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02 broadband and phone prices go up!

2011-02-09T02:33:00.000-08:00

This s the second time in three months that O2 broadband and phone prices are going up. The previous time O2 customers had to pay extra was due to the increased VAT price which went up to 20%. Most if them are yet to settle with the old hike in the price and O2 has already announced a new price hike for its customers.

But O2 has given complete explanation on why they wish to increase the prices. In their explanation, O2 says that they need the extra money for their investments in their mobile and broadband network. They continuously expand their network for better customer service and reliability on their network. And this year for 2011 O2 plans to increase investment by 25% and so the extra hike.

They also said that they have been constant with their pricing on all their Home broadband and Home phone packages right from the time they have introduced the plans. But now with increasing needs of the customers they will have to hike the price for better service.

They also added that there are some plans like the Access plan in which they started the plan with the lowest competitive cost and since then bearing the loss for the benefit of the customers. So there will be a high price hike in the Access plan and all the customers will have to bear the hike of an extra £5 each month. The other packages where there will be a high price hike seen is in the unlimited broadband plan. The unlimited plans will see a hike of almost £3 a month.

The other packages will hardly see a difference in price. There will be very nominal changes in other price plans. Like, the Basic package which gives the user a download limit of 20 GB each month with a speed of 20Mbps will now cost £8.50 ore month. Previously the same plan would cost £8.17 per month. All other plans will observe a low price hike like the Basic package

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Previous Post: Orange introduces Price Promise

Orange introduces Price Promise

2011-02-09T02:30:00.000-08:00

Orange has introduced a price promise to all its broadband packages which will strengthen Orange’s position as a telecommunication company that always provides the best value in broadband and call packages. The new promise will mean that the customers plan will automatically shift to the lower cost when Orange decides to revise its plan price.

This is because Orange understands its consumers and their difficult financial times at this crucial moment when almost the entire country is struggling due to the difficult economy. And at this difficult time Orange want to restore confidence in customer’s mind that they will always be at a lower price at least in terms of their broadband and calling if they tie up with Orange’s price plan.

And this is not any promotional offer to increase customer base. Orange with the right work ethics is offering this to all old and the new subscribers which plan to shift to Orange. The new price promise applies to all "Broadband and Anytime Calls" and "Broadband & Off Peak Calls" packages.

But there is a small catch in the scheme. Orange does promise for the Price reductions as and when the price reduce but only to the broadband monthly rental and or to the broadband subscription charges. So if in future the call prices or other such fees increase Orange will not bear the costs and the price will automatically increase. This is mentioned though in all their offering in small texts at the bottom.

Also the price plan only applies to price reductions which means that if in future the price plan reduces you will benefit from the price reductions. But in future if the prices increase there is no promise to keep the price constant. The prices will increase even if the monthly rental or subscription increases. But it is still a good deal as broadband prices are reducing each day and it will only be beneficial to opt for the price promise from Orange.

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Previous Post: Virgin Media makes XL broadband even bigger

Virgin Media makes XL broadband even bigger

2011-02-09T02:26:00.000-08:00

Virgin Media customers will now be able to seamlessly watch videos, download and upload files at the Super fast speed of 30Mb. Virgin Media which is a cable network and uses fibre optic technology to supply broadband has upgraded to 30Mb from its old 20Mb due to increasing needs of the customers.

Virgin media does not make use of the VDSL technology. VDSL is a technology which basically distributes the net based on its distance from the exchange. So if the distance is more from the exchange the customer is likely to face more trouble with the Internet be it in terms of speed drops or congestion.

But Virgin has an advantage as it uses the cable network and thus customers will face no network congestions or network drops. And the new service will not cost a bomb as it is just £18.50 per month what the customers will have to shell out for unlimited Internet at 30Mbps download speeds.

The customers who are already using the XL package will be able to upgrade to the 50 percent increase in speed at a one off cost of £25. This will also give them Virgin's latest SuperHub DOCSUS 3.0 modem and router to support the high speed Internet and also to boost wireless connections.

According to the Executive Director of Broadband at Virgin Media, Mr. Jon James says that the needs of customers have tremendously increased and Virgin Media wishes to meet all the consumer needs by launching their new XL plan. He also believes that the high speed Internet is very much required at homes which have more than one device which uses Internet in their house. This will allow them to smoothly use all their device without any speed loss.

With this new upgrade Virgin Media customers will now have an option of 4 broadband speed which include 10Mbps, 30Mbps, 50Mbps and 100Mbps.

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Previous Post: Smart phones drive Vodafone Ireland’s Q4 growth

Smart phones drive Vodafone Ireland’s Q4 growth

2011-02-09T02:07:00.000-08:00

2010 has been a remarkable year of success for Vodafone Ireland, especially the Q4. The sales were at their premium in last quarter. The driving factor for the massive sales remained the smart phones and mobile broadband packages.

The company had a phenomenal growth, thanks to the 34,000 net additions in Q4. This has lead to 2.217 registered mobile users in 2010 as compared to 2.124 million last year. Vodafone Ireland in December reached a total subscriber figure of 2.4 million counting the operator’s fixed line and DSL businesses.

Every second device sold by the company was a smart phone. And this was mainly dominated by the popular Apple iPhone or the latest smart phone Google Nexus one and similar Google based Android handsets. The company quoted that the mobile quarterly minutes of use (MOU) per customer grew 5% year-on-year.

It reached to 273 minutes in 4Q 10’. Cellco, announced that data traffic increased nearly by 5% in the fourth quarter, thanks to the unfortunate weather conditions experienced in the country forcing a large part of the population to work from home during December. Overall, average income per user (ARPU) fell by 6.9% to EUR 34.90 (USD41.8) a month.

Cellco also declared the launch of their new device ‘Sure Signal’, in another two weeks. This femto cell will boost 3G signal coverage within, using a fixed line broadband connection to create required network in case of fragile or no signal. This will solve the problems of many of the Vodafone customers which are facing trouble with signal in the indoors and this will surely increase their customer base as well.

Since many consumers want to shift to a mobile network for their Broadband purpose but cannot due to the network. But this new device which costs less than EUR100 will make many of the consumers shift to Vodafone from their regular Home Broadband.

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InteleCom is now My Social Income

2010-05-06T03:24:00.000-07:00

InteleCom, Inc., a leading provider of Voice over IP telephony services around the globe has changed its corporate name. It’s now become My Social Income Inc. The company aims at providing its customers all types of IP telephony services and is coming up new schemes and plans for the same.

The company has been operating in the field of Voice over IP Telephony services for quite some time now and has its operations in some 122 countries. It has now announced the launch of two services or products which are “MSI Connect” and “MSI Connect Broadband”.

What “MSI Connect” does is that it enables the customer to call up virtually any other fixed landline number or cell phone number in the world. MSI Connect uses internet technology and local access phone numbers competition to accomplish the same. Basically it’s a great boon to small businesses and families who can now make portable long distance calls around the world at very effective costs and without the need for installing complex hardware equipments.

MSI Connect Broadband is a bit more sophisticated and is meant for those who already have a broadband connection in place. its hardware is plug and play in nature, that is to say you just plug in the device and you are ready to use the service.

MSI Connect Broadband has also led to businesses and households save up to 80% on their monthly phone bills. The hardware and other system devices used by MSI broadband connect are of utmost quality and manufactured by the most reliable electronic firms in the market.

TELUS to SPEND650M for extending and improvising network in Alberta

2010-04-19T02:50:00.000-07:00

For upgrading its networks to improve service, the telecom company in EDMONTON, Telus has announced to expand $650 million in Alberta in 2010.

In a statement, TELUS told that it aims to extend the coverage and speed of wireless and wire line broadband services.

For extending the coverage of high speed internet and digital TV, $700 million has been already spent the previous year.

Darren Entwistle occupying the position of both CEO and president in the company said that more than $21 billion has been spent in 2000 in Alberta for the capital investment for setting the same in Alberta as well as the operating expenses.

Entwistle said in a statement that the huge investment commitment has enabled the company to be the 2nd in the world delivering advanced Internet services and high definition digital TV.

“Fastest and biggest network in Alberta and Canada” are said to be launched by the company in November 2009 and in line with this Telus has expressed its intention to expand wireless broadband network across Alberta until it becomes the largest. This new network is said to provide speed up to 21 megabyte per second and covers large parts of Albertans from Slave Lake to Pincher Creek and Grande Cache to Lloydminster.

On Wednesday, Toronto Stock Exchange displayed shares of Telus at C$35.74, 4 cents up while New York Exchange displayed then 6 cents lower at $33.92.
Globalive’s, the competitor of Telus has lately launched the Wind Mobile service and other competitors are soon likely to enter the market.

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Senator Conroy puts Telstra break up in Jeopardy

2010-04-19T02:48:00.000-07:00

The communication minister of Australia, Stephen Conroy, had defied the government order to look into the intricacies of a deal and also prepare and submit a report on the same.
Basically, it was the second time that the Communication Minister had failed to submit the report on the topic under discussion which was whether the National Broadband Network (NBN) is economically and logistically viable or not.

The deadline for submitting a report on the $25 million worth study undertaken on the subject itself by KPMG and McKinsey, was on Thursday, but apparently the minister could not meet this deadline as well. It was after this that the minister refused to comply with the orders of the Senate in an open act of defiance. No reason or grounds of justification have been cited for the same and everyone is taken aback the Conroy’s act.

But it’s the government who will stand to lose the most as its failure to present all the important documents will jeopardize the smooth processing of the NBN project and may be the hot shots of the country may after all withdraw their support from the consensus to break up of Telstra.
According to the Senator, the document or the study on NBN is has very optimistic implications for the overall project and says that some of its recommendations are very surprising. Apparently, the NBN project and the deal with Telstra is overdue since long now as no consensus is being reached with Telstra officials over the cost aspect.

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Superfast broadband game cautioned

2010-03-12T02:30:00.001-08:00

The Conservatives advised the super-fast broadband game as not a political victory and it will not even lead to increasing competition as BT openly allows its rivals to install their own broadband lines in its infrastructures.

BT chief executive Ian Livingston said that he is not at all worried about providing the rival companies millions of miles of underground tubes of its phone lines and broadband networks and confirms that he has opened up their infrastructure to all.
The other companies have happily welcomed BT’s decision to open up their infrastructure to all and believe that the infrastructure competition will fetch the next generation of super-fast broadband within the reach of many of the country’s homes.

This will enable the companies to launch their fibre optic networks across the country and make the internet services superfast. Many other companies have already upgraded their services and they are making huge profits in the market. They have download speeds of up to 100mbps and 50 mbps and are planning to spread their networks to almost all the houses of the country.

Rumors of fast take up denied by Virgin Media

2010-03-12T02:07:00.000-08:00

Virgin media has denied all the rumors of them going slow with their launch of their first fibre optic broadband products at the launch of its re-identified business broadband section. Neil Berkett, Virgin Media’s Chief Executive Officer after answering a few questions refused that the demand for its latest broadband products were weak.

He also said that the assumption about the subscription plans for these particular products would be stopped by the company’s approaching quarterly report. Virgin Media’s latest quarterly results discovered 20,000 subscribers have signed up for its premium XXL broadband service.

Among these 8,000 subscribers had bought these products since it was launched and all these subscribers were using Virgin Media services for the first time. Many of the Virgin Media broadband products are quite good but the 50mb broadband has improved the profits of this company greatly.

This week the rebranding of the Virgin Media’s Telewest wing s Virgin Media Business Broadband had successfully made its way to be sold in the corporate world. there are a number of effective features of this product and so it has gone from small to medium to the whole of UK using it.

Conference to review key broadband issues

2010-02-08T22:30:00.000-08:00

A broadband conference is to be held by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and SAMENA Telecommunications Council from February 22 at the Diplomat Radisson BLU Hotel, Residence and Spa. It will be held on behalf of the Arab Regulatory Network (ARGNET) and in conjunction with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

The conference is held to address key broadband issues & aims at facilitating a better understanding of the policy decisions that have been taken till date regarding broadband services. It also aims at assessing the various broadband solutions currently available and being deployed in countries such as Singapore, Australia, the UK, US, France and Germany. A panel discussion will be held for the same purpose which will enable the participants to analyze the different solutions effectively.

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Recent experiences in many countries have shown that numerous solutions have been deployed with a common objective to provide consumers with an affordable high-speed broadband connectivity.

The conference of such kind that brings together expertise and experience from all corners of the industry will certainly help the industry to achieve a sustainable growth.

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