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Sky.com To End Free £50 M&S Voucher Offer
Sky has confirmed that its free £50 M&S voucher offer given to new customers joining Sky TV online at the sky.com website will end on the 25th March.
To qualify, new customers will need to order online a Sky digital TV package, either on its own, or as part of a bundled package comprising Sky TV, Sky Broadband and Sky Talk.
Sky will then send a £50 Marks and Spencer voucher within 45 days of activating the customer’s viewing, with one voucher being made available per household. New customers must have their viewing card enabled by the 25th April 2010.
Sky currently has a range of digital TV deals available which include a free Sky+HD box. Prices start from £18 a month for those customers not requiring Sky’s HD pack containing 37 HD channels and £28 a month for those who do (this is Sky’s Supertelly package).
Both these packages include one TV entertainment pack from a choice of six, with further TV packs costing an additional £1 a month. With such a great choice customers can build the TV package that’s right for them.
Free broadband with download speeds up to 2Mbps is also included together with Sky Talk’s free evening & weekend phone calls plan.
New customers ordering the free Sky+HD box with the Sky HD pack will receive free standard installation, while those customers not opting for the HD pack will be required to pay the £30 standard fee.
Readers can find out more and build their own Sky package to suit their needs at the sky.com website.
BT To End Broadband & Phone Offer Today
BT (BT.com) has announced that it will end its £7.99 a month broadband and phone promotional offer today at midnight.
Providing a saving of £89.82 over 18 months, the promotion applies to its Talk & Surf Plus package which offers broadband speeds up to 20Mbps plus unlimited anytime phone calls to UK landlines.
Also included is a 10GB monthly download usage allowance for the broadband, basic PC security, 250 Wi-Fi minutes, the black BT home hub for wireless broadband use, plus anytime phone calls to 0845 & 0870 numbers.
Referred to as ‘BT’s Best Value Package’, the plan costs £7.99 a month for the first 3 months and £15.99 per month after – but only when ordered online before midnight tonight.
Customers buying this BT broadband and call plan seperately would have to pay £12.98 a month for the first 3 months, then £20.98 a month after.
Readers interested in securing savings of up to £89 with the BT Talk & Surf Plus offer can find out more at the BT.com website or our BT Broadband review.
BT Broadband Starts BT.com/Infinity Campaign
BT (BT.com/infinity) has commenced its first advertising campaign for BT Infinity Broadband, its new super-fast fibre optic broadband service.
The campaign focusses on how BT Infinity Broadband can give users the ‘Internet in an instant’ using its most powerful download speeds to date of up to 40Mbps.
Promising to transform peoples’ experience of the Internet, BT Infinity Broadband gives customers the instant capacity and reliability they need from a broadband service – And at a reasonable price.
It’s entry level BT Infinity Option 1 package offers up to 40Mbps download speeds coupled with a 20GB monthly data allowance for £19.99 a month.
Despite there being a £50 activation fee, basic PC security, the BT Infinity Home Hub and engineer installation are included for free, while upload speeds up to 2Mbps are provided.
BT Infinity Option 2, at £24.99 per month, differs by having an unlimited monthly data usage allowance together with upload speeds up to 10Mbps. There’s no activation fee, while advanced McAfee PC security is included.
BT is launching BT Infinity Broadband in stages across the UK with around 4 million homes expected to have access to Infinity enabled exchanges by December 2010.
Readers can find out whether they can get BT Infinity Broadband in their area at the BT.com/infinity website.
Sky.com/free Offers Sky+ HD Box With No HD Pack
Sky (sky.com/free) has launched a free Sky+ HD box offer for new Sky TV customers not ready to take the Sky HD pack.
Up until now, new customers signing up to Sky TV online had to pay a one off £49 for the Sky+ HD box if they were not taking the £10 a month HD pack containing 37 HD channels. Free standard set up applied.
The change means the Sky+ HD box can be ordered for free without the £10 a month HD Pack, although a £30 standard set up fee now applies. Users can then take the Sky HD Pack whenever they are ready.
Sky’s digital TV packages are split into 6 entertainment packs so customers only pay for the type of TV they wish to watch.
One entertainment pack starts from £18 a month while additional TV packs can be added for just £1 a month each.
Broadband speeds up to 2Mbps, plus free evening and weekend phone calls to UK landlines are also included in the £18 a month package.
New customers joining Sky can also receive a free £50 Marks & Spencer voucher if they order Sky TV online at the sky.com/free website before the 25th March 2010.
New customers ordering Sky TV online after this date can still get a free £25 M&S voucher.
Vodafone Mobile Broadband Packages Get Refresh
Vodafone (vodafone.co.uk) has refreshed its mobile broadband packages with the introduction of a new 3GB 12 month plan.
Known as ‘Mobile Broadband Standard 12 Months’, the new plan provides 3GB of data downloads per month, which is enough to go online for up to 100 hours a month.
The free USB modem stick included in the package can be plugged into any USB port to provide mobile broadband speeds of up to 7.2Mbps across 80% of the UK.
The USB stick also includes an 8GB microSD card slot which means users with a microSD card can quickly and easily swap files between their PC, MAC and phone.
FREE basic PC protection & 2GB PC backup is also included in the package which costs £15 a month.
Vodafone was voted ‘Best Consumer Mobile Broadband’ in 2009 and operates a 14 day money back returns policy.
Readers can find out more on Vodafone’s range of mobile broadband packages at the vodafone.co.uk website or our Vodafone Mobile Broadband review.
Plusnet Broadband Launches Price Freeze Promotion
Plusnet (plus.net) has announced the launch of a price freeze promotion for its range of broadband packages.
New customers who switch online to any Plusnet broadband package by April 11th will have the monthly price for that package frozen for the next 12 months.
This means new customers (depending on the location of their property) can fix the price of their home broadband service at just £5.99 a month for the next 12 months with Plusnet’s entry level Value package.
Plusnet Value Broadband offers download speeds up to 8Mbps with a 10GB usage allowance. It is the UK’s cheapest home broadband package and includes a free wireless router plus around the clock customer and technical support.
Plusnet also offer broadband download speeds up to 20Mbps with its Premium and Pro packages. Both come with an unlimited download usage allowance overnight, with Pro also offering a prioritised connection that’s perfect for gamers and heavy downloaders.
All Plusnet broadband packages are available on a 12 month contract, although there is an option to pay a one-off £30 set up fee and have their broadband service without a contract tie-in period.
Marketing for Plusnet’s price freeze promotion is planned across London with focus on the underground Tube network.
Readers can find out further information on the range of Plusnet broadband packages at the plus.net website or our Plusnet Broadband review.
