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Free broadband deals

 

Get to know free broadband - what it is, why you want it, what it can do.

Here are the free broadband deals available today. Compare offers and get the facts before signing up.

 

Provider

Package

Speed/Usage

Contract

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Free broadband with Talk3 calling plan

£19.99 per month for Talk3 calling plan (inclusive anytime landline calls) and line rental. Comes with up to 8Mb free broadband, open to new and existing customers.

Up to 8Mb

40GB cap

18 months

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Free broadband with Orange £30+ monthly mobile contract

Free broadband when you take out an Orange mobile plan worth £30 per month or more. Comes with a free livebox modem.

Up to 8Mb

2GB cap

18 months

 

 

Free broadband with Sky TV

Free 2Mb broadband with any Sky TV package, available in certain areas. Faster speeds available for extra cost. Comes with a free wireless router.

Up to 2Mb

2GB cap

12 months

 

 

These free broadband deals require you to sign up to bundled package. You will also need to take an additional service such as phone, mobile or digital TV from the provider.

Free broadband explained

If it’s free then it has to be good right? As with all deals it pays to look at the details behind the headlines. No provider at the time of writing (July 2006) is giving away free broadband on its own. Instead you need to take a bundled package where your free broadband is added to another service. This means with TalkTalk you need to sign up to their Talk3 International phone plan, with Orange you need to take their mobile services and with Sky you need to take their digital TV services to get free broadband. To make sure you make the right decision,broadband comparison table AS OF JULY 2006

Free broadband deals checklist

Before you sign up to free broadband make sure you consider the following:

  • Do you want all the services in the deal?
  • Are you going to lose any benefits or money by switching from two or three separate deals to a bundled package?
  • The contract length – are you happy signing up to a long term contract (18 months plus)
  • The penalty clause you will need to pay if you want to switch away

PAID BROADBAND ADVANTAGES

ALL OR SOME OF THESE OPTIONS DEPENDING ON WHICH PROVIDER YOU CHOOSE WE LIST OUR CURRENT APPROVED SUPPLIER

WE RECOMMEND Placeholder  ImagePriced for home users,
 but including many features normally only provided in more expensive business packages.

  • · 24 x 7 unlimited Internet access
  • · Up to 500/1000/2000/8000Kbit/s download speeds
  • · Up to 400Kbit/s upload speed
  • · Minimum throughput 20% of rated bandwidth (up to 2000Kbit/s)
  • · Unlimited E-mail addresses
  • · Reverse DNS entries
  • · 100 MB web space
  • · 1/4/8 static IP addresses
  • · Quad virus scanning of e-mail
  • · No port blocking or traffic shaping
  • · No proxy servers
  • · Spam filtering of inbound and outbound e-mail
  • · Fully redundant network with multiple pops and peering
  • · Dedicated account management
  • · Dedicated technical support
  • · Installation within 10** working days
  • Copper Stream Home worker 500 - £19.99* per month
    Copper Stream Home worker 1000 - £23.99* per month
    Copper Stream Home worker 2000 - £28.99* per month
    Copper Stream Home worker MAX - £34.99* per month
    One-off activation fee for lines without broadband - £40
    Migration from another ISP is free of charge
  • During the first 10 days of service on ADSL MAX the line speed will
    regularly change, resetting the connection to the exchange every time.
    You may experience intermittent service during this period for that reason
     we are unable to report a fault. This is the MAX service settling down to
    achieve the best rate possible.

     

    WE CAN WAIVE THE 40 CONNECTION FEE IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A N 12 MONTH CONTRACT ( IF YOU PAY THE ACTIVATION FEE YOU ONLY NEED TO GIVE 30 DAY NOTICE TO CANCEL THE ADSL CONTRACT

    PLEASE READ ABOUT CONTENSION RATIO AND WHY IT SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT
    BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHAT ADSL BROADBAND SUPPLIER YOU CHOOSE

    SUMMERY / CHECKLIST

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    ADSL REQUIREMENTS

    FREE ADSL PROVIDER

    PAID GRIFFIN ADSL PROVIDER

    CONTRACT LENGTH

    NORMALLY 12 TO 18 MONTHS

    FROM 1 MONTH

    CONNECTION FEE ( SOME COMPANIES CHARGE )

    SOME FREE & SOME CHARGE

    DEPENDS ON CONTRACT LENGTH

    EQUIPMENT COSTS (ROUTER MODEM ETC)

    SOME FREE SOME CHARGE

    YOU BUY EQUIPMENT ( MOST BUSINESS WILL REQUIRE A ROUTER)

    SPEED OF ADSL ( 500K 1 MEG ETC)

     

    500K BASIC TO ADSL MAX

    CONTENTION RATIO ( WHO MANY SHARING LINE)

    NORMALLY 50.1

    5.1

    CALL CENTRED BASED IN ENGLAND

    MOST IN INDIA

    YES (AND 1ST CONTACT US)

    DOWNLOAD LIMIT & CHARGES FOR OVER LIMIT BASED ON MONTHLY USAGE(OR FAIR USE POLICY

    MOST START 2 GIG MAX DEPENDS ON WHAT PLAN

    NO LIMITS

    FIXED IP ADDRESS (NEEDED FOR A LOT OF BUSINESS APPLICATION’S )WEB HOSTING

    NOT NORMALLY (COST EXTRA)

    UPTO 8 (5 USEABLE)

     

     

     

    BT NORMAL RESPONSE TIME TO AN ADSL BROADBAND FAULT IS 5 WORKING DAYS (CAN YOU COPE WAITING THIS LONG)

    GRIFFIN OFFERS Enhanced Care
     THIS IS A PERFECT SOLUTION IF YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS A REPAIR (NORMAL BT REPAIR UPTO 5 WORKING DAYS

    For only £10 per month EXTRA , Griffin will add Enhanced Care to your broadband line. We will guarantee to fix any Broadband fault within 1 working day and promise to keep you updated with progress at least every 2 hours. If we fail on this commitment we will refund you twice the downtime

    THE OTHER OPTION IS DUAL ADSL BROADBAND SUPPLIERS SETUP THOROUGH AN LOAD BALANCING ROUTER SO IF ONE ADSL OR PHONE LINE FAILS YOU WILL STILL HAVE A WORKING OFFICE BE IT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED CONNECTION

    WE CAN ONLY RECOMMEND ADSL BROADBAND FORM OUR CURRENT APPROVED SUPPLIER GRIFFIN INTERNET .WE HAVE NO CONTACT WITH TALK TALK OR SKY AND INCLUDE DETAILS TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS / ANY ONE USING THIS SITE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHICH PRODUCT IS RIGHT FOR THERE NEEDS .
    (THIS PAGE WAS CREATED ON AUG. 2006 ) THIS IS A FAST PACED MARKET AND NEW OFFERS/ DEALS CHANGING ALL THE TIME .HAVING SAID THAT THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THIS PAGE IS THE SAME .

    YES PICK THE FREE OPTION

    ARE YOU TOTALLY FLEXIBLE ?
    DO NOT NEED GUARANTEED CONSTANT SPEED

    DO NOT NEED SHORT CONTRACT TERMS

    NOT WORRIED ABOUT FIXED DOWNLOAD LIMITS

    DO NOT NEED LOCAL / ENGLISH TECHNICAL HELP THAT CAN VISIT ( FEE CHARGED)

    NEED THE COMBINE PACKAGE FROM YOUR SUPPLIER

    YES PICK THE PAID SERVICE

    HOME / BUSINESS USER PAID FOR SERVICE

    PLEASE CHOOSE PACKAGE WISELY

    BUT NEED FLEXIBLE OPTIONS

    NOT GIVE BY FREE

    BROADBAND PROVIDERS