Broardband

According to a recent research, done by MoneySupermarket, British broadband is too slow and too expensive comparing to its European neighbours. The cheapest broadband is in Sweden where people pay as little as £0.32, whereas in Britain it is £5.60. The figures represent an average monthly payment for each megabit per second (Mbps) of broadband speed.

Although the broadband is in many countries more expensive, they offer a far better quality of service. For instance, Polish households, which pay £6.60 a month per Mbps, receive on average 7.5Mbps - three times faster broadband than in the UK.

British houses only receive on average 2.6Mbps and, on this measurement, MoneySupermarket rank 16th out of 23 countries.

Among the fifth cheapest countries, three are from Scandinavia. The reason of their success probably lies in technology. Those countries have invested heavily in installing fibre optic wires underground, the UK system is reliant on decades-old copper wires.

Unfortunately, in many cases companies promise great speed and service but only small percentage of people actually receive the fast connection. As per Mr. Lloyd , head of broadband at MoneySupermarket, the maximum speed advertised is so different from what they are actually getting. The problem is that 55 per cent of people don’t read the small print.”

Sky TV network is going to provide channels to Tiscali TV with the same content as Virgin Media got recently

The Sky channels include - Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Arts, Sky Travel, Sky News and Sky Sports News. This is very good news for Tiscalli customer who will now be able to watch their favorite shows like Lost, The Simpsons or Prison Break.

Not so good news for Virgin as they are being left behind as a biggest SKY competitor. We are expecting Virgin to fight back soon. In the meanwhile Tiscalli customers can enjoy additional services while the two big rivals fight each other.

When it comes to choosing an internet service provider, especially one that offers broadband it is good to find a company with a promotional offer. If you are going to purchase a service you might as well choose one that can give you a low price.  If you currently don’t have broadband and you looking to find a great solution, or are looking to switch to another provider, BT might be the place to look. BT broadband at the moment is offering low-prices on all its goods. The kind of price you get is dependent on the duration of the contract you select. Currently prices now begin starting at £8.95 during the initial six months on an ongoing eighteen month contract. Another popular deal is at a price £12.99 for the first three months if choose a one year package.  The thing with these deals is that the longer your contract is the lower your cost will be during the initial months.  It may sound like a great deal to get the savings from the longer package, but taking the shorter
package will save you the most money when you do a compare and contrast map.