BT broadband is now offering discounted rates on all its products, depending on the length of the contract which you choose.
Prices now start from £8.95 for the first six months on an 18-month contract, and from £12.99 for the first three months if you opt for a 12-month contract.
You can check out all these deals on our Genie BT Broadband […]
Archive for May, 2007
Further discounts on BT broadband
Published by sportygenie May 30th, 2007 in Broadband product updates and BT broadband news. 0 CommentsCompare Direct Save Telecom with the Genie
Published by sportygenie May 30th, 2007 in Broadband product updates, Broadband Genie announcements and Direct Save Telecom broadband news. 0 CommentsNow you can compare Direct Save Telecom as well as all the other providers in the mighty Broadband Genie directory.
With Direct Save Telecom the broadband comes as part of a bundle along with free UK telephone calls, which could make life simpler for whoever pays the bills. But feel free let us know what you think in our […]
Broadband providers have been accused of running a “postcode lottery” where users who live near an unbundled BT exchange pay one price and those who live near a BT-operated exchange paying a higher price. AOL, TalkTalk, Sky, UKOnline and Virgin Media were named and shamed in an article in The Times as charging some customers more […]
Post Office broadband - finally!
Published by sportygenie May 23rd, 2007 in Broadband news, Broadband product updates and Post Office Broadband news. 222 Comments
Post Office broadband has been on the cards for some time, but since it’s initial flurry of excitement we haven’t heard a peep from the 400,000 customer strong home phone provider.
Now it looks like the balance has been tipped in a somewhat controversial blending with BT, where the PO Broadband service will be realised. The first class connection should […]
Updated broadband speed test - check your connection now!
Published by techgenie May 17th, 2007 in Broadband Genie announcements. 97 CommentsAs you may have noticed, the broadband speed check has been given a new design, a nice big button, and has been expanded so that it can provide details about your exchange (such as the maximum speed you could theoretically get, and how far away from it you live) as well as information about products that are faster and/or cheaper than your current […]
BT back on top: confirmed
Published by hackgenie May 17th, 2007 in Broadband news and BT broadband news. 1 CommentFigures out from BT today confirmed that it’s Britain’s most popular broadband provider.
It has leapfrogged over the combined customer base of Virgin Media and ntl:Telewest into the number 1 position with 3.66 million broadband customrs - 26% of the market.
Unfortunately I don’t get many leather-clad long-haired bikers turning up at my place, but that’s exactly what happened today.
The Geek Squad (owned by the Carphone Warehouse) had arranged for a “geek” to visit me at home and sort out PC problems that, as a technophobe, had me baffled. Following a prompt arrival he got straight to work […]
Get digital TV with BT Broadband
Published by hackgenie May 15th, 2007 in BT broadband news. 0 CommentsBT Total Broadband customers can now get a free set-top digital TV box.
BT Vision offers freeview channels, on-demand contact and a personal video recorder (PVR). It’s free to new BT Total Broadband customers and existing customers can get it free if they sign a new contract. Sign up on line now. Installation costs £60 and […]
Global broadband voted top in Which? survey
Published by hackgenie May 15th, 2007 in Broadband news. 0 CommentsConsumer group Which? recently surveyed 11,000 members about satisfaction with their broadband provider and Global came out on top.
So, any Global customers here? What’s so great about it? Comments please.
BT back on top?
Published by hackgenie May 15th, 2007 in BT broadband news and Virgin Media broadband news. 1 CommentBT is expected to announce this week that it has overtaken Virgin Media to regain its crown as the largest supplier of broadband in Britain.
BT’s position as the nation’s top broadband retailer was lost in March 2006 when NTL and Telewest merged and re-branded as Virgin Media. In the fourth quarter of last year Virgin Media […]
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