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 | Tiscali - Option 1 | Up to 8Mbps | 5GB | FREE | £4.49 | |
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 | AOL Broadband - Wireless | Up to 8Mbps | 10GB | FREE | £4.99 | |
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 | BT Broadband - Option 1 | Up to 8Mbps | 5GB | FREE | £7.95 | |
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 | Eclipse - Home Lite | Up to 8Mbps | 1GB | FREE** | £9.95 | |
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 | PlusNet - Option 1 | Up to 8Mbps | 1GB | FREE | £9.99 | |
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Broadband offers
O2 Broadband                           
From £7.50 (special offer exclusive to O2 Pay Monthly customers)         
BROADBAND OFFER: O2 Pay monthly mobile customers can get broadband from only £7.50 a month. (Standard price is £12.50)
- FREE broadband connection and FREE O2 Wireless Box
- Up to 8Mbps download speeds
- Unlimited download allowance
- McAfee security suite with up to 3 licenses FREE
- Up to 10 FREE E-mail addresses
- £10.00 for Premium broadband package with up to 16meg speeds (£20 for non O2 pay monthly customers)
- £15.00 for Ultimate broadband package with up to 20meg speeds (£25 for non O2 pay monthly customers)
- BUY NOW
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Best buy broadband offer
AOL Broadband Wireless Plus       
Broadband from £9.99 a month with a FREE Laptop or PlayStation 3    
AOLs wireless plus broadband is a best buy broadband package because when you sign up you not only get a FREE laptop (or a FREE Playstation 3), but you also get a FREE wireless router and FREE connection from only £19.99 a month.
- FREE broadband connection and a FREE Wireless Router
- Up to 8Mbps download speeds
- 40GB download allowance
- Full wireless internet security and 24 hour online support
- £9.99 price is for 3 months only (standard price is £19.99)
- Voted by uSwitch in 2007 as best broadband provider for customer service, technical support and quality of connection
- Delivery charge of £14.99 (inc.VAT) applies.
- BUY NOW
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Choosing a broadband package
When choosing your next broadband provider and package, you need to ask the following questions:
- How often are you going to use the internet (i.e. are you a light, medium or heavy user)?
- What do you use the internet for (web surfing, downloading, gaming e.t.c)?
- How much are you willing to pay for your broadband service?
- Do you need hardware (i.e. a modem) and if so what type do you want?
- Who in your household is going to be use broadband?
- Are you looking at buying a broadband only package, or do you want a bundled package (i.e. broadband and phone, broadband phone and tv)?
- Is there a specific broadband provider you want to use or avoid?
Click here to the full broadband guide
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Switching broadband provider
- Contact your current broadband provider and request your MAC code (they may offer you a better deal to keep you).
- Remember not to cancel the old broadband service.
- Search for the best broadband offer on www.cheapbroadbandoffers.co.uk, where you can compare the best broadband offers available.
- Enter your MAC code When you sign up with your new broadband provider.
- Your broadband service should be transferred smoothly in about a week.
Why switch Broadband?
There are a number of reasons why you would switch broadband provider:
- To take advantage of a broadband offer offered by a provider such as free hardware or special priced services.
- To save money by switching to a lower cost broadband package
- To upgrade to a higher speed broadband package such as 8mbps or even 24mbps
- To upgrade to a broadband package with optional extras that would appeal to you
- To change to a broadband provider with better service including customer and technical support and better performance
- If a broadband supplier or package comes highly recommended
Click here to read the full broadband switching guide...
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Broadband hidden fees
There is an increased trend to include hidden charges within broadband packages, so don't be tricked by the headline price, which can include thin profits for the internet service provider who aim to increase profits and cover costs using other methods.
These charges need to be reviewed carefully before deciding on a broadband package:
Credit card surcharges
Credit card companies charge a receive payments for credit card transactions, these can range significantly from one merchant to another.
Some broadband providers offer this with no extra charge, others pass this on:
- Pipex Internet charge £1.00 per transaction.
- Orange broadband charge £1.00 for any payment method other than direct debit.
- BT charge £1.50 for any payment method other than direct debit.
Click here to read about broadband hidden charges...
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Broadband
Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just broadband, is high-speed Internet access and typically contrasted with dial-up access over a modem.
Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56kbits (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a telephone line, whereas broadband technologies supply at least double this speed (common broadband rate is defined as up to 8Mbps).
To use a broadband service you can use your existing phone line, this is upgraded when you sign up for broadband with an internet services provider. All you need once you have signed up is a modem (which usually offered free with your broadband service) and your computer.
One of the major advantages of broadband is that it stays connected all the time and you don't need to dial a connection each time you want to use it. This allows you to use your home phone at the same time as your internet, which is not possible with traditional dial up services.
Broadband, a contraction of 'broad bandwidth', provides high-speed data-transmission rates over various mediums, not only over your phone line but also over digital cable and satellite connection.
This has changed the way in which people use the Internet, for shopping, downloading, gaming, communicating and much more.
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