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Millions of Broadband Customers Overpaying By £251m Due To End of Contract Price Hikes

Has your broadband provider been in touch recently? Do you remember receiving an email or letter from them saying your c...

Shell’s £80 Million Deal to Buy The Post Office’s Broadband Operations

Shell is known as one of the giants in the oil and gas industry, but it seems the company is also making moves in the br...

Elon Musk To Bring Rural UK Homes A Fast, New Internet Service

Many of us take fast internet for guaranteed... but there are still some people in the UK that don’t have access to supe...

4.7 Million Households Struggled to Pay Their Phone and Broadband Bills in 2020

2020 was a tough year for many... it was the year of lockdowns, furlough, zoom calls and face masks. It was the year whe...

Record-Breaking Internet Speed Achieved That Can Download All of Netflix in Seconds

2020 will go down in history as the year we faced a global pandemic and struggled through two national lockdowns. But th...

Revealed: The UK’s 10 Worst Streets for Broadband With Speeds Over 5,000 Times Slower

Sure, your internet may buffer every now and again… it may even cut out once in a while… but count yourself lucky that y...

Lockdown 2.0 Causes Surge in Internet Usage

Cafes, restaurants, pubs, gyms, cinemas and non-essential shops… they’re all closed during England’s second national loc...

Newborn Baby Officially Named After Internet Provider to Get 18 Years’ Free WiFi

People will do a lot of things for free products and services… but is naming your child a step too far?...

Huge Internet Speed Boosts Announced for BT, Sky and TalkTalk Customers – Check the Locations Here

Do you put up with poor broadband speeds because you don’t want to pay out for a costly high-speed package? Well, your i...

The Old TV Which Brought Down a Welsh Village’s Broadband for 18 Months

There was an ongoing mystery in the little Welsh village of Aberhosan, Powys... every morning at 7am, the area’s broadba...

Worst Areas for Broadband Outages in the UK – Is Your City Listed?

There is nothing more frustrating and inconvenient than being disconnected from the internet... especially in the curren...

Which Countries Have the Fastest Internet Speeds in 2020?

Whether you’re planning a trip abroad or just curious about the answer, you’ll be pleased to know that we’ve compiled a ...

The Best and Worst Broadband Providers Revealed by Ofcom

There’s nothing more frustrating than a poor internet connection, and nothing more upsetting than a provider who doesn’t...

What Does the Huawei 5G Ban Mean for You?

The UK government has done a U-turn and announced that they will ban Huawei equipment from 5G networks. ...

Coronavirus: Can I Still Switch Broadband?

For employees who must work from home, a reliable and steady broadband connection is more important than ever. You need ...

Cable Break Left Thousands of BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet Customers Without Broadband

During what could be argued is the worst possible time, thousands of BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet customers across the North...

Millions of UK Homes Could Upgrade From ADSL Broadband

Just think about it for a moment… how long have you been on the same broadband deal? Have you ever asked your provider a...

Vodafone SIM-Only Deal Gives You Unlimited 5G, Data, Minutes and Texts

Anyone who knows anything about mobile phones knows that SIM-only mobiles offer the best data packages at a price that’s...

1M Children Without Reliable Broadband Which Could Risk Their Education

MPs are calling for better broadband to be supplied to UK households that are currently without it – or risk damaging a ...

2M Face Hidden Broadband Price Rise

Leading broadband providers have compromised customer satisfaction by not telling them when their contracts are ending. ...

UK Streets With the Fastest Broadband

Some homeowners hit potluck and they find the property that’s just right for them. Friends and family are just round the...

Coronavirus: Broadband Providers Say No Issue With Extra Demand

As the UK continues to adjust to a new way of life – one where social distancing, video chatting with our nearest and de...

The Best Broadband Providers of 2020

Considering changing broadband providers? Or maybe you’re just interested to see who the best companies are? Either way,...

Ofcom to Make Switching Broadband Providers Easier

How many of you haven’t switched broadband deals because it’s too complicated or too much hassle? Well, that could be ab...

TalkTalk Reveals Half of Brits Find Broadband More Important Than Partners

It’s understandable… your partner doesn’t help you cook dinner like Alexa does, keep the kids entertained like Netflix d...

Birmingham Named Fastest UK City for 5G Mobile Broadband

It’s 2020… no one has time for slow internet or iffy connections. That’s exactly what 5G promises to conquer, with Birmi...

Launch of the eSIM and Why You Need One

Mobile phone technology has come on leaps and bounds over the last 30 years. Ask anyone in the world if they could live ...