It's estimated that even by the end of 2008 at least 20% of the country will still not be able to get broadband. This may seem strange considering the huge number of broadband providers available, but you have to remember that these are not all different companies. Some providers own several brands and all but the cable companies rely on BT to upgrade and manage your local exchange before you can get any services. Pricing is also difficult to understand between these companies sometimes as some include line rental, some don't, some include the wireless router, some don't, some include phonecalls, some don't, some include unlimited connection time, some don't ... the list is endless, quite literally because to compete with each other there are new offers, new inclusions and new discounts being thrown around almost daily. The only advice I can think of is to watch out for 'budget' broadband services as they are not necessarily cheaper, just lacking in any free extras and often customer service budgets are shortened to keep their costs low. I'd pay an extra £2-£3 per month to avoid having to wait 40 minutes on hold each time I call up, wouldn't you?
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Virgin Broadband: Virgin Media was formerly known as ntl:Telewest. In 2006 it became the first UK media company to bring together a service consisting of television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services. Although l... Virgin Broadband Reviews >>For those of you not living in Scotland, you've probably been enjoying the benefits of broadband for some time. To me, the sensation is still new with it only becoming available where I live at the end of 2007. Working on the internet I was excited to see what 8 MBPS looked like, especially after being stuck on a 64 KBPS ISDN line for the previous two years. Boy was I disappointed ... although it is stated on each broadband provider's website that connection speeds may vary and that the service I was buying was 'up to' 8 MEG, that information was in the small print at the bottom of the screen - and not just small-print either but much-lighter-text-than-the-rest-of-the-page print too! Most days I'm lucky if I get half a Meg, let alone eight of them. Just remember that when looking to upgrade as although you can buy double digits worth of speed you may not need to purchase such a high package if the distance you live from the exchange means that you will never achieve such speeds anyway. †
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