Posted by Admin on July 3, 2009 – 8:05 pm
BT will upgrade its Broadband speed to 20 Mbps for millions of its home and business users at no extra cost. Uploads will be up to 1Mbps
Existing customers will need to sign a new contract with BT to obtain the boost although the speed will depend on the state of their line and the users distance from the exchange
BT’s change to ADSL2+ technology has now brought their speeds closer to those of their competitors such as Virgin media who offer a speed of up to 50Mbps to some customers. Customers on lower speed packages will also see an improvement in broadband speeds.
Forty % of the population will have access to the new speeds through 549 telephone exchanges, which cover approximately 10 million homes and businesses. BT hopes that this will increase to 55% by next March. Trials will begin this summer in Muswell Hill London, South Wales and Whitchurch.
Posted by Admin on May 27, 2009 – 2:51 pm
Sorting out a broadband connection for a new home can be expensive and a lot of hassle.
However Talk Talk have introduced a new service which they say will cut the cost and the hassle involved in setting up a new broadband connection.
Usually anyone moving into a new home in a non-cable area would have to sign up to a contract with BT to get connected at a cost starting from £122. Then to get a better deal they would have to switch supplier.
BT home phone and broadband costs £7.78 per month for the first three months then £15.65 per month plus line rental. Whereas Talk Talk costs £6.49 per month plus line rental.
The new Talk Talk Home Mover Service costs £29.99 for existing customers and £59.99 for new customers. Much less than the cost of signing up to BT. In fact a saving on both effort and cash.