Just to let y’all know that we’ve launched another sister site from the Genie family (albeit still in beta), this time for online bingo. Online Bingo Genie - www.online-bingo-genie.co.uk - compares UK bingo games - there’s not much there to start with, but online bingo is one of our passions here in Genie-land (it’s what […]
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Got broadband, play bingo!
Published by scaredygenie June 12th, 2008 in Uncategorized and Broadband Genie announcements. 1 CommentBroadband Genie in New Media Age
Published by scaredygenie February 22nd, 2008 in Broadband Genie announcements. 0 CommentsThe mighty Broadband Genie website was reviewed in the 7.2.08 copy of New Media Age (see it here), and overall it was pretty positive and - of course - welcome PR. We scored best for monetisation (have they seen our bank statements?!) and got told off for not including customer ratings (obviously our thousands of […]
Free broadband availability checker!
Published by scaredygenie June 28th, 2007 in Uncategorized and Broadband Genie announcements. 1 CommentWe’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
Published by scaredygenie June 28th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Broadband product updates and AOL broadband news. 2 CommentsSome 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 […]
UK Online reviews! Please!
Published by scaredygenie April 13th, 2007 in Broadband product updates and UK Online broadband news. 13 CommentsFollowing the massive success of our appeal for Virgin Media reviews, we figured we’d ask for your experiences with UK Online broadband. We’ve just re-listed the ISP, but we don’t currently know anything about what experiences people have had with UK Online.
They’ve got a nice array of broadband packages, including a 22Mb broadband offering (although […]
Cheap BT broadband - while stocks last!
Published by scaredygenie March 29th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Broadband product updates and BT broadband news. 0 CommentsBT has today cut the introductory price for BT Total Broadband by £1/month, which means that you can now get 8Mb home broadband for just £8.95/month (which then rises to £17.99/month after three or six months - depending on how long your contract is). Incentive-tastic.
Details, in case you’re confused:
BT Option 1: 18 Months in total; […]
The Demon returns
Published by scaredygenie March 22nd, 2007 in Broadband product updates and Demon broadband news. 5 CommentsAfter a brief but notable absence, Demon Broadband has returned to the UK’s #1 independent broadband comparison website (that’s us, Broadband Genie, in base you were ondering…). 8Mb broadband from £19.99, reliable provider with a solid track record. And a scary name. Demon. Rrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Broadband speed test - check your connection now!
Published by scaredygenie February 28th, 2007 in Broadband Genie announcements. 156 CommentsDue to popular demand, we’ve added a really basic (for now) broadband speed check to the Broadband Genie website. We’ll be building a nice, proper speed test page for this to sit in, but in the meantime you’ll have to make do with an HTML button and accurate results
http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband_speed_test.html
We’re currently mesmerised - it’s […]
No more free PCs :(
Published by scaredygenie February 12th, 2007 in Broadband product updates and Redten broadband news. 2 CommentsRedten Broadband have temporarily suspended their extraordinary offer to give away free PCs to broadband providers, apparently “due to the limited availability of free PCs.”
Boooooooooooooooooo.
Virgin Media reviews! Please!
Published by scaredygenie February 9th, 2007 in Broadband product updates and Virgin Media broadband news. 417 CommentsYes, Virgin Media cable broadband and Virgin Media ADSL are now available! Broadband Genie will get all the details and availability data up shortly, but - in the meantime - all ex- NTL, Telewest and Virgin.net customers please shares your views and reviews on/of the new Virgin Media service!
The best way to share your thoughts […]
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