02 Mobile Broadband with free laptop – packages now available

02 have introduced pay-monthly 02 mobile broadband deals with free Samsung laptops.

• Customers can sign up for 02 Mobile Broadband 3GB with a free Samsung laptop for £29.38 a month.
• Or they can sign up for 02 Mobile Broadband 10GB package with a free Samsung laptop for £39.15 a month.

They must take out a mobile broadband 24 month contract. The mobile broadband comes with a USB modem (with speeds of up to 7.2Mb), a 30 day happiness guarantee, and McAfee security.

There are two free Samsung laptops to choose from – the Samsung NC10 Mini-Laptop or the Samsung R510 2GB.  Or customers can upgrade to the Samsung R510 3GB and pay a one-off fee of £78.29.

More about 02 Mobile Broadband 3GB or 10GB with a free Samsung laptop.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Mobile broadband dongle with BT Business Broadband Option 3

Customers signing up to BT Business Broadband Option 3 now get a mobile broadband dongle included.

The dongle – an E170 USB Datastick – also has a 1GB monthly usage allowance, and a BT Openzone Minute Allowance of 2000 minutes.

BT Business Broadband Option 3 has up to 8Mb download speeds and up to 448kb upload speeds. It also has an unlimited monthly usage allowance (with a fair use policy). There is also a BT wireless business hub included, and 500 BT Openzone wifi minutes.

(Mobile broadband dongle – if exceeded charges apply: 10p per extra MB data usage; 10p per extra Wi-Fi minute (£40 per month cap applies). Unused allowances cannot be rolled over to the next month. other terms apply.)

BT Business Broadband Option 3 with mobile broadband dongle – more information.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Setanta Sports half price offers

TV sports service Setanta Sports have got two half price subscription offers.

Customers signing up to Setanta Sports via Satellite using code 2650 can get Setanta Sports for half price for 2 months (then £12.99 a month).

Customers signing up to Setanta Sports via Freeview (the Setanta Sports 1 service) can get Setanta Sports for half price for 6 months (then £10.99 a month).

Both Setanta services have a one off connection fee of £14.99 and a minimum contract term of two months.

Setanta Sports via Satellite or via Freeview.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

BT Business Broadband Option 1 price cut

BT have introduced a price but on their popular BT Business Broadband Option 1 package.

Previously £15 a month ex-VAT on a 24 month contract and £20 a month ex-VAT on a 12 month contract, BT Business Broadband Option 1 is now only £12.50 a month ex-VAT on a 24 month contract and £16 a month ex-VAT on a 12 month contract.

The discount applies for the minimum term of the contract and is applied as a bill credit. This offer ends on 30/04/09 and customers need to activate their broadband within a month (other terms apply).

BT Business Broadband Option 1 has up to 8Mb download speeds, with an upload speed of up to 448kb. There is a 10GB monthly usage allowance.

BT Business Broadband Option 1 – new prices.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Sign up to 02 Home Broadband and get the first month free

02 have introduced a new broadband offer.

Customers signing up to any 02 Home Broadband package will get the first month free. This 02 home broadband offer ends on 31 March 2009.

There are three 02 Home broadband packages. 02 Home Broadband is cheaper for those who are also 02 mobile phone pay-monthly or prepay customers:

• 02 Broadband Standard: up to 8Mb: £7.34/month for O2 pay monthly or prepay customers, standard price £12.23/month
• 02 Broadband Premium: up to 20Mb: £9.79/month for O2 pay monthly or prepay customers, standard price £14.68/month
• 02 Broadband Pro: up to 20Mb: £17.13/month for O2 pay monthly or prepay customers, standard price £22.02/month

Find out more about signing up to 02 Home Broadband and getting the first month free.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Sky TV extends £30 M&S vouchers offer

New customers signing up online to Sky TV will get £30 of M&S vouchers -  but they have to hurry, as though this offer has been extended (it was due to end of 5 March 2009) the extension is for a limited time only until 26/03/09.

Sky TV starts at only £16.50 a month for one entertainment pack – all six entertainment packs cost only £21.50 a month. Premium packs Sky Sports and Sky Movies cost extra. There are also three Sky Boxes to choose from – the free Sky Box, the Sky Plus Box (currently £99) and the Sky HD Box (currently £49 when you also sign up to the monthly Sky HD pack).

Visit the Sky website for £30 of M&S vouchers for new customers signing up to sky TV online.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Sky ups broadband prices unless customers also take Sky Talk

Sky have this week (since 1 March 2009) increased the price of their Sky Broadband prices for some customers.

Broadband prices will stay the same for Sky customers who take Sky Broadband AND any Sky Talk phone package (including their popular Freetime package). That means Sky Base Broadband up to 2Mb is free, Sky Mid Broadband up to 8Mb is £5 a month and Sky Max Broadband is £10 a month for up to 16Mb.

However if customers do NOT take out Sky Talk, Sky Base broadband is now £5 a month, Sky Mid broadband is £10 a month and Sky Max Broadband is £15 a month.

All Sky Broadband customers also have to have Sky TV (either as an existing Sky TV customer , or they can sign up for Sky TV and Sky Broadband at the same time).

Current Sky offers for new Sky TV customers include a Sky HD Box for £49 when you take out a monthly HD Pack subscription (monthly cost is £9.75); and £30 of M&S vouchers for customers signing up online by 5 March 2009.

• More about Sky broadband packages.
• More about Sky+ HD.
• More about Sky phone packages.
• More about Sky TV.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

PlusNet Broadband – new broadband packages and variable pricing by location

PlusNet Broadband have introduced variable pricing into two of their three residential broadband packages, based on their local exchange classification. This means that the price of broadband will vary according to location. However around 80% of households are expectd to qualify for the cheapest pricing.

There are three PlusNet broadband packages, all of which have up to 8Mb download speeds. They also all come with a free wireless router.

PlusNet Broadband Value is £5.99 a month for all customers for the first 3 months, then £5.99 a month or £11.99 a month ongoing depending on location. It has a 10GB monthly usage allowance.

PlusNet Broadband Unlimited is £11.99 a month for all customers for the first 3 months, then £15.99 a month or £19.99 a month ongoing depending on location. There is no monthly limit to the amount of data a customer can use, although management is applied to some traffic at certain times of the day.

Would-be customers can find out which ongoing broadband  price would be applicable to them by finding out their exchange classification here – they just enter the details requested, click on their area exchange, and the results page will include a box called Ofcom Classification. Anyone with Market 3 in this box should be eligible for the cheaper PlusNet Broadband prices.

There is a third broadband package from PlusNet, this is PlusNet Broadband Pro, and it is £19.99 a month for all customers. It is aimed at those who need a prioritised internet connection. PlusNet Pro comes with a 15GB monthly usage allowance and free usage between midnight-8am.

There are also broadband and phone bundles available from PlusNet. The broadband element of these PlusNet bundles  is either Value or Unlimited, and so is also subject variable pricing.

Find out more about PlusNet residential broadband from £5.99 a month now.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder