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Xbox Game Pass Being Slipped Into BT Customer Internet Bills
Nobody likes an unknown additional charge with their bills, you pay what you need and don’t expect anything more on top. Well unfortunately for some BT customers, Xbox Game Pass was slipped into their internet bill without their consent. Xbox Game Pass Snuck Into Internet Bills As reported by the…
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BT to Massively Expand Full-Fibre Internet – With a Catch!
Although the UK is currently undergoing a general upgrade to internet speeds via the continued expansion of full-fibre connections, I think many would agree that it’s taking a lot longer than we perhaps might have liked. Well, those of you who don’t yet have access to it yet at least.…
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BT Says UK’s New Huawei Policy Will be “Impossible”
The utilization of Huawei technology in networking has been a contentious subject for quite some time now. Particularly as countries around the world begin to look to roll-out or expand their 5G networks. Around a month ago, however, it seemed likely the UK was set for a rather dramatic change…
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BT to Start Charging £50 if You Keep your Router!
In the earlier days of broadband and subscription packages, it wasn’t uncommon for an ISP to either charge you for your router or want it back when the contract ended. Admittedly, this wasn’t for reasons beyond them simply wanting to recondition it for the next customer, but still, it’s been…
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BT Partners with Google Stadia in UK Broadband Bundle
Launching late last year, I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Google Stadia has so far gotten off to a rough start. Being one of the first dedicated game streaming platforms, reviews from both critics and the community have been mixed at best. Following an announcement on the…
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Five Broadband Suppliers Agree To Mandatory Compensation
Broadband Suppliers Agree To Mandatory Compensation There is perhaps nothing more frustrating these days than having your internet connection drop out. I can personally relate to this not just for personal reasons, but also for work. Put simply, if I don’t have the internet, I can’t work or game and…
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BT Announce Plans To Remove Huawei From 4G Network
BT To Remove Huawei From 4G Network Over the last few months, more and more countries have expressed concerns about the use of Huawei communications technology. With the upcoming roll-out of the 5G network, concerns have been raised that the Chinese manufacturer’s design may include hidden backdoors allowing for monitoring…
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TalkTalk Remains Top Of Ofcom’s Broadband Complaint Survey
TalkTalk Remains Top Of Ofcom’s Broadband Complaint Survey With the way in which the internet has become an integral part of our lives, having a good stable connection is a major factor for many. For those of us that don’t have it, it can be a deeply frustrating thing. To…
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BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone Top Service Complaints Again
Ofcom reveals latest complaint figures and BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone continue to top the list When it comes to home broadband or mobile phone services most of us don’t ask for a lot. Simply that they give us what they promised and that the service they provide is reliable. It…
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At least 50% of UK Homes Have Broadband Problems
More than half of UK homes have had broadband problems! With the number of devices in our homes these days, although it sounds very 1st world problems, the internet is almost as necessary a utility as gas, water or electric. It seems, however, that despite the need for good reliable…
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Ofcom Orders BT To Share Poles For Faster Broadband Rollouts
Ofcom In the UK, BT (British Telecom) has somewhat of a monopoly on the broadband services the vast majority of us have. While there are of course many providers, most of these make a living by leasing BT lines and property. Hence why the majority of phone packages include the…
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Ofcom Rule Phone/Broadband Disruption To be Compensated
Ofcom Rule that Compensation to be Automatically Awarded for Any Service Disruption Losing your phone line is very annoying. Particularly when it takes our your internet access to it. These days having no broadband or phone line massively outstrips any other lack of service (with the exception of electricity and…
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UK ISP Fibre Broadband Advertising to be Investigated
After years of misleading customers, UK ISP fibre broadband advertising is set to be investigated after the ASA (Advertising Standards Agency) finally look to be responding to ever-increasing complaints. Currently in the UK, only Virgin run fibre cables to your house by default. They do not use Openreach and have…
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BT Are Suing Valve Over Steam
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, we like to surprise you. Now it would seem that a company in the UK, British Telecom (more commonly known as BT) is looking to surprise everyone except Valve after claiming that they are now taking the company to court over patents…
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BT Blunder Sends All Outgoing Email to One Inbox
For three hours on Tuesday last week, a mistake made by broadband provider BT saw all of their users’ outgoing email sent to a single inbox instead of their intended destination. Thankfully for the users, the inbox that the mail was sent to was an internal mail account used solely…
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