Broadband Essentials Blog

£50 Credit with O2

2010-03-01T03:45:00.000-08:00

Get a £50 credit on your mobile bill if you take O2 Premium or O2 Pro Home Broadband. Available to all O2 customers. If not already with O2 mobile, you can still take advantage of the offer by buying a mobile product within 30 days of purchasing O2 Home Broadband.

O2 Broadband

O2 offer Fastest Mobile Broadband!

2010-02-25T06:24:00.000-08:00

O2 have been recognised as offering the fastest mobile broadband speeds in the country an independent study has found. SIRODA announced the results of a comprehensive survey comparing the data speeds of all five UK operators in terms of web page access and music download rate. For full details see our O2 mobile broadband page.

Orange Mobile Broadband rated top by YouGov!

2010-02-09T06:42:00.000-08:00

According to a survey by independent research company YouGov, Orange retained its position as the top mobile broadband provider in the UK. Orange was ranked top in the following categories; installation, getting and staying connected, reliablity during the day and evening, upload speeds, ease of use, customer services and billing.

Orange Mobile Broadband

First 2 months free at O2 Broadband

2010-01-05T03:23:00.001-08:00

O2 are offering the first 2 months free on all its broadband packages. Offer ends 31st January 2010.

O2 Broadband

Half Price Broadband from BE

2010-01-04T07:08:00.001-08:00

BE has reduced it's Value Broadband package to £7.50 per month. That's speeds of up to 8Mbps download and a huge 40GB monthly usage allowance.

With no set up or connection fee, that means your first year's broadband will cost just £90.

3 Months Free Broadband

2009-12-11T03:37:00.000-08:00

Plusnet are offering three months free broadband with new voucher code 'friendsandfamily'. Offer expires 31st December 2009.

Be Broadband with Great Offer to Students

2009-09-25T03:35:00.000-07:00

Be Broadband are giving away £25 Amazon gift certificates on 9 month contracts only for their Be Unlimited Broadband and Be Pro Broadband products. Code is 'AMAZON' and expires 18th October.

Be Broadband

£20 HMV Vouchers for students with Orange!

2009-09-11T04:28:00.000-07:00

Calling all students, fancy a £20 HMV voucher?

All you have to do is pick one of Orange’s selected laptop or dongle mobile broadband plans to get their hands on one.
Better hurry though as this promo ends on 31st October 2009.

Orange Mobile Broadband

Great Student Package from BE Broadband

2009-09-03T02:54:00.000-07:00

Until 16th October 2009, BE Broadband are offering their superfast broadband on a convenient 9 month contract. Perfect for all the students returning to university this month and next.

BE Pro Broadband and BE Unlimited Broadband now both have 9 month options.

Just select nine months from the contract menu.

The 9 month contract option is not only available to students - anyone can sign up!

BE Broadband

Introducing the BT Broadband Accelerator!

2009-08-18T02:11:00.001-07:00

BT today offers millions of customers the chance to boost their broadband speed for free with the launch of faster headline speeds up to 20Mbps and the BT Broadband Accelerator.

The BT Broadband Accelerator - a speed booster pack worth £15 - is free for BT Total Broadband customers who order it online (postage £1.20). The BT Broadband Accelerator includes a small plate that customers, who have more than one phone socket, can easily insert into their mail telephone socket to reduce the impact of electrical interference; this may increase broadband speed by up to 1.5Mb. It also comes with an easy self-install guide as well as a compreshensive 10-step guide on how to optimise broadband speeds helping you to get the most out of your broadband connection.

BT research shows that one of the main causes of slow broadband is customers' home wiring. The BT Broadband Accelerator plate (known as the I-Plate) isolates a redundant wire in the socket which can slow connections. Although speed improvements are likely, they cannot be guaranteed but even if it does not improve speed the device can help stabilise broadband lines making them even more reliable.

Get the BT Broadband Accelerator online today and only pay for the postage!

Switch to Heart Telecom Business Broadband

2009-06-10T02:52:00.000-07:00

Because Heart Telecom use their own technology in the exchanges customers do not need to request a MAC migration code from their current provider to switch to Heart Telecom, which makes joining Heart Telecom broadband very easy.

Switch to Heart Telecom Business Broadband today!

Free Underwater Camera!

2009-06-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

Grab yourself a FREE underwater camera on Vodafone!

In preparation for summer Vodafone are giving away this impressive underwater camera for taking snap shots anywhere in the pool, beach - you decide. Of course the camera works outside the water too, but it’s in the water where its lightweight case protects the camera, allowing the user to snap away.

What comes in the box?
Waterproof case
Pouch
Strap
TV cable
CD Rom with Arcsoft software
Manual
2 x AAA Alkaline batteries

Available on all 24 month mobile broadband contracts. Use voucher code 'uwcamera3a'.
Offer expire 2nd August 2009.

Vodafone

Free Installation from Virgin Media

2009-05-13T06:24:00.000-07:00

Virgin Media are offering FREE installation on all their broadband bundles.

Whether you're going for two products or three, that's a saving of £30.
Get FREE installation right away on two products. If you're going for three products (any broadband, TV and phone bundles) , you're eligible for a £20 online discount. That's a £50 saving on all triple packages.

Offers end 31st May 2009. £30 installation fee appears as credit on your bill.

Virgin Media

BT launches cheapest Home and Mobile Broadband Package

2009-04-29T06:13:00.000-07:00

BT has launched the UK's cheapest home and mobile broadband package from just £15.65 a month. BT Total Broadband customers can now get up to 8Mb wireless broadband at home as well as free 1GB mobile broadband, costing as little as £308.08 over 18 months. To get mobile, you simply plug the USB modem into your laptop and can be online in a matter of minutes. It will give you internet access at speeds of up to 7.2Mb when you're away from home. The USB modem works over the 3G network, which covers 80 per cent of the UK.

The dongle itself costs £9.99 for Option 3 customers or £49.99 for Option 1 and 2 customers. For this, customers get the dongle itself plus 1gb a month usage for 18 months. This offer is available in conjunction with the current 3 months free offer and is only available online.

Click here for more details.

O2 hit high notes with Samsung NC10

2009-04-20T08:58:00.000-07:00

O2 have had great reviews of the Samsung NC10 Mini-laptop proving their exclusive offer with Samsung really stands out.

The Samsung NC10 voted best Mini-laptop on the market by Channel 5's The Gadget Show. ITN news reader, Julie Etchingham, chose the Samsung NC10 as her favourite, exclaiming "It's a substantial little netbook, the keyboard is lovely and easy to use and the mouse works beautifully."

Check out O2 mobile broadband now!

3 Months Free with O2 Home Broadband

2009-04-02T08:55:00.000-07:00

As of April 1st, O2 Home Broadband is free O2 Premium Broadband and O2 Pro Broadband packages for the first 3 months when bought during April and May. This gives you a sizable saving of up to £66 over the course of the year.

O2 Home Broadband

O2 Home Broadband clean up at uSwitch Awards 2009

2009-04-02T08:53:00.000-07:00

O2 Home Broadband won an incredible 9 out of 11 awards at the uSwitch Awards 2009 including Best Overall Customer Satisfaction, Most Likely To Be Recommended, Best Value for Money, Best Customer Service, Best Technical Support, Speed/Usage Offered, Best 'Deal for You', Best for Ease of Use and Quality of Info during Switch.

Switch to O2 Home Broadband now!

Plusnet Broadband awarded 'Best Quality of Connection' by uSwitch

2009-03-31T02:29:00.000-07:00

Internet service provider Plusnet Broadband has won two awards at the uSwitch Broadband Customer Satisfaction Awards 2009:

Winner of Best Quality of Connection
Runner-up in the Overall Customer Satisfaction category

Plusnet Broadband's performance scores also increased over last year with an improvement of 9% in the 'Best Deal for You' category.

Switch to Plusnet Broadband now!

Setanta for FREE with Virgin Media

2009-03-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

Setanta Sports is free when you take a Virgin Media TV XL package for £19.50 per month.

Offset the £10.99 monthly Setanta charge and that's an amazing £8.50 per month for Virgin Media's top TV package.

Virgin Media