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Sky 40Mb Unlimited Fibre and free Wi-Fi
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BT planning 300Mb broadband
Super fast trials successful 4,550 reads
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Three Web Cube offers broadband in a box
Hotspot for the home 4,050 reads
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Virgin Media 100Mb broadband now available to 10m homes
Super fast, super saturated 3,550 reads
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Ofcom says UK broadband speeds on the rise
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Virgin Media 100Mb broadband now available to 10 million homes
Super fast, super saturated 6 February 2012 10:23 GMT TweetVirgin Media has announced that its super-fast 100Mb broadband service is now available to 10 million homes in the UK, and that it will meet its roll out target ahead of schedule. The provider originally planned to be able to offer the speedy internet...
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BT planning 300Mb broadband
Super fast trials successful 3 February 2012 10:11 GMT TweetBT has announced that it has held successful trials of “FTTP on demand” in St Agnes, Cornwall, paving the way for broadband download speeds of up to 300Mbps.
Back in 2009 BT said it would use "fibre to the cabinet", or FTTC, tech...
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Ofcom says UK broadband speeds are on the rise
National average up 2 February 2012 0:01 GMT TweetAn Ofcom report has found that average broadband speeds in the UK have risen by 22 per cent since the end of 2010. The average speed nationally was measured at 6.2Mbps in November/December 2010, but rose to 7.6Mbps in just 12 months.
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Three Web Cube offers broadband in a box
Hotspot for the home 1 February 2012 17:58 GMT TweetThree takes mobile broadband pretty seriously. It recently announced its Three MiFi with added HSPA+, as well as the ZTE MF10 Dongle Adapter - a device which takes a regular USB Wi-Fi dongle and turns it into a mobile hotspot.
But it's your...
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Sky 40Mb Unlimited Fibre broadband lands along with free Wi-Fi from The Cloud
Happy surfing 31 January 2012 8:29 GMT TweetBig news if you're a Sky Broadband customer - not only is the satellite giant launching its own fibre-optic network with up to 40Mb download speeds - free Wi-Fi access from The Cloud is also set to rain in.
Sky Broadband Unlimited Fibre is...
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O2 to turn London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone
Mobile surfing in time for the Olympics 6 January 2012 16:40 GMT TweetO2 has announced plans to turn parts of London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Back in the 1990s, we all wanted to avoid hotspots ("What is a hotspot not?") but O2 knows that we're all now thirsty for...
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Malaysian restaurants to offer Wi-Fi by law
In capital Kuala Lumpur 3 January 2012 10:33 GMT TweetFrom April, all restaurants in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur will be required to offer Wi-Fi to their customers by law. Owners are already installing the service, in preparation for when the new law becomes enforceable.
The new...
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UK 4G network not complete until 2015
2013 before we see any according to Ofcom 12 December 2011 12:21 GMT TweetLooking forward to widespread 4G fun and quick mobile browsing on your smartphone or tablet? Well, don't get too excited because, despite the likes of O2 already testing its LTE network, we're not going to have widespread availability in the UK until...
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TalkTalk porn filter fails to protect from adult website
Open access for over a week 6 December 2011 8:59 GMT TweetTalkTalk's new filter system that, amongst other things, aims to block adult websites has failed for over a week. This has allowed access to Pornhub, one of Britain's largest pornography websites.
The internet protection service in question...
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Sky Broadband customers to get Cloud Wi-Fi access
100Gbps upgrades to core traffic 30 November 2011 17:59 GMT TweetSky Broadband customers look set to enjoy Wi-Fi hotspot access when out in town thanks to the company’s purchase of The Cloud.
The move was confirmed by the Network Implementation Director for Sky Network Services, Trevor Legg, when... -
BT asked to block the The Pirate Bay
Legal action sought by the BPI 4 November 2011 14:50 GMT TweetWhen BT was ordered by a High Court Judge to block pirate website Newzbin 2 back in July we at Pocket-lint questioned whether this meant an end to the free web.
That question will be answered over time, but what is clear is that the judgement...
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UK download speed above global average
But far behind the leaders 23 September 2011 14:37 GMT TweetBefore you start cursing your ISP when a sudden lag costs you a goal during a game of Fifa online, or means you take a bullet in the head on COD, then take comfort that we're above the global average when it comes to download speeds... just.
A...
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Hyperoptic offers Londoners 1Gb broadband
Full fibre service goes live 14 September 2011 16:18 GMT TweetBack in July, Virgin Media set the web alight with its lightning fast 1.5Gb broadband trial in Shoreditch and now Hyperoptic has launched the first 1Gb residential product to UK.
You can't simply ring up an get the uberfast service on your...
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Ofcom bans automatic rollover contracts
No more auto sign ups for BT and co 13 September 2011 10:34 GMT TweetCommunications watchdog Ofcom is putting an end to rollover contracts (also known as Automatically Renewable Contracts, or ARCs) meaning that people won't be kept on minimum term deals for their landline or broadband deals without agreeing to it.
ARCs...
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Orange makes claim to the UK’s lowest unlimited broadband price
£5 per month deals on offer 5 September 2011 14:00 GMT TweetColourful claims from camp Orange come in, with the company laying claim to the the UK’s lowest unlimited broadband price.
Following a revamp of its prices, UK surfers are able to sign up for a 12-month deal that costs £5 per month, on...
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