It’s time for us to clear a space on the Plusnet mantelpiece and fetch the polish, as we went home from the uSwitch Broadband Awards 2012 last night with not just one, but four, new awards.
Read on to find out more about the uSwitch Broadband Awards 2012 and the trophies we picked up.
January’s traditionally the month where we tighten our belts and try to trim our waistlines. But that doesn’t mean that January is all about counting calories and swapping your computer for some cardio, as there are loads of resources online that can help you to lose weight.
Just read on for our guide to slimming online and make the battle of the bulge easier by using your Plusnet broadband.
It’s been a while since we last provided an update on our fibre trials so as we start 2012 we’ve decided it’s the perfect opportunity to let you know what’s going on. More…
The numbers are in … and it looks like more and more people are going online and signing up to fibre optic broadband.
In fact, a new study from Point Topic and the Broadband Forum has shown that a whopping 17.4 million people got broadband between July and September 2011, bringing the total number of people on t’internet to over 581.3 million.
Read on now to find out more about the report and the trends it’s predicted.
Netflix has just launched in the UK, meaning you can stream unlimited movies and TV episodes straight from t’internet to your PC, laptop, games console or TV – from just £5.99 a month.
But, before you sign up and buy in some popcorn, it’s probably worth making sure you’ve got the right broadband for the job. That way you’ll know you can kick back and watch your favourite flicks straight away, instead of waiting ages for movies to load while your bandwidth struggles.
Just read on to find out which broadband’s best for streaming movies and TV episodes, and why fibre optic broadband could be just the thing for you.
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Tomorrow (18th January) Mozilla, Reddit and a wealth of other websites are to turn their lights off for 12 hours in protest of the controversial ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (SOPA), whilst the English Wikipedia Site is set to be offline for a full 24 hours.
This means that from 5.00am tomorrow you may find that you’re unable to access certain websites from your Plusnet connection.
You can read the official statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here.
Our Celebrity Big Brother sponsorship is now fully underway, and we hope you’re enjoying the series as much as we are. So much so in fact, that we’re putting a pair of exclusive VIP tickets to the live final of the series up for grabs.
These tickets will give one lucky winner and a friend the opportunity to see the show off with a bang on Friday 27th January.
Over the past year, we’ve been working hard at Plusnet to improve our customer service. And we think the proof’s in the (Yorkshire) pudding – as we’ve picked up new awards for our good honest broadband, low prices and customer service.
But we’re not putting our feet up anytime soon. The Daily Mail’s announced the results of its 2012 Wooden Spoon Awards for poor customer service. And even though we weren’t even nominated, it’s made us think even harder about what we do and how we can do it better.
Read on to find out more about the spoons and what we’ve been doing to make our customer service even better.
Whilst you’re all busy trying to stick to those New Year resolutions, how about saving some pennies online with a little help from Plusnet? Just keep reading on for our top tips on how save some extra brass in 2012 by making the web work for you and your finances.
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Don’t let the flu put you out of action this winter. Make the most of cheap broadband from Plusnet and use the web to ward off colds and flu. Just read on to learn more about finding health information and products online, and beat flu season using broadband.
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Having just caught the news snippet over on ThinkBroadband, I was reminded about an article I read earlier in the week about an RNLI fund raising activity to smash the Guiness World Record for “Most comments on an online news story in 24 hours“.
Well it looks like the attempt is underway and as Plusnet are always up for supporting a good cause, I thought it warranted a spot here on our very own Community Site.
Trefor Davies, Chief Technology Officer of Timico, is behind the World Record breaking attempt and money for RNLI is being raised via the Just Giving donations page here.
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