Archive for June, 2006

Pipex and the Hoff

Is it my imagination, or has Pipex changed their logo to an England flag? Maybe they’re jumping on the World Cup bandwagon, or maybe just being patriotic? If they’re jumping on the World Cup bandwagon, then England seems a particularly dodgy option [mental note - update this after Saturday’s match!], which might explain why they’re […]

02 wants to Be Broadband

The broadband marketplace continues to move quicker than a genie on a turbo-boosted magic carpet. Mobile provider 02 has purchased Be Broadband for a reported £50m.
Be Broadband only has 9,000 customers, but keeps telling anyone who’ll listen that it’ll be the UK’s biggest provider within a year or two.
Telegraph | Money | O2 buys £50m […]

Bulldog was barking up the wrong tree

Bulldog broadband has announced that it’s getting out of the extremely competitive residential broadband market. It will continue to service existing customers, and will focus on selling wholesale to other providers.
Bulldog’s broadband u-turn ‘may improve customer support’ - ZDNet UK News

BT plays the customer service card in broadband battle

BT is experimenting with a home call-out service to help the ordinary man on the street set up broadband, wireless networks, peripheral devices, and so on. BT also has a new virtual IT support service where its advisors actually log in to your computer and give you a virtual hand.
BT: offering home help for broadband […]

Virgin.net upgrades broadband packages

Virgin.net has recently made some improvements to their Plan One and Plan Three services:

Virgin.net Plan One now offers unlimited downloads (subject to an Acceptable Use policy).
Virgin.net Plan Three has been upgraded from 512K to 1Mb.

Virgin.net Broadband - Broadband Genie

It’s all gone ORANGE

Orange broadband has arrived! No more Wanadoo. No more Freeserve. Just Orange, Orange, Orange. The rumours about Orange launching a free broadband service proved NOT to be true (yet). The packages haven’t changed from Wanadoo. They’re just more Orange.
Orange Broadband - Broadband Genie


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