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Save 50% On BT TV, Broadband & Calls In The BT Terrific 10 Day SALE
BT has cut the price of its TV, broadband & phone packages by up to 50% in the BT Terrific 10 day SALE. New customers ordering online at the bt.com/new website by midnight on the 7th of July can also qualify for a FREE BT Reward Card which has up to £80 available to spend on it. Prices start from just £5 a month.
FREE BT Sport is available with all of BT’s TV packages and includes BT Sport Europe, the home of all 352 live UEFA Champions League and Europa League football matches.
O2 Broadband Offers £50 Mobile Phone Credit
O2 (o2.co.uk) is offering new customers a £50 credit on their O2 mobile phone bill when they switch their broadband service to O2 Home Broadband.
In order to qualify for the £50 credit, existing O2 mobile customers on a pay monthly, pay as you go or mobile broadband tariff must order online at the o2.co.uk website either O2 Premium Home Broadband or O2 Pro Home Broadband.
Non O2 mobile customers will not miss out on the £50 credit offer either. They simply need to buy an O2 mobile product (e.g a pay as you go free SIM) within 30 days of ordering O2 Home Broadband Premium or Pro.
Both O2 Premium and Pro broadband packages offer broadband speeds up to 20Mbps with an unlimited data usage allowance.
Free UK customer support, McAfee security software and a 30 day happiness guarantee are just a few of the benefits included with these packages.
O2 Premium Broadband prices start from £10 a month for O2 mobile customers (£15 a month otherwise), while O2 Pro Broadband costs from £17.50 a month and includes a dedicated customer service telephone number and priority support.
Switching customers will need a MAC code from their existing broadband provider and a BT phone line.
Readers can find out more at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Broadband review.
TalkTalk Broadband ‘Essentials’ Gets 24Mb Speeds
TalkTalk (talktalk.co.uk/switch) has boosted the broadband speeds in its ‘Essentials’ phone and broadband package to up to 24Mbps.
The move means new and existing customers will be able to enjoy broadband speeds potentially up to three times faster than the previous 8Mbps headline speeds.
There’s no change to the £6.99 a month price for the ‘Essentials’ package, which offers free broadband connection (saving £30), a 40GB download usage allowance, plus unlimited evening & weekend phone calls to UK landlines.
TalkTalk has also made a significant change to its TalkTalk Pro Broadband package. Fom today the ISP will be removing P2P traffic shaping for all Pro customers.
TalkTalk Pro Broadband is designed for heavy downloaders and online gamers, so news of the ISP scrapping P2P traffic shaping will mean Pro customers will not see their broadband speeds slowed during times of peak demand.
Priced at £14.99 a month, the TalkTalk Pro Broadband package offers unlimited broadband speeds up to 24Mbps, a free wider range wireless ‘N’ router and anytime phone calls to UK landlines.
Both Essential and Pro packages also include free technical and customer support.
Readers can find out more at the talktalk.co.uk/switch website or at our review of the Talk Talk Broadband Essentials package.
New Prices For Using T-Mobile Broadband Abroad
T-Mobile (www.t-mobile.co.uk) has announced the launch of new mobile broadband pricing when abroad in the form of Euro Broadband Boosters.
Available from the 1st March 2010 to pay per day and pay monthly mobile broadband customers, the Boosters offer users control over the costs of using mobile broadband when on holiday abroad.
Customers will have the choice of 4 Euro Broadband Boosters which can be brought online via a simple webpage that opens automatically when the browser is accessed in Europe.
They are 3MB’s of data for £1 which offers about 15 minutes of online use to quickly check emails, 20MB’s of data for £5 which gives 2 hours online usage, 50MB’s of data for £10 for one days use and 200MB’s of data for £40 for 30 days online usage.
Apart from the 200MB option, all the other data plans last for up to 24 hours from the time of purchase with customers easily able to view their time or data allowance remaining.
The Senior Propositions Manager for Mobile Broadband at T-Mobile, Ralf Pearson, said: “We want customers to be able to get the most from our Mobile Broadband service. As 40% say they want to take their laptop away with them to stay connected, we’re launching Euro Broadband Boosters so they can do this without having to worry about the costs getting out of control”.
Pearson continued: “With this proposition, we’re offering these customers a range of better value, worry-free options, built to suit their different on-line needs while they’re in the most popular travel destinations”.
In the UK, T-Mobile Broadband pay monthly packages start from £10 for speeds up to 4.5Mbps and a 3GB data usage allowance.
Customers can simply pre-pay for a Euro Broadband Booster before they go on holiday and easily top up whilst away if they need to.
Further information on the range of T-Mobile broadband packages can be found at the www.t-mobile.co.uk website or at our T-Mobile Broadband review.
Virgin Broadband To Get 100Mbps Speeds
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com/broadband) has announced plans to commence the roll out of 100Mbps fibre optic broadband speeds by the end of 2010.
The new 100Mbps service will be Virgin’s flagship broadband product amongst its existing 10Mb, 20Mb and 50Mb packages and offers speeds 24 times faster than the average speeds provided by rival providers.
Such lightening speeds mean tasks like downloading a music album will take only 5 seconds, while an hour long TV show will take just 31 seconds.
Virgin Media has a unique fibre optic cable broadband network that already delivers up to 50Mb broadband speeds to just over half of all UK homes.
According to the company, its broadband network is reportedly able to deliver very close to its advertised headline broadband speeds, which is unlike many of its ADSL competitors, or that of new fibre optic services – A clear dig at BT Broadband’s new fibre to the cabinet Infinity service!
Commenting on the news, Neil Berkett, Virgin Media’s CEO, said: “There is nothing we can’t do with our fibre optic cable network, and the upcoming launch of our flagship 100Mb service will give our customers the ultimate broadband experience”.
Berkett continued: “Just as we led the way by launching the UK’s first ever next generation service, we want to keep giving our customers the very best broadband available, by investing in technological innovation and transforming the experience they have when they are online. The launch of Virgin Media’s 100Mb service will be a historic moment and will mean the UK will be comparable to other leading broadband nations”.
News of the 100Mbps roll out, the extension of its 200Mbps trial to Coventry and record net customer additions for Q4 2009 led to Virgin Media shares jumping 7%.
Virgin’s fibre optic cable broadband packages are available to 55% of UK homes. No BT phone line is required.
It’s 10Mbps service is currently available for free for the first 3 months, followed by £12.50 a month after when customers order online at the virginmedia.com website. Free weekend calls to UK landlines are also included.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com website or our Virgin Broadband review.
Virgin Media Offers Mobile Broadband For ‘Holidays’
Virgin Media (virginmedia.co.uk) has launched a range of new mobile broadband ‘Travel Passes’ for holiday-makers which aim to remove the worry of unexpected bills when surfing the internet whilst abroad.
There are four different Virgin mobile broadband EU Travel Passes to choose from.
Users can opt to pay £10 for one days data access up to 10MB, £15 for 3 days access using up to 15MB, £30 for 7 days access using up to 30MB and £60 for a 30 day pass providing up to 60MB’s of data usage.
Commenting on the launch, Virgin Media’ Director of Mobile, Jonathan Kini said: “Virgin Media customers never have to worry about accessing the internet while they’re abroad”.
Kini continued: “Whether it’s searching for the best pizzeria in Rome on your mobile or uploading photos onto Facebook with a laptop and mobile broadband, customers now have control over what they spend on holiday”.
The ‘EU Travel Passes’ become effective from the purchase time and expire after the amount of time purchased.
They are available to existing Virgin Media customers together with new customers who sign up to one of the company’s mobile broadband packages.
Virgin mobile broadband prices start from £10 a month for download speeds up to 7.2Mbps together with a 1GB usage allowance. An 18 month contract applies.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.co.uk website or our Virgin Mobile Broadband review.
