Blogs - PlusNet

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009

With Christmas fast approaching, a quick walk down the high street is likely to bring a sackful of savings and special offers to your attention. The same can be said of broadband at the moment, but be warned – a few top deals are set to expire over the festive period.

Yesterday (December 21st) saw the end of Sky's offer of a £50 Marks & Spencer voucher with its digital TV packages, while consumers have until the end of today to buy a pre-pay mobile broadband dongle from O2 at half price for just £14.67.

In addition, customers can get 12 months on Be Value's package at £6.75 a month if they enter the code 'halfprice' when signing up to the company online.

Monday, December 7th 2009

While busy shops and the repeated playing of festive songs at the start of December are enough to drive anyone potty when it comes to Christmas, it turns out that our broadband connections are less than positive about the festive period too.

Broadband provider Plusnet has claimed that RF interference caused by some Christmas tree lights – particularly flashing ones - can affect ADSL broadband connections and lead to some intermittent faults.

The company – which is currently offering new phone line installations at a reduced rate – has suggested that one way for people to detect such problems is to tune an analogue radio to Medium Wave 612 to 693 and place it close to lights.

Thursday, June 25th 2009

Could a Formula One racing legend be single-handedly responsible for evidence that the use of online TV services is on the rise in the UK?

It certainly appears so, as the excitement that emerged as part of Top Gear's grand unveiling of its mysterious test driver The Stig as Michael Schumacher has translated strongly into the world of broadband usage.

According to internet service provider Plusnet, it experienced a record level of iPlayer streaming traffic between 22:00 and 23:00 BST on Sunday (21st June).

What could have caused such a spike? Well, the broadband firm thinks there is only one reason.

Tuesday, May 26th 2009

Despite the Carphone Warehouse's recent decision to buy Tiscali, it appears that rival providers have not given up hope of attracting subscribers from the home broadband company.

Before it confirmed the deal to add the internet firm's customers to its own TalkTalk internet client base, Carphone Warehouse offered Tiscali customers a £50 incentive to switch their services to its own.

Now, it seems that Plusnet is following in its footsteps by offering the same subscribers the first three months of their contract for free if they choose to move to its services.

Tuesday, May 19th 2009

We probably all have an opinion on which broadband provider is the best, but a major awards ceremony taking place later this year is hoping to end all arguments.

The UK Internet Service Providers Association has announced the shortlist for its 11th UK Internet Industry Awards for 2009 and a number of the leading players in the market have been given nods.

Orange dominated with four nominations, in the Best Consumer Fixed Broadband, Best Consumer Mobile Broadband, Best Business Mobile Broadband and Corporate Social Responsibility categories respectively.

Following closely behind is Virgin Media, which is up for three gongs including Best Consumer Customer Service, while O2 also gets a mention in two sections.