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BT DELIVERS BEST CONSUMER OFFERS ON BROADBAND YET - Posted by: Andrew
BT has announced new offers on its broadband products allowing customers to
benefit from its market leading solutions at competitive prices.
From October 1, 2003, through to December 21, 2003, modems for the Broadband
products (BT Yahoo! and BT Broadband) will be free if bought online. If
purchased offline they're at the reduced price of £40. Activation must be
before January 21, 2004.
BT Yahoo! customers will also continue to get free activation whether they opt
for the modem product or not. BT Broadband activation is free until December
21, 2003.
This means that there will be no start-up costs for both BT Broadband and BT
Yahoo! Broadband if ordered online between October 1, 2003 to December 21,
2003 (£40 for modem if order placed over the phone). These offers will help BT
continue to create the reality of Broadband Britain.
Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, said: "Broadband continues to be
at the heart of our strategy and delivering the benefits of our solutions to
customers at a good price is paramount to us. Wherever it's possible for us to
make broadband more accessible to people, we will."
"To deliver on our promise of 5 million broadband users by 2006 means we'll
continue to improve and demonstrate the benefits that broadband can bring to
the home and the workplace," he continued.
BT Broadband is BT's direct access broadband service, with a wide range of
optional services. Customers can charge their service to their BT bill and
benefit from a single point of contact for all their telephony and broadband
needs. The BT Yahoo! Broadband product is BT's full ISP service, offering
advanced e-mail, world class anti-spam and email virus filters and access to a
wide range of content, including film clips and music channels.
BT Yahoo! Broadband
·Free modem offer available to new customers ordering BT Yahoo! Broadband
where orders are placed online between October 1 and December 21 (and
activation date agreed before January 21, 2004). £40 modem offer where new
orders are placed via the phone
·Activation is free and rental is £29.99 per month
·Full details are available at: www.btyahoo.com
BT Broadband Consumer
·The optional BT Broadband modem equipment is free if ordered online and costs
£40 if ordered over the phone (Online orders must be placed between October 1
and December 21 and activation date agreed before January 21, 2004)
·Activation is free until December 21, 2002 and rental is £27.00
·Full details are available at: www.bt.com/btbroadband
Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2003
MetroNet offers personal firwalling to ADSL users - Posted by: Andrew
MetroNet today announces the introduction of a new feature giving our
customers an easy way to apply firewalling to their ADSL connections, at no
extra charge.
Given the recent spate of virus attacks that caused widespread problems for
both customers and service providers alike, we've taken a pro-active step to
provide our customers with an added layer of protection for their ADSL
connections and a better chance to not get caught out during the next major
virus wave!
Like so many ISPs, MetroNet staff have had their work cut out assisting
customers affected by Sobig, Blaster and Welchia to patch and protect their
computers. We are determined to make it easier for both customers and
ourselves to minimise the fallout from future attacks and where possible
empower them to be able to take preventative measures.
This unique system gives users the peace of mind of a facility that, at the
click of a button, allows them to lock out unwanted connections to their
computers in seconds, whenever they need. What's more becuase it works at the
network rather than local level it offers customers, particularly without
local firwalling in place, a line of defence that most Broadband providers do
not (or will not) provide.
"Indeed, it's not until you have ADSL that you realise just how open you can
be to all kinds of attempted exploits and attacks. The new personal
firewalling facility provides our customers an easy and quick way to add a
layer of protection to complement the local security measures they should be
implementing locally." Robert Clark, Network Manager, MetroNet.
Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Launch of Extended Reach - Posted by: Andrew
BT Wholesale are pleased to confirm that following a successful pilot they
will be increasing the planning rules for their 500kbps rate adaptive products
from 55db to 60db line loss from the 24th September 2003. This will allow more
line tests to receive ‘green’ results from line qualification. The reach of
broadband in enabled exchange areas would therefore be extended to homes
within approximately 6km line length of the exchange, subject to line test.
This move, extending the previous limit of approximately 5.5km line length,
increases the coverage within broadband enabled areas from approximately 94
per cent to approximately 97 per cent equating to an additional 600,000 homes
across the UK.
The BT Wholesale products affected are: -
BT IPStream 500
BT IPStream S 500
BT IPStream Home 500
BT IPStream Office 500
BT DataStream Home 500
BT DataStream Office 500
There will be no changes to the prices or existing ordering, provisioning or
repair processes for these products. The ‘on line’ qualification processes
will remain the same, except that a greater proportion of lines will be
accepted.
The system changes necessary to introduce these new line limits will be
completed by 12 noon on the 24th September. Orders placed before this time
will not be subject to the new line limits and may be rejected if the line
loss exceeds 55dB.
Highway/ISDN2 Conversion
Conversions from Highway/ISDN2 will be accepted from 12 noon on the 24th
September 2003
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003
High Speed Network router card changes - Posted by: Andrew
This news item is to notify you that a series of Planned Engineering Works is
required and to be carried out on BT’s Broadband Network.
The work involved is necessary but may unfortunately cause a short outage for
some BT ADSL users.
The series of Planned Engineering Works will be between: -
DATE/TIME OUTAGE
Previously - 09/09/03 re-scheduled to 23/09/03
Previously - 10/09/03 re-scheduled to 24/09/03
This work will be completed between 01.00 – 06.00 hours and with take
approximately 15 minutes in which you may experience minor packet loss when
line cards ports are shut, but these should be retransmitted by the
application and should not impact you.
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003
ADSL Slash Broadband Prices - Posted by: Andrew
ADSL has now launched a 'Trial Price' for Broadband services, the
promotion was initially aimed at those people who's BT exchange had just gone
live, however the demand was so high we have now opened it to all customers.
ADSL have slashed all broadband prices starting at the DataDSL Home500
product for just £16 per month. We are also using these special prices to
promote the new Home1000 product which will be just £28 per month. The
extremely low monthly prices are available until January 2004, then the
monthly fee will return to ADSL 's standard pricing which can be found at
For more information about the offer please call 0845 130 6010 or visit
Special Price Offer prices
Now
DataDSL Home500 £16
DataDSL Home1000 £28
DataDSL Biz500 £21
DataDSL Biz1000 £34
DataDSL Biz2000 £55
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003
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BT launches it latest home networking product called BT Home Network 1200
BT has developed a home networking solution called BT Home Network, which is
compatible with non-BT broadband providers who permit broadband sharing across
multiple PC’s. It is primarily designed to allow families to have simultaneous
use of a single ADSL broadband connection utilising a technology developed in
the US called Home Phone line Networking Alliance (Home PNA) that supports all
networking technologies. An integrated ADSL, modem, router and hub allows up
to ten computers to be linked to a single broadband connection enabling shared
simultaneous access to the internet along with files and peripheral devices
such as a printer. In addition it permits simultaneous multi-player gaming
sessions and offers a flexible choice of connection methods via USB, Ethernet,
Wireless and Home PNA depending on a users particular requirements.
Furthermore the service offers the further advantages of ease of upgrade and
expansion.
The innovative plug and play networking solution ADSL existing telephone
wiring located within the home and does not require additional cabling between
computers and thereby eliminates the need for networking knowledge. BT home
network 1200 connects to the main ADSL socket and computers connect to
telephone sockets on the same line via a BT home Network Adaptor to share the
broadband connection. Each computer must be in close proximity to a telephone
point and on the same line as your ADSL service utilising a USB port to enable
networking via the telephone socket.
BT Home Network 1200 also includes one USB port and one Ethernet port and is
capable of being upgraded to support wireless connectivity. This is achieved
by purchasing a compatible BT Home Network 1200 wireless card and each PC
connected to the network requires a standard wireless Local Area Network (LAN)
adaptor. In addition the wireless solution ADSL 128bit WEP security to protect
your wireless network.
The product also includes additional integrated network software, managed via
a graphical user interface, that includes firewall and network access control
applications. This also allows full parental control of Internet accessibility
for each individual PC on a network by controlling how and when children can
surf as well as the data that they can access.
BT is selling a package designed to support a 2 PC networking solution which
contains the 1200 modem/router and a BT Home Network PC adaptor which retails
at £199. This allows two PC’s to be networked the first via a USB port and the
second via a telephone socket. A third computer can be additionally connected
via an Ethernet cable included in this package provided the PC contains an
Ethernet card. Additional Home Network PC adaptors can be purchased for
£49.99. The BT Home Network 1200 wireless enabled pack, which permits up to
six wireless PC connections, includes the wireless upgrade card and retails
for £238.99. This does not include the wireless PC adaptor cards, which need
to be purchased separately.
Each computer on the network requires a CD-ROM drive with minimum 32MB RAM. It
is capable of supporting Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 and XP and is also MAC OS
compatible version 8.5 upwards.
A dedicated help-line will be available to assist BT Home network users 24
hours a day and 7 days a week.
For further information please visit either www.bt.com/homenetworking or
contact BT on 0800 587 8877.
Minimum Computer specifications apply. Prices correct as at 5th June 2003.
Terms and conditions apply. See above website for details.
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