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Virgin Media is launching the Freedom Netbook, its own range of branded laptops which will be offered to new and existing Virgin Media customers. The Freedom Netbook is worth over £300 and will be capable of connecting to the web at speeds of 50Mbps.
The launch of the Freedom Netbooks is timed to coincide with the rollout of 50Mbps speeds across the cable network. The Netbooks themselves will be offered free to customers who sign up with a 24 month Virgin Media bundle.
Currently the Freedom Netbook is available with a bundle consisting of Virgin Media Broadband L (up to 10Mbps, unlimited downloads) Phone M (unlimited weekend UK calls) and the 1GB Mobile Broadband plan. This bundle starts of out at £20 a month for the first 3 months, rising to £29 a month thereafter.
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Posted by Tom on July 16th 2009 in Broadband Bundles, Mobile Broadband, Virgin Media
Vodafone is offering the incredibly popular Samsung NC 10 netbook with built-in mobile broadband connectivity for customers who sign up for 24 month contracts. The Samsung NC-10 is free on both a 24 month contract for £25 a month with 1GB of data and a 24 month contract for £30 a month with 3GB of data, and comes with a Vodafone SIM and Mobile Broadband built-in, meaning no USB dongle, so no extra cost.
Integrating the SIM card within the body of the laptop itself also places a significantly smaller drain on the battery, and is also frees up one of the three USB slots for greater convenience. The Samsung NC 10 comes with an Ethernet port allowing you to connect to the net at home using your fixed-line broadband subscription, rather than eating into your mobile broadband usage.
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Posted by Tom on July 13th 2009 in Broadband Bundles, Vodafone
Virgin Media may have reopened old wounds with a recent letter campaign. Despite the cable carrier and Sky kissing and making up last November it seems like the gloves are off again.
In a bid to add more customers, Virgin Media recently sent letters to the homes of broadband customers in cabled streets, highlighting ten reasons why going cable is better than signing up with Sky.
The letter, signed off by Mark Davidson Executive Director of Customer Care for Virgin Media, underlines the benefits of cable over both copper phone lines and satellite, both of which are used to deliver Sky Broadband and TV respectively:
“You don’t need a dish or an aerial because Virgin TV comes down a fibre optic cable (bad weather can seriously effect your viewing with a dish.) … The same fibre optic cable brings you fast, future proof Virgin Broadband at up to 50Mb the UK’s fastest.”
The letter then goes on to mention some of the various bundle deals on offer: Virgin Media L Broadband (up to 10Mbps, unlimited downloads) comes bundled with unlimited UK weekend calls (01, 02 and 03 numbers) and the M+ Digital TV offering (60 channels, free Catch Up TV) for just £19.50 a month, with no additional free for installation or connection. The offer of free connection ends on the 31st of July.
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Posted by Tom on July 7th 2009 in BT Broadband, Broadband Bundles, Carphone Warehouse, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Tiscali, Virgin Media
It’s a bit short of and decidedly less tasty than Heinz’s famous 57 Varieties, but ISP TalkTalk has just launched a list of 47 Reasons why you should sign up for its broadband and phone services.
Some of the listed 47 Reasons include:
- Fantastically low cost calls
- Min 40GB monthly usage limit
- Commitment to always be cheaper than BT
They could have included on the list those ‘Human Animations’ adverts that bookend ITV Mystery Drama shows, and the fact that they share a name with a critically lauded proto-post rock pop group who shot to fame with the song ‘It’s My Life’, which was later covered by Gwen Stefani.
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Posted by Tom on May 14th 2009 in BT Broadband, Broadband Bundles, Carphone Warehouse, TalkTalk, Tiscali
From today BT are offering three months free broadband to customers who return to the company for their phone calls.
Customers who sign up for BT’s ‘Broadband and Calls’ package or ‘Broadband, Calls and Vision’ will receive BT Total Broadband free for three months. Alternatively, customers who choose to opt for broadband only on BT’s Option 1 and Option 3 packages before 28th April will benefit from £10 and £30 credit respectively on their bill.
The free broadband offer which begins tomorrow applies to all customers who sign up to the above BT broadband bundles before 12th May. The deal is only available online.
BT Total Broadband includes the award-winning BT Home Hub, download speeds of up to 8Mbps, internet security from McAfee and 250 to unlimited inclusive Wi-Fi minutes a month depending on which package you choose. BT Total Broadband starts at £15.65 a month after the first three months of an 18 month contract.
Posted by Ellie on April 15th 2009 in BT Broadband, Broadband, Broadband Bundles, Free Broadband
The mass debate over UK Members of Parliament’s expenses claims have been brought into sharp relief with the recent revelation that much loved and respected Home Secretary Jacqui Smith ‘mistakenly’ claimed the cost of two adult films along with her Virgin Media broadband connection.
Apparently, the Home Sec claimed that it was pretty difficult to tell the difference between the broadband and digital TV parts on the Virgin Media bill. In a statement given to the press, the schadenfrau said: “I’m sorry that in claiming for my internet connection, I mistakenly claimed for a television package alongside it.”
Well, we’ve had a look at a copy of a typical Virgin Media broadband and TV bill, and it’s really not that hard to tell the difference at all. To make it even easier for Jacqui, we’ve helpfully underlined the two parts of the bill pertaining to TV and broadband respectively.
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Posted by Tom on March 30th 2009 in Broadband Bundles, Virgin Media
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