Best Broadband Deals

Right now it’s looking like an overwhelmingly convincing argument that BE Broadband are the best deal of the moment, but only if you are lucky enough to live in an area where it’s enabled. That’s because they’re using the new 24Meg system which is a step up from normal broadband, and it’s only been introduced in certain telephone exchanges, mostly in the higher density population areas, but by no means not all of them. The BE Broadband package is for the up to 24Meg internet connection, unlimited transfers with no caps, limits or traffic shaping and costs £17.50 a month on a 12 month contract. Even if you can’t get the 24Meg yet, you’ll still get 8Mb or whatever your exchange can handle, and then be all set up for when the new faster internet comes to your exchange. BE are rolling out the new service to exchanges nationwide and you can : check your own exchange here to see when the new BE fastest broadband deals are coming to you, if not already.

Technorati Tags: BE, BE Broadband, best, broadband, connection, fast, internet, internet connection, telephone, telephone exchanges

Ben and James examine the Vodaphone Summer Roaming dongle deal which turns out to be one of the best dongle deals.

Video Diary: James and Ben on Vodafone’s Summer Roaming from The Really Mobile Project on Vimeo.

Technorati Tags: best dongle deals, dongle, summer roaming, three, vodaphone

What’s the Best Mobile Broadband Deal on Pay as you Go with a dongle currently in the UK? It’s important that there’s good coverage in areas such as Cornwall and Fife, and a flexible system so we can charge it up for plenty of gigabits of bandwidth in busy months, then leave the broadband connection idle without attracting fixed charges during the rest of the year.

The main problem seems to be not being able to predict in advance whether the broadband dongle is going to work or not in any specific house in a remote location until you get there and try it.

Technorati Tags: bandwidth, best, broadband, Cornwall, coverage, dongle, Fife, mobile, mobile broadband, UK

Here’s the latest price list for the best broadband deals from Tiscali.

Tiscali Broadband only

Tiscali’s great value broadband gives you unlimited usage. a top download speed of up to 8Mb. along with a FREE modem and completely FREE set up all for just £6.49 for the 1st 3 months then just £14.99 a month.

£6.49 for 1st 3 months then just £14.99 – Broadband only
* Up to 8Mb download speed
* Unlimited downloads
* Free modem (A wireless router is also available for an additional one-off charge of £10)
* Completely Free set up

Tiscali Broadband and Phone

Tiscali’s best value broadband package gives you unlimited usage, a top download speed of up to 8Mb, inclusive UK & International weekend calls, plus phone line rental all for just £9.99 a month for the 1st 3 months then only £14.99 thereafter.

£9.99 for 1st 3 months then just £14.99 – Broadband, Weekend Talk & Line Rental
* Up to 8Mb unlimited broadband
* Free modem (A wireless router is also available for an additional one-off charge of £10)
* Includes phone line rental
* Inclusive weekend UK phone calls
* Inclusive weekend international landline calls
* One off £30 set up fee
* Subject to local availability
* Keep your existing phone number

£14.99 for 1st 3 months then just £19.99 – Broadband, Anytime Talk & Line Rental
* Up to 8Mb unlimited broadband
* Free modem (A wireless router is also available for an additional one-off charge of £10)
* Includes phone line rental
* Inclusive anytime UK phone calls
* Inclusive anytime international landline calls
* One off £30 set up fee
* Subject to local availability
* Keep your existing phone number

TV, Broadband & Phone

Tiscali TV offers the best digital channels and the UK’s biggest on demand movie service. Plus you can enjoy hundreds of free on demand programmes and free 7 day catch up TV. There’s no dish required. A Tiscali engineer will come and install your broadband and TV for you.

£19.99 – TV, Broadband, Weekend Calls & LR
* TV Variety pack, over 70 of the best digital channels including Sky 1
* Free 7 day catch up & on demand programmes
* Over 1,500 movies on demand
* Up to 8Mb unlimited broadband
* Free wireless router
* Free set top box
* Includes phone line rental
* Inclusive weekend UK and international calls
* One off £99 installation fee
* Subject to local availability
* Keep your existing phone number

£24.99 – TV, Broadband, Anytime Calls & LR
* TV Variety pack, over 70 of the best digital channels including Sky 1
* Free 7 day catch up & on demand programmes
* Over 1,500 movies on demand
* Up to 8Mb unlimited broadband
* Free wireless router
* Free set top box
* Includes phone line rental
* Inclusive anytime UK and international calls
* One off £99 installation fee
* Subject to local availability
* Keep your existing phone number

Technorati Tags: bestbroadbanddeals, broadband, tiscali

Broadband Internet Providers: the Able Providers of High-speed Internet …
There are various leading players who are offering some of the best broadband deals. In order to be able to choose the best Broadband provider, Broadband guides are available online where you can find all the useful information about each offer.

The best broadband deals.

Many new ADSL and 3G/HSDPA products were launched recently including Wireless Broadband Providers

You can read more of their work and choose from the UK’s best broadband deals, and see the new fastest broadband comparison.

Technorati Tags: best, best broadband deals, best broadband provider, broadband, comparison, internet, Providers, wireless broadband

BE Broadband have offered one of the most reliably fast broadband deals consistently over the years and currently have a great incentive for new members

Free Gift Promotion for be Users – until March 31st

All new members who sign up between 28th January and 31st March will be entitled to claim a free gift of up to £40. The choices are:

• £40 credit – credit will be applied during month 4 or 5
• £40 Game vouchers – available to spend in any Game store but not online
• T3 Magazine – a year’s subscription to T3 magazine

To take advantage of the BE Broadband deals you just have to sign up during February or March.

Technorati Tags: BE Broadband, broadband, fast, free gift promotion, vouchers

The Ofcom report on UK broadband speeds was released today, Jan 7th 2009 in a move which could ultimately help consumers by making it easier to spot the best broadband deals

Below is a quote from Felix Geyr, Managing Director of Be Broadband, one of the ISPs included in the research that led to the findings of the report:

“The Ofcom report is a step in the right direction for the broadband industry to cut through customer’s confusion and improve trust in their services. Ofcom’s broadband speeds code of practice, which Be Broadband signed up to when it was first announced, requires ISPs to better explain to new customers what speeds they are likely to obtain in practice, and also to tell them what steps they can take to improve their broadband performance. Be continues to strive to offer transparency and fair practises to our members, with a speed estimator on the website since August and members having the right to move between packages at no cost.”

“We are also been keen to help develop the policy framework to facilitate the development of next-generation access networks to deliver ’super-fast’ broadband, as shown by the recent success of our line bonding trial. We look forward to the publication of the full findings of the report later this year and will continue to work with Ofcom to ensure consumers get a clear idea of Be’s performance and enable them to choose the best broadband deal.”

Technorati Tags: BE Broadband, best broadband deals, Felix Geyr, ofcom, performance, speed, speeds, superfast broadband, uk broadband, uk broadband speeds

Best Broadband Deals from BE Broadband

Be Broadband increases VAT price drop with more than 2.5% off

Be Broadband announced today that it will be reducing its prices by more than the standard 2.5% reduction announced last week in the government’s pre-budget report.

Be will apply a 50p price drop across all it’s standard pricing relating to the items listed below:

Monthly subscriptions:
Be value regular pricing – £14 to £13.50
Be unlimited – £18, to £17.50
Be pro – £22 to £21.50

Static IP’s for Pro:
Further pack of 7 £10 – £9.50
Further pack of 8 £20 – £19.50

There will be no change to existing discounted products or services that Be Broadband offers.

Felix Geyr, Managing Director of Be Broadband, said “We had the option of following the governments 2.5% reduction in VAT, but we decided give a little extra to our members and round the price drop to 50p. We chose to give a better deal to our customers, which is more in line with Be Broadband’s way of thinking.”

We’ll also be checking other Best Broadband Deals providers to see how the VAT price drop is being passed on.

Technorati Tags: BE Broadband, best broadband deals, Static IP, VAT price drop

When running a small business that is dependent on internet access the best broadband deals are not necessarily the cheapest by any means. There are a number of factors to take into consideration but the way you prioritise them will depend upon the individual needs of the business so that is something youhave to weigh up for yourself.

• Reliability is often the most important because when your  broadband is down  you  can be losing  money
• Speed can also  also cost  money  if waiting for downloads slows down the processing of transactions or keeps customers waiting.
• Trust it may be important to know that your interactions on the broadband are not being monitored and that there is no danger of leaking commercially sensitive information
• Support as your business use of technology becomes ever more sophisticated  you’ll need backup when stuff doesn’t work. The best broadband deals will include prompt personal responses to your support issues.

That’s just the beginning of a list of qualities to look out for when assessing broadband deals and to make sure you are with the best it’s going to be a constant process of research and that’s another problem. Who has time to keep checking all the latest offers? Even if you do find a better deal for broadband access than the  provider you are currently with,   does it really make sense to change midstream?  Well  I would say that often,  no it doesn’t. But it is important to choose carefully in the first place, and then if the service deteriorates, as some unfortunately do, then go through the process again, reading broadband reviews, asking contacts about their own broadband deals, checking the best internet forums etc.

Technorati Tags: best broadband deals, small business

Hi! im thinking about getting tiscali’s broadband and talk option 2 package. it seems like a really good deal! i just need some reviews really anyone with this package please let me know what its like….

Technically the broadband was good, but the customer service was crap, so I cancelled. Several months later, they got a debt collecting firm to write to me saying I owed money, when I wrote back providing bank statements proving I had paid, they did not even wriote back to me to confirm that all was ok and apologise! Therefore I discourage people from using them. These companies should learn that if they treat their customers like crap then the customers leave.