Tag: broadband
Virgin Media adds 17 more FREE channels
Virgin Media is to give TV customers access to a range of documentary and entertainment channels Includes Alibi, Animal Planet, Eden, History, National Geographic and many others Shows like Shakespeare & Hathaway, Vikings and Wicked Tuna are available to watch Customers can also get free access to a fitness app and mindfulness and wellbeing videos…
Which are best places in UK to WFH?
Wandsworth, Southwark and Kingston upon Hull are amongst some of the best locations across the UK to keep calm and WFH with lockdown now extended for a further three weeks. These areas are home to the best download speeds at the cheapest cost, according to new research by GetAgent.co.uk, with Argyll and Bute and Devon amongst…
European countries catching up for high-speed fibre
Nine OECD countries – up from six a year ago – now have high-speed fibre making up 50% or more of their fixed Internet connections, according to an update to the OECD’s broadband portal. Across the 37 countries studied, the share of fibre in total broadband has only risen slightly, to 27% as of June…
Virgin brings gigabit broadband to 1 million homes
Over a million homes across the West Midlands are set to benefit from the region’s fastest gigabit home broadband service with speeds up to 20 times quicker than the current regional average. Virgin Media will switch on its next-generation Gig1 Fibre Broadband services in early March in Birmingham and Coventry - the first cities to…
Broadband Genie names Hyperoptic fastest UK broadband provider
Hyperoptic has been named the fastest broadband provider in the UK in the annual Broadband Genie home broadband awards. Broadband Genie analysis of 91,000 speed tests carried out in 2019 found Hyperoptic had an average download speed of 211Mbps and an average upload speed of 166Mbps. However, Hyperoptic wasn’t the only ISP to be recognised…
Universal gigabit broadband ‘will boost UK economy’
New research released today by the Internet Association highlights the huge benefits on offer to the economy and society if every home receives universal gigabit broadband by 2025. Following the 2019 General Election, where the Conservative manifesto committed to delivering “gigabit-capable broadband” nationwide by 2025, this new research shows the impact the policy would have…
Millions face over paying for broadband as end-of-contract rules introduced
New Which? research has found two-thirds of current broadband deals see customers hit with substantial price hikes when their contract ends, as new rules requiring operators to tell people when their deal runs out come into force today. The consumer watchdog analysed current deals with the major providers and found more than two-thirds (68%) had…
Vodafone to accelerate full fibre broadband
Vodafone has announced plans to accelerate the roll out of full-fibre broadband in the UK by restructuring its existing deal with CityFibre to encourage it to build its fibre infrastructure more quickly and to more places. With full-fibre broadband still only available to around 11% of UK premises, Vodafone is working with infrastructure companies such…
Ofcom introduces performance scorecards for broadband
Want to know how a broadband provider is doing? Ofcom is just one of the regulators that has partnered with the UK Regulations Network (UKRN) to publish new scorecards intended to help customers. These will allow consumers to compare providers by overall satisfaction as well as complaints to Ofcom and Net Promoter Score (NPS)…
Ofcom plans to ban selling of locked handsets
Mobile phone companies will be banned from selling 'locked' handsets, under a range of new plans from Ofcom to make switching even simpler. Companies including BT/EE, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone still sell mobile phones that cannot be used on other networks unless they are unlocked, which can cost around £10. Ofcom research has found that more…
