Recent years have seen our internet and broadband options change pretty rapidly – we have gone from the old dial-up connection through to super-high-speed broadband accessed via our landline or cable. In addition to fixed lines, we can now access mobile broadband too. However, not everyone is able to access all of these services as [...]
The introduction of smartphones and tablet computers has increased the demand for 3G mobile broadband, but it is still not very often used as a main internet connection. More often than not internet users consider the best broadband to be a fixed line at home, with mobile broadband as an optional extra. However, switching from [...]
Mobile broadband is sent to customers by mobile phone signals and can be accessed on numerous devices, including mobile phones, tablet computers, laptops, and PCs. You can usually get mobile broadband from network providers, such as Vodafone, Three, o2, etc, as a one-off service or as part of a bundled mobile phone tariff. If you [...]
For most people in the UK, the deciding factor when choosing a broadband package is the speed of the connection, as this is what enables the efficient use of rich media such as videos and photos, and faster downloading. All this talk of connection speeds leaves people wondering, ‘have I got fast broadband in my [...]
A survey by the Foundation in early 2011 found that home broadband was voted as the most useful technological innovation over the last decade. Home broadband has made access to the internet quicker and more convenient for millions of people in the UK. And, since its introduction, the average broadband speed in the UK has [...]
The lack of a consistent high speed broadband service across the UK is depriving the country of £1.3 billion of revenue, according to eBay, the leading auction site. Research from the online auction company has found that unless the UK upgrades to the best broadband, the country will continue to lose out on over a [...]
Did you compare broadband deals before you signed up, or did you simply take a package with your existing TV or telephone provider? Recent subscriber figures from Sky, one of the UK’s leading broadband providers, show that more and more people are switching to the satellite TV provider for their broadband. Sky signed up 155,000 [...]
While fast broadband speeds in the UK have improved over the last twelve months, the country still lags behind many other nations when it comes to high speed broadband. Akamai’s ‘The State of the Internet’ report from the final quarter of 2010 has found that the UK’s average broadband connection speed is 4.3 Mbps, placing [...]
The cost of the best high speed broadband and other home telephone services could fall by up to 10 per cent after the industry regulator intervened to reduce the wholesale price of telecommunications services. The BBC reports that Ofcom has ‘revised the list of rates that Openreach, which manages BT’s network, can charge other providers [...]
First it was dial-up through a modem, then wired and now wireless broadband. Accessing the web has become easier and easier over recent years thanks to technological advances and improved Wi-Fi access. There are loads of advantages to using the internet via wireless broadband and it may not be nearly as expensive as you think. [...]
