Sunderland’s tech history

While Sunderland doesn’t have a particularly notorious tech history, it is certainly making up for it now.

In recent times it has become something of a game design magnet, prompting Pitbull MD Robert Troughton to dub Sunderland a “technological hub for the gaming industry”. And after the creation of Sunderland Software City, he might just be right.

Talking of Pitbull, you may know them as part of Epic Games and for being responsible for the Unreal 4 engine. But they’re just one of many companies making Sunderland their home.

While some of the other companies may not be household names, that’s no barrier to success when it comes to the internet. Sunderland based Ace Viral has been making successful online Flash games since 2004 and has now moved into the mobile market; while FOG (Freeonlinegames.com) has created more than 350 online Flash games and boasts millions of users.

Comparing mobile broadband in Sunderland

You won’t find dongles, mobile Wi-Fi units and tablets in the table above; for those you’ll need to head over to our mobile broadband section. There you find the latest deals and special offers from all the UK’s mobile networks.

Again, you’ll need to do a postcode check to make sure the network you want has good coverage in your area; and be sure to check everywhere you’ll want to get online (home, work, college etc). The difference is that you’ll need to go to the network’s coverage checker to do this – which you can do by clicking the network logos below:

Comparing home broadband in Sunderland

If it is home broadband you’re after, start by putting your postcode into the comparison table above: this will narrow our search down to broadband deals that should be available in your street.

Next, you can order the table by your own preferences. For example, you could click the price column to look for the cheapest deals, or data for unlimited download offers. Alternatively, if you already know roughly what you want, we put some tariffs into their own tables. So we have all the unlimited deals on one place, or all the business broadband packages.

Finally, if you’re not too tech savvy, head instead to our guides section to find out what all this jargon means. Or if it all seems like a bit too much, simply give us a call on the number at the top of the page and let us do the leg work for you.