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Archive for June, 2007

Free broadband availability checker!

We’ve launched the new Broadband Genie broadband availability checker - go check it out:
http://checker.broadbandgenie.co.uk/
It’s essentially a cut-down version of the postcode checker on the main broadband comparison site, but it’s just designed to be mega quick and easy, and only shows the most popular providers.
And it’s free!
Have fun, and let us know any feedback.

New AOL broadband deals

Some new stuff land in our inbox from AOL broadband:
If you sign up to AOL Broadband Silver or Platinum you receive…

Evening and Weekend Calls free of charge for 18 months
One month free broadband
Free wireless router

Plus, they’ve knocked the ADSL price of AOL Silver down from £24.99/month to £19.99/month (still £14.99/month if you live in an […]

Eclipse broadband is carbon neutral

Yes indeed, Eclipse Internet has gone carbon neutral, and this is no mean feat.
This environmentally conscious company has been tracking it’s carbon footprints, and has recently actioned cut-backs in things such as electricity consumption, business travel, commuting and deliveries in a bid to reduce it’s emmissions and it’s impact on the planet.
What this means is if you are […]

Broadband Genie Checker

You may be pleased to learn that Broadband Genie has launched yet another device to help visitors check broadband availability!
Broadband Genie Checker has been designed to allow you to check quickly and directly which broadband providers you can get in your area, including Virgin Media, Be and BT amongst others. If you already know what broadband […]

Free calls for Freedom2surf customers

freedom2surf is giving away 500 minutes of free local and national phone calls to all  its broadband customers. freedom2talk is available to new and existing customers, combined with up to 8Mb broadband, which starts at £13.99 per month.
 
The package is available in two flavours: freedom2talk 500, providing 500 free minutes, and freedom2talk 3000, offering 3,000 […]

Madasafish broadband goes wireless

Madasafish has generously decided to include a free wireless kit with all it’s broadband products!
This means that all the Madasafish products now happily include 100Mb of webmail and a free static IP address as well as the wireless kit.
Feel free to check out all the Madasafish deals and products for yourself on the Broadband Genie website, where you can also find out  if Madasafish is available […]

BT Business Broadband is back

BT provides three options for the business broadband user, and now they are back on the Broadband Genie site for all to see.
BT has got a pretty good set up when it comes to business grade broadband. All of their options are at speeds of up to 8MB, and come with free business grade VOIP and crucial […]

In the days before the internet….

Here’s a good website for anyone old enough to remember the good old ZX Spectrum. All the classic games are there, Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy etc. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

One price for us, one price for them?

This story in the Guardian this weekend caught my attention. It says broadband customers in the country and paying more than those in the city with some providers, due to a lack of unbundled exchanges.
Is this fair? Anyone here  a victim of the broadband postcode lottery?
 

25p/min to call Virgin Media helpline

From 1st July, Virgin Media’s broadband helpline number is changing to a premium 090 number. It will cost 25p per minute to call from a Virgin landline plus 10p to connect, meaning a 10-minute call will cost £2.60. Mobiles and other networks may vary.

Con or what? 25p/min to discuss something that might even be Virgin’s […]


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