgin Media’s bundle packages at the virginmedia.com/bundles website.
TalkTalk Voted Best Value For Money Provider
TalkTalk (talktalk.co.uk/switch) has been voted the UK’s ‘Best Value For Money’ phone provider in a uSwitch report published today.
It is the sixth year in a row that TalkTalk has taken the ‘Best Value For Money’ award in USwitch’s Home Phone Customer Satisfaction Report.
The report, which is based upon research amongst 8,000 home phone customers, found TalkTalk to be number one in four categories including ‘Best Value For Money’, ‘Best For Billing’, ‘Ease To Interpret Bill’ and ‘Best Talk And Payment Plan’.
Commenting on the news, a TalkTalk spokersperson said: “We’re particularly proud to be recognised as the best value for money phone provider on the market, as it’s the sixth year in a row we’ve come out on top in that category”.
They continued: “We’re committed to providing consistently great value to every single customer and it’s fantastic to have recognition of this through the uSwitch awards”.
TalkTalk currently offer one of the UK’s cheapest home phone and broadband packages on the market with prices starting from just £6.99 a month for its Essentials plan.
This package provides unlimited evening & weekend phone calls to UK landlines plus up to 24Mbps broadband speeds. Free anytime calls to other TalkTalk customers are included.
A free connection offer, saving new customers £29.99, is currently available when customers order the TalkTalk Essentials Plan online at the talktalk.co.uk/switch website.
More information can also be found at our TalkTalk Broadband And Phone review.
BT Broadband, Calls & BT Vision FREE For 3 Months
BT (BT.com/packages) has launched a 3 months FREE online offer across its broadband, phone calls and BT Vision digital TV packages.
The offer means new customers ordering online either a broadband & anytime phone calls package or a broadband, anytime calls and BT Vision digital TV bundle can get 3 months FREE on all services taken.
Maximum savings of £146.97 can be made for those customers ordering BT’s Talk, Surf and Watch Unlimited package which features unlimited anytime phone calls, broadband speeds up to 20Mbps and the full BT Vision digital TV service with 6 viewing packs.
For those customers not requiring digital TV, savings of up to £83.97 can still be achieved with the BT Broadband and phone calls package known as BT Talk and Surf Unlimited.
In related news, BT has increased the price for buying BT Broadband on its own and removed the introductory discount.
With prices for BT Broadband only deals now starting from £15.99 a month, it is now much better value for a customer to take a BT package, with BT Talk & Surf costing £14.49 a month after the 3 months introductory price of £7.49 per month.
Alternatively, customers can opt for the BT Talk & Surf Plus package and get their first 3 months free, followed by £15.99 a month after.
A £124.99 charge usually applies for those new customers needing a BT line installed or reconnected, however, BT is reducing this to £50 when a Calls & Broadband package is ordered online.
Furthermore, this charge is reduced to £0 when a BT Calls, Broadband & TV package is ordered online.
Interesed readers can find out more at the BT.com/packages website or our BT Broadband, Phone Calls & Digital TV review.
3 Mobile Broadband Launch In Car Wi-Fi Kit
3 UK (three.co.uk) has announced the launch of an in car Wi-Fi kit that offers mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps in a car.
Launching at The Gadget Show in Birmingham, the In Car Wi-Fi modem connects with the company’s 3G network to create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot in the car.
Car passengers can then use Wi-Fi enabled devices like laptops, netbooks and the iPod Touch to connect to the Internet without the need for wires or a USB connection.
Commenting on the launch, the Head of Internet Services at 3 UK, David Kerrigan, said: “We’re always looking at new products and services that connect our customers in more places both at home and on the move and In Car Wi-Fi does this”.
Kerrigan continued: “Our research suggests that over 25% of the population are interested in having the internet in their cars, with families and travelling work colleagues showing the most interest. Mobile workers can check traffic information and email on route to a meeting and kids can social network or download tracks to an iPod Touch while on a road trip”.
3’s In Car Wi-Fi kit costs £59.99 and includes the Mi-Fi Huawei wireless modem, a mains charger, an in car charger, a windscreen holder and 1GB of data usage that lasts up to 30 days.
Readers can find out further information on 3’s range of mobile broadband packages at the three.co.uk website or our 3 Mobile Broadband review.
Orange Mobile Broadband Deals Get Revamp
Orange (orange.co.uk/businesseverywhere) has launched a new range of business mobile broadband deals designed to suit the different ways small and medium sized businesses work.
Delivered via the UK’s biggest 3G network, the four new ‘Business Everywhere’ contract options give business users unlimited data when they need it most (subject to a fair usage policy), as well as peace of mind from knowing exactly what they’ll pay each month.
At £10 a month over a 24 month contract, the Business Everywhere 5 to 9 plan offers mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps coupled with an unlimited data usage allowance for users who require access between 5pm and 9am every day including the weekends.
The Business Everywhere 9 to 5 plan, also priced at £10 a month, has the same speeds and unlimited data for users needing mobile broadband access between 9am and 5pm every weekday. A 24 month contract also applies.
For £15 a month over an 18 month contract, users can opt for the Business Everywhere Unlimited package that delivers unlimited data usage at any time, while also offering an extra 5MB of data every month to use in Europe.
Low usage customers can opt for the Business Everywhere Lite plan that provides up to 1GB of data access anytime for just £7.50 per month over a 24 month contract.
Commenting on the new packages, Martin Lyne, Director for Small and Medium Business at Orange UK, said: “We know that traditional working hours are changing and we want our mobile broadband offering to reflect the working lives of our customers. So, with Business Everywhere they’ll be able to choose the plan that offers them the best value based on when they want to use their mobile broadband”.
Readers interested in Orange mobile broadband plans can find out more at the orange.co.uk website or call Orange on 0800 072 4136.
