Sky is DOWN with hundreds of broadband customers working from home

Sky is DOWN with hundreds of broadband customers working from home across the UK claiming they are unable to access the internet  By Ryan Morrison For Mailonline Published: 09:47 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 09:47 BST, 3 April 2020 Sky customer across the UK have reported being unable to access the internet as millions … Read more

Tricks to make your broadband faster at home – and ones that definitely won’t work

With more households staying at home to work and children off school due to the ongoing pandemic, internet and mobile speeds are more stretched than ever before. As a result, many may find their broadband is lagging and will be looking for ways to improve it.   While telecoms companies are constantly monitoring traffic on their … Read more

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested  One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more

Household bills to rise: Council tax, broadband and stamps will rise on 1 April 2020

April 1 is traditionally known as April Fool’s Day – but millions of households won’t be laughing when they realise it is a day that many bills will rise steeply. It will see council tax, water bills, TV licences and mobile bills, as well as a number of other household bills, rise significantly. Motorists will … Read more

BT removes home broadband limits during Covid-19 outbreak

BT has today announced it is removing all limitations on its home broadband plans for any users still with capped subscriptions.     The BT Group, which also includes mobile network EE, said it wanted to help people stay connected during periods of isolation because of the coronavirus outbreak. Almost all home broadband plans in the UK … Read more

British broadband and mobile internet providers see a surge in data usage

Mobile networks and internet providers in the UK are being urged to relax their data limitations as millions of Britons work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Network providers are currently offering customers increased data and unlimited access to NHS sites during this period of mass self-isolation.   The coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of the … Read more

Will broadband and energy firms help people stuck at home by coronavirus? 

Millions of people are expected to work from home in the coming months in a bid to shelter from the coronavirus pandemic which has swept the country. While this means many could save on travel costs, it is also the case that households will be increasingly reliant on home broadband, landline and mobile connections – … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Broadband providers ‘ready’ for home-working

UK broadband providers including BT and Sky insist they will be able to support millions of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite experts previously warning that the networks ‘won’t cope’ with the extra traffic. The UK government has predicted up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be sick during the … Read more

UK broadband providers insist they are ready for widespread home-working during coronavirus pandemic

UK broadband providers including BT and Sky insist they will be able to support millions of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite experts previously warning that the networks ‘won’t cope’ with the extra traffic. The UK government has predicted up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be sick during the … Read more

Rural areas promised better internet as Government pledge £5bn towards speedy broadband

Rural areas promised better internet as government pledges £5bn towards speedy broadband and £510m towards 4G coverage The Chancellor pledged £5bn towards speedy broadband in rural areas Government also announced £510m investment into 4G coverage  It is hoped the changes will improve connectivity in the hardest to reach places  By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more