Virgin Media launched its 100Mb cable broadband in the UK just yesterday, but already rival ISP BT has weighed in with a spot of criticism, saying it was “surprised by the high price” of Virgin’s superfast service.
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BT has launched a free mobile app for iPhone and Android, reportedly taking the pain out of connecting to one of the company’s 1.6 million Wi-Fi hotspots. The app gives BT Total Broadband customers an automatic connection to any BT OpenZone and BT FON hotspots within range.
BT will be hiking its monthly line rental by 50p this autumn, in a move which is likely to disgruntle broadband users who are tied into line rental as a condition of getting a broadband connection. The only way to avoid BT’s increase will be to pay 12 months up front, a massive cost that most of us are unlikely to be willing to pay.
The Digital Economy Act faces a showdown with ISP’s, as BT and Talk Talk announce that they’ve joined forces and filed papers demanding a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act.
Government plans for a “broadband tax” of 50p a month on all phone lines to pay for better broadband speeds in areas with inadequate coverage have been branded “unfair” by a parliamentary committee.
