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| Pay-as-you-go 24 meg broadband now in the UK |
| Monday, January 16, 2006 at 08:47 by Kathleen Hill |
Be, the broadband ISP that brought national coverage of 24 meg broadband to the UK, today launches Be lite; a fast broadband product that costs just £14 per month.
Be is the UK's first Internet service provider to harness the latest ADSL2+ technology at a highly competitive price. The company is deploying its own network in the UK, utilising the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) EU directive, which allows independent operators to lease incumbent's (British Telecom in the case of the UK market) 'last mile' access infrastructure.
Be lite is aimed at light home users, but is not light on features. In addition to staggeringly fast download speeds of up to 24 megs, Be lite members will also benefit from 24/7 member support hotlines and a free Be Box wireless modem (worth in excess of £100).
Be lite offers members the benefits of Be's fast broadband products - using ADSL2+ technology - at a very low entry cost, combined with the flexibility of pay-as-you-go Be broadband. When the initial usage allowance of 1 gig is exceeded, Be lite members' usage is automatically topped up at a cost of £1 per gig (bought in 5 gig bundles).
Dana Pressman Managing Director of Be said,
"Be lite will allow even more people to have access to faster broadband, which we believe will make a real difference to members' lives. With Be's products, members will be able to enjoy a world of online possibilities from Voice over IP to High Definition TV, to name but a few."
Be are pushing the boundaries of broadband in the UK and leaving the rest of the market behind with aggressive plans to make ADSL2+ a mass market product. Following successful trials, the team has increased the size of their customer support team and customer orders are on average delivered within ten working days.
The Be lite broadband service costs £14 per month, plus a £24 connection fee, and includes a free wireless Be Box modem. For availability in your area, go to http://www.BeThere.co.uk
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| Why can't we get these speeds in the US - I mean really, why can't we? |
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| I wonder with the increasing sophistication and knowledge of computer and internet users, where AOL will then derive its market? It hopes to survive as a media services business but mum and dad's kids will need flexability with their software - flexability AOL doesn't currently allow (especially compared to all other ISP's.) I give AOL say, a 40% chance of survival over 5 years. |
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