Pipex Pro launched for heavy downloaders

Pipex has launched a new selection of broadband products for heavy downloaders.

Broadband Pro packages have monthly download limits of 100GB, making them more suitable for streaming media, downloading music tracks, sharing photos and online gaming.

They also include up to 8 meg download speed,s a 30 day guarantee, and a free wireless router.

Pipex Pro Broadband and Pipex Pro Broadband with Evening and Weekend Calls cost £39.99 per month. Pipex Broadband with Anytime Calls costs £44.99 per month.

There's a £20 connection charge and a 12 month initial contract.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Pipex broadband for £9.99

Pipex has revamped its existing broadband packages and bundles, and is now offering cheap broadband for only £9.99 per month. And they've launched three new Pipex Broadband Pro packages with download allowances of 100MB!

All Pipex Broadband packages include:

• free ethernet modem (Pipex Mini and Midi) or free wireless wifi router (Pipex Max, Pipex Pro)
• Switch to Pipex and get your first month of broadband for FREE (or take the router/modem)
• Up to 8Mb broadband
• FREE connection device
• FREE webspace
• FREE email account
• FREE anti-virus & firewall for 1 year
• UK based support
• 30 day money back guarantee

Visit my broadband comparison website www.ukbroadbandfinder.com for information on all Pipex broadband packages.

By Sarah at UK Broadband Finder

Cheap Pipex broadband offer

The Pipex Mini Broadband offer is still running - so if you're looking for broadband with some tempting extras then check it out.

Sign up for Pipex Broadband Mini and get up to 8Mb broadband and 2GB download allowance a month - and it costs only £8.95 a month for the first three months then £14.99 a month.

What's included:

• FREE wireless router
• FREE Hometime calls package - with unlimited free local and national calls at evenings and weekends
• FREE connectiion
• FREE anti-virus and firewall
• FREE unlimited online data storage

This is on a 12 month contract - some broadband providers make deals like this dependent on an 18 month contract but not Pipex.

So what are you waiting for? Check out Pipex Broadband Mini now.

If Pipex broadband isn't quite right for you, visit my broadband comparison website www.ukbroadbandfinder.com and start searching for the broadband package that has the features you want.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Find a broadband package

If you want to compare broadband in your area, and you don't want to visit loads of broadband provider websites, then check out my broadband availability website www.ukbroadbandfinder.com.

You'll find over 100 broadband packages - from providers including AOL, BT, Orange, Virgin Media, Pipex, Sky and more.

Whether it's home broadband or business broadband, you just type in your BT phone number or postcode and away you go. And you can filter your results by download speed, price, download allowance and more.

And if you find the world of broadband a bit confusing, then visit my broadband glossary for definitions of everything from contention ratios to IP addresses.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Choose a top 5 broadband provider

Epirito released its third quarter report on broadband providers this week. To come up with its top 5, it tests the ten biggest ADSL broadband providers (ADSL is broadband via your phone line).

The top 5, in order, for 30/04/07 to 30/06/07 are: BT, Demon, Tiscali, Pipex, PlusNet.

The surveyed broadband providers are measured against criteria for broadband speed and reliability. Performance is averaged out for the rankings, but they also provide information on which aspects different broadband providers did particularly well on, and how that might affect you if you have broadband with them.

• Tiscali achieved the highest connection speed
  
• BT had the fastest FTP and HTTP download speed - this usually reflects the speed of general web browsing
• BT and Pipex had the joint lowest packet loss rate - in straightforward terms, that is good news for VoIP users (VoIP is phone over broadband)
• Demon had the lowest percentage of connection failures in the second quarter which indicates that they also had the highest degree of uptime
• BT and Orange provided the lowest ping time average. This measures response rates to information requests. A fast ping time is generally good news for for online gamers

Looking for a different broadband provider? Then visit my website www.ukbroadbandfinder.com to compare broadband in your area - for over 120 broadband packages from over 20 broadband providers.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Pipex Mini cheap broadband offer

Pipex Broadband has announced a cheap introductory broadband offer on its PipexMini broadband package.

Sign up for PipexMini broadband or Pipex Mini broadband with Hometime calls and pay only £8.95 a month for three months.

After 3 months, the price goes to £14.99 per month.

Pipex Mini broadband has up to 8 meg download speed and a 2GB download allowance each month. The Hometime calls package (usually £3.90 per month) is available free with Pipex Mini broadband now - which means free offpeak calls to local and national UK landline numbers. There's also a free wireless router.

The offer is expected to end in two months.

Or visit my website www.ukbroadbandfinder.com to compare broadband in your area - for over 120 broadband packages from over 20 broadband providers.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

PlusNet offers one broadband month free

Broadband provider PlusNet has started offering one month broadband and home phone free to broadband customers switching to PlusNet from another broadband provider.

Sign up and they'll refund your first month's subscription.

PlusNet are also taking advantage of the recently announced sale of Pipex broadband and voice division to fellow broadband provider Tiscali by headlining the offer to customers of Pipex, Bulldog, freedom2surf, Toucan and Nildram (all Pipex companies) - along with their existing 90 day free trial for broadband switchers.

The offers are, though, available to customers of other broadband providers wanting to switch to PlusNet.

PlusNet's broadband packages start at only £9.99 per month for Broadband Your Way Option 1. Or click here to view all PlusNet home broadband packages.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Broadband under 10 pounds a month

Looking for a cheap broadband deal? There are now several low cost broadband packages available.

Some are basic broadband packages, suitable for web surfing, email and some downloading.

Others are cheap introductory offers for the first few months, or first year, to give you a start with broadband.

And some are bundles where you get really cheap - or even free - broadband if you take another pay-for service.

• Tiscali up to 1 meg broadband with Free Weekend Calls: £7.99 per month (plus non included call charges)
• BT Total Broadband Option 1: £8.95 per month for six months, then £17.99 per month
• Virgin Media Size M: £10 per month for first year (then standard price, currently £18 per month)
• TalkTalk Talk 3 phone plan with up to 8Mb broadband FREE: call package £8.99 per month
• TalkTalk Talk3 International phone plan with up to 8 Meg broadband FREE: call package £8.99 per month
• PlusNet Broadband Your Way Option 1: £9.99 per month for up to 8 meg broadband
• UK Online Up to 1mb unlimited broadband: from £9.99 per month
• PipexMini up to 8 meg broadband: FREE with Anytime call plan (£12.50 per month - includes free local and national calls)
• PipexMini up to 8 Mb broadband: broadband on its own, only £9.99 per month
  

Not for you? Then visit my UK broadband website and compare broadband in your area.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Pipex bundle comes with free broadband

Pipex has launched an amazing new offer! Sign up for the Pipex Broadband and Anytime calls package and get the broadband part of the bundle FREE for the first six months.

The combined broadband and phone package usually costs £19 per month - £6.50 for broadband and £12.50 for the calls package. So with this offer you'll only pay £12.50 per month (the price of the Anytime Calls package) for the first six months, then £19 a month.

Find out more about this Pipex package now on my broadband availability website UK Broadband Finder.

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder

Switch to Pipex and get two months free

Looking for a new broadband supplier? Check out Pipex broadband and if you’re switching from another provider to Pipex you'll get two months free broadband. Or switchers can choose a free broadband modem and microfilters instead.

Pipex Broadband is available in PipexMini for £14.99 per month for up 8 meg with a 2 GB monthly usage allowance, PipexMidi for £19.99 per month for up to 8 meg with 15 GB download allowance per month, or PipexMax for £24.99 per month with up to 8 meg and unlimited downloads.

How to switch:

1. Check you're out of your initial contract with your current broadband provider - broadband contracts are usually 12 months but can be longer or shorter.

2. Contact your existing broadband provider and request a MAC (Migration Authorisation Code). You will need to enter this code when you order your new Pipex broadband package online. Your MAC code is valid for 30 days.

3. Choose your Pipex package and order online.

4. Don’t cancel your existing broadband service as you could end up without broadband until your Pipex service is switched on - simply sit back and in a few weeks your Pipex broadband will be live!

By Sarah, UK Broadband Finder

Virgin Media may buy Pipex

The Telegraph has reported that Virgin Media is emerging as an unexpected frontrunner to buy Pipex.

Pipex, which offers home and business broadband and broadband/phone bundles, is up for sale at £335 million. The Telegraph also said that BT Group is thought to be interested.

Pipex is an LLU, or local loop unbundler - meaning it has got its own equipment in exchanges. This means that it can provide faster broadband and eventually TV and other services.

From Virgin Media's point of view, ownership of Pipex would immediately provide a way of getting Virgin Media TV, broadband and phone combinations into many more homes. Cable broadband is unavailable in many areas of the UK (particularly rural and semi rural areas) which has cut off a large potential market. (Although you can get broadband via ADSL from Virgin - thanks to what was Virgin Net - the attractive Virgin Media bundles, including their much-heralded 4 for £40 bundle, are currently delivered via cable).

Watching TV at the moment, it seems as if every other advert is for Sky or Virgin Media as they battle it out to be the bundle provider of choice, with Sky offering broadband, TV and phone for £26 a month (plus line rental to BT), and Virgin Media offering a range of bundles including their famous 3 for £30 broadband, phone and TV package.

If you can't wait for the outcome of the "who buys Pipex?" saga then check out the bundles page on my UK broadband comparison website now.

Of course what this means for The Hoff, who knows...

By Sarah, at UK Broadband Finder