Broadband Genie got a mention in the Telegraph this week, when Stephanie Rogers (aka me “sporty genie”) was quoted regarding UK Mobile Broadband technology.
Mobile broadband is fast becoming the latest must have gadget, and sales of mobile broadband dongles have reportedly sky rocketed in recent months. You can see the Telegraph’s (well informed) article here.
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Published by sportygenie April 10th, 2008 in Broadband news, Broadband product updates and Broadband Genie announcements. 0 CommentsOrange Broadband is half price!
Published by sportygenie April 10th, 2008 in Broadband news, Broadband product updates and Orange Broadband news. 0 CommentsOrange Broadband is now half price for the first three months on any new broadband contract.
This means that you can sign up for Orange Home Starter (2Mb speeds and 6GB monthly dowloads) and pay just £6 per month… or join Home Max (8Mb speeds and unlimited downloads) for £12 per month!
Prices do rise after the […]
Root of the rage - Broadband Genie investigates
Published by sportygenie April 2nd, 2008 in Broadband news and Broadband Genie announcements. 0 CommentsAfter experiencing such a high volume of dissatisfied customers using the Broadband Genie website - Genie Group decided to launch a new forum for visitors, and to conduct some research into the root causes of their annoyance.
So far the results of the survey show (maybe not that surprisingly) that slow connection speeds are the largest […]
Have you got broadband rage?
Published by sportygenie March 27th, 2008 in Broadband news and Broadband Genie announcements. 0 CommentsBroadband rage can be a source of frustration for many consumers - anger over their broadband connection and the feeling that they are not recieving the service they would expect.
broadband-rage.co.uk is a new forum launched by Broadband Genie, where unsatisfied and angry customers can vent their broadband rage, and warn others about their bad experiences.
The […]
Baby’s first..errr…social network!
Published by sportygenie March 5th, 2008 in Uncategorized, Broadband news, Broadband Genie announcements and Orange broadband. 1 CommentAccording to (somewhat unusual) research by broadband provider Orange, one in five parents upload pictures of their newborn babies to the internet within ten minutes of their birth!
Orange Broadband conducted its research as part of a study into how pregnancy and birth announcements have evolved over the course of the last 20 years - and […]
An executive couple recently recieved a phone bill for over £11000, after they misunderstood their phone contract and downloaded four episodes of Friends via their mobile phone.
The mobile phone contract with Vodafone was part of an “unlimited” phone broadband package - but what the couple failed to realise was that the downloads were only free […]
Free Nintendo Wii every hour!
Published by sportygenie February 13th, 2008 in Broadband product updates, Broadband Genie announcements and 3 mobile broadband. 0 CommentsSpreading the love this Valentines day…. 3 is giving away a Nintendo Wii every hour from 10am!
When you buy any 3 mobile broadband contract online tomorow you stand to win with this promo, and it looks like the odds of getting lucky this Valentines day are pretty high!
You can see all the 3 mobile broadband […]
Free wireless broadband
Published by sportygenie February 11th, 2008 in Broadband product updates and BT broadband news. 0 CommentsBT Total Broadband is giving away a wireless router to anyone who decides to order one of its packages online.
Wireless technology means you can get internet access on your laptop / console / iPod etc wherever you like in your home. It’s great for households where more than one person wants to use the internet […]
3G upgrade has been given the go-ahead
Published by sportygenie January 25th, 2008 in Broadband news and Broadband product updates. 0 CommentsEarlier this week the GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) announced that the next incarnation of 3G technology (or ‘long term evolution’ as it’s been dubbed) has been given the go-ahead by 3GPP - the industry body behind 3G standards.
Mobile broadband is currently served via HSPA technology - but LTE is expected to surpass this when […]
The UK Internet Industry Awards - ISPAS
Published by sportygenie January 22nd, 2008 in Broadband news, Broadband product updates, Eclipse broadband news, Seriously Internet broadband news, Virgin Media broadband news and PlusNet Broadband news. 0 CommentsThe finalists for the UK Internet Industry Awards 2008 have been decided in all but one category by the ISPA (Internet Services Providers’ Association).
Amongst the contenders for ‘Best Consumer Broadband’ are Virgin Media and Seriously Internet, with PlusNet getting a nomination for ‘Best Business Broadband’. Eclipse Internet also got some deserved recognition, alongside PlusNet, in […]
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