Latest Broadband Deals
Plusnet Offer Free Broadband To Ex-Tiscali Customers
Plusnet (plus.net) has announced an exclusive 3 months free broadband offer for ex-Tiscali customers.
The move follows recent press coverage regarding the package & pricing options being made available to ex-Tiscali customers from Tiscali’s new owner TalkTalk.
This centres on a potential price rise of £5 a month for some ex-Tiscali customers who do not sign up to TalkTalk’s telephone line rental service.
However, it is also reported that some ex-Tiscali customers will see price reductions as a result of their migration to TalkTalk.
Those ex-Tiscali customers considering switching to Plusnet or another provider are advised to check their existing broadband and phone contracts for any charges they may incurr for terminating their contracts early.
Furthermore, if switching to Plusnet, customers will need to do this online at the plus.net website by the end of January, remembering to enter the promo code ‘tiscalisave’ on the payment details screen.
Plusnet is also giving out a £25 John Lewis voucher to existing Plusnet customers who recommend their friends (ex-Tiscali) to them. Their friends just need to add in their ‘username’ when prompted on the online order screen.
Plusnet offer 3 broadband packages with Plusnet Value Broadband starting from just £5.99 a month for up to 8Mbps speeds and a 10GB monthly usage allowance.
Further information can be found at the plus.net website.
TalkTalk Offer A Year’s Free Broadband & Phone
TalkTalk (talktalk.co.uk), in conjunction with the Carphone Warehouse, is offering new customers free broadband and phone calls for a year.
The deal, only available at the Carphone Warehouse or by reportedly calling TalkTalk on 0800 049 7865, means new customers can save £6.99 a month or £83.88 over the course of the year.
The incentive applies to TalkTalk’s Essentials plan which provides up to 8Mbps broadband with a 40GB usage allowance, a free wireless router and free technical support.
Free unlimited evening and weekend phone calls to UK landlines, plus free local daytime calls are also included.
To qualify, new customers simply need to pay a one-off connection fee of £29.99, plus monthly TalkTalk telephone line rental of £11.49. A 24 month contract applies.
After the first year, customers will need to pay £6.99 a month for the broadband and phone, plus £11.49 a month for the telephone line rental.
TalkTalk claim that the deal can save customers £245 compared to BT.
80% of UK homes are covered by TalkTalk’s next generation broadband network and thus can receive this deal.
PC Protection Added To Vodafone Mobile Broadband
Vodafone (vodafone.co.uk) has added two new free tools to its range of mobile broadband packages that protect a users personal computer (PC) and their files.
Available for free with Vodafone’s standard mobile broadband packages, PC Protection has anti-virus and anti-spyware software to keep out computer nasties, whilst also preventing people from seeing what you’re doing online.
Also included is PC Backup, a service that automatically and securely saves up to 2GB of your files.
Customers opting for a Premium or Ultimate Vodafone mobile broadband package will receive free PC Premium Protection which includes the same anti-virus and anti-spyware software, plus a spam filter and a firewall.
PC Premium Protection also includes a range of parental controls to help keep children safe when online, while a sizeable 20GB of your files can be saved automatically with PC Backup.
The new free tools come as part of a revamp of Vodafone’s mobile broadband packages which sees them split into Standard, Premium and Ultimate packages.
The Standard mobile broadband packages start from £5 a month for up to 7.2Mbps speeds.
Further information can be found at the vodafone.co.uk website or our Vodafone Mobile Broadband review.
O2 Mobile Broadband Dongle Reduced To £20
O2 (o2.co.uk) has reduced the price of its pay as you go mobile broadband dongle to a one-off £20.
Previously £29, the O2 dongle connects a users laptop to the Internet via O2’s 3G network which provides mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps.
With no contract to worry about, users simply pay for usage as they go with options to buy mobile broadband access on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
This means users can pay either £2 per day for 500MB’s of data, £7.50 per week for 1GB of data, or £15 per month for 3GB.
Also included with the O2 dongle is unlimited access to 6,100 Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK and a 30 day Happiness guarantee.
The O2 dongle, (technically known as the O2 USB modem E160) is PC and MAC compatible and is available in either a white or pink colour.
Further information on the reduced price O2 dongle can be found at the o2.co.uk website or our Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband comparison.
Orange Mobile Broadband Deals Now Half Price
Orange (orange.co.uk) has halved the price of two of its mobile broadband deals as it looks to attract new customers to its award-winning mobile broadband service.
The popular Orange 1GB and 3GB mobile broadband packages are now half price for the first 3 months when ordered online by the 31st January 2010.
Both packages offer mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps together with a free Orange E1752 dongle.
While stocks last, customers also have the chance to purchase the new Orange Option 515m dongle which has a high-performance antenna to optimise the mobile broadband connection signal.
The Option 515m dongle costs a one-off £20 and includes a free 8GB MicroSD card for storing files and pictures when on the move.
Orange mobile broadband packages start from £5 a month for 500MB’s of data. The Orange 1GB package costs £7.50 a month for the first 3 months, while the 10GB package costs from £12.50 a month.
All are available on an 18 month contract, though there is a seperate 1 month rolling contract option available for new customers willing to pay a £29 set up fee.
Orange was recently rated ‘The UK’s Most Reliable Mobile Broadband Provider’ in an independent YouGov ‘Dongle Tracker’ survey.
Readers can find out more on the 3 months free offer at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband package review.
O2 Launch 2 Months Free Home Broadband Deal
O2 (o2.co.uk) has launched a 2 months free home broadband deal that’s available across its range of home broadband packages.
The deal means new customers switching to O2 Broadband can save up to £35.
O2 offers 3 core home broadband packages called O2 Broadband Standard, O2 Broadband Premium and O2 Broadband Pro.
Each package comes with an unlimited download usage allowance, free wireless router, free connection and a 30 day Happiness guarantee.
Free UK customer service and free McAfee Internet security software is also included.
After the first 2 months free, prices start from £7.50 a month for O2 Broadband Standard which has speeds of up to 8Mbps.
Speeds up to 20Mbps are provided by the O2 Broadband Premium and Pro packages, with Pro also including dedicated customer support.
Readers can find out further information at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Broadband review.
