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Broadband in the UK is about to get a little bit faster, as Virgin is planning to double the speed for many of its customers in the next 18 months. Virgin Media, operator of the UK’s cable TV and Internet network is planning to double the download speed offered to customers of its 10Mb, 20Mb, [...]

If you’re considering signing up to BT’s broadband service, you might be interested to take a look at the recent changes to the BT Total Broadband offer: At the time of writing, BT is offering three months of free broadband, and you can get a £25 Amazon.co.uk voucher when you sign up. Here’s a summary [...]

The Internet is starting to change. We’re running out of what’s known as “IPv4 addresses”, those things that look like 81.123.81.123 – and a new format is on the way! IPv6 is the new form of addressing, and it will mean updates to the Internet’s backbone, networks and gateways, web services, Internet Service Providers, as [...]

UK Internet Provider TalkTalk has just launched a service called HomeSafe that’s designed to make family surfing safer. Unlike anti-virus software, malware detection software and kids protection packages like NetNanny, the new services from TalkTalk don’t need to be installed onto your computer / laptop, they sit on the TalkTalk servers, and make decisions before [...]

Plusnet has this week released details of their new low-cost / high speed broadband service – Plusnet Fibre. From this month, they will be offering broadband speeds of up to 40Mbps for just £16.49 a month. Given that Virgin’s charging £25 a month for its “up to 50Mbps” service, the price for Plusnet’s high speed [...]

We’ve just updated our site to include a page of detailed information about the broadband provider Plusnet. We often receive mail from our visitors asking for our advice on which low-cost broadband providers we’d recommend. Frequently, the name Plusnet comes up when we’re researching low-cost broadband services, and UK Internet providers that offer UK call [...]

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Our podcasting team has just released a new show. In Show #51 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s Tech and TV podcast, presenters Carl and Pete take a look at the Digital Economy Act 2010, and how this new law affects our use of the Internet. We talk play with a couple of sets of walkie talkies, [...]

Our lads have just completed their hands-on review of the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352. This tiny little box act as a portable wireless wi-fi base station that will allow up to 5 devices to connect to the Internet. The MiFi connects to the mobile Internet using a SIM card and network of your choice, and [...]

When it comes to Mobile Internet, o2′s fastest for music downloads in the UK, and fastest work web pages in London, at least according to a recent survey by network measurement specialists Siroda (and verified by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications) Tests were completed in 150 locations in the UK at peak periods over [...]

BT has today launched their new “BT Infinity” product (cue Buzz Lightyear jokes…) BT Infinity is BT’s fibre optic broadband service and offers customers speeds of up to 40 Meg (for downloads) and 10 Meg for uploads. Prices: £19.99 (20 Gig a month download) or £24.99 (unlimited download) Installation: Free installation. An engineer will need [...]

On the 7th of January 2010, existing Tiscali Broadband, Phone and TV customers will find themselves switched over to TalkTalk. This follows last year’s acquision of Tiscali by the Carphone Warehouse. Current Tiscali customers that only use Broadband will find that their monthly bill will rise from £14.99 a month to £19.99 a month, unless [...]

According to a report on the Guardian website, BT has relented and announced that it’s scrapping plans to use the controversial web monitoring service offered by US-firm Phorm. The deal between BT and Phorm would have meant that user’s surfing habits would be passed to Phorm to allow the ads that users’s see to be [...]