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Brits spending quarter of day online, claims Ofcom
Ofcom data today finds that Brits are now spending more than a quarter of their days online with services such as Zoom seeing incredible growth. The broadband team at Uswitch has analysed Google search data for 20 apps between 1st April and 31st May to reveal the nations most-used online services contributing to this unprecedented growth reported…
Broadband use up from 32 to 41 hours per week during lockdown
Home broadband use has shot up to 41 hours a week as workers and schoolchildren stay home - a rise of almost a third (29%) since lockdown, according to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. The average household has eight devices that connect to the internet, including two smartphones, at least one laptop…
5G will not solve UK rural connectivity problems, uSwitch claims
The introduction of 5G networks will not solve rural connectivity issues, new research from uSwitch has claimed. uSwitch.com says its latest survey has found that many phone users are still struggling with 4G signal, and many have no current plans to upgrade to 5G because most of the launch sites are cities and urban areas.…
New Honor View20 smartphone will help brand step out of Huawei’s shadow, says expert
Honor’s newest smartphone, the View20, should help the brand step out of the shadow of its parent brand, Huawei, according to an industry expert. On Tuesday evening, Honor announced the global launch of its latest handset, the View20, which features a so-called “hole-punch” design, where a front facing camera sits alone surrounded entirely by the…
Shopping via smartphones and tablets to rise by £10bn, uSwitch survey suggests
Shopping via smartphones and tablets is set to rise by £10 billion since last year as consumers make more visits to online sites than malls for the first time, a survey from uSwitch suggests. Some 30 million Britons (58%) will use smart devices to shop this year, an increase of 12 million on last year,…
Which are the fastest and slowest streets for broadband? Survey reveals massive difference in speeds across UK
The UK’s worst street for broadband speed is almost 2,000 times slower than the fastest, an annual survey has found. Greenmeadows Park in Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire has average downloads speeds of 0.14 megabits per second (Mbps), 1,899 times slower than Abdon Avenue in Birmingham which boasts average speeds of 265.89Mbps, uSwitch found. The speeds mean…
Poor broadband putting people off relocating to countryside
Millions of city dwellers are put off relocating to the countryside because of concerns over bad broadband and mobile phone reception, while large portions of those already living in rural areas experience these issues to such an extent they regret moving there. Despite Ofcom reporting that almost all of the country should be able to…
Which? finds loyal broadband customers pay too much, suffer bad service
Broadband customers who do not switch are enduring “often terrible” customer service and potentially paying hundreds of pounds a year more than they need to with providers taking advantage of their loyalty, according to a consumer watchdog. Which? found that 71% of broadband customers have been with their provider for at least three years and…
Can I get 5G? Vodafone announces trials in seven cities including London, Birmingham
Vodafone UK has unveiled seven cities that will become 5G test areas, with roll-outs starting between October and December this year. It includes customers in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester. They form part of the company's investment in building a world-class network infrastructure to support Gigabit UK, a nation where people will enjoy…
We are paying for 143 million GB of mobile data we don’t use, claims uSwitch survey
Mobile customers in the UK are collectively paying for 143 million gigabytes worth of data every month that they don’t use, according to research by uSwitch.com, the price comparison and switching service. The research suggests that a huge number of mobile users are in packages where the data allowance is too big for their needs -…
