Broadband Genie Reports On Offers For Broadband Users This Week – 01/02/08

Feb. 8, 2008 - PRLog -- The end of January has seen numerous offers and deals for Broadband users looking to sign up to a new package. If you will shortly be switching your service provider or if you’re thinking about changing tariff here are a few deals that could swing your decision:
Vodafone has made an announcement that it will cut the price of its Mobile Broadband service for both consumer and business customers.
From 4th February the price of Vodafone’s Mobile Broadband tariffs will be cut by 50% to £15 per month during a promotional period. Its ‘Mobile Broadband 30 Day’ package, which allows customers to cancel their contract with 30 days notice will also be reduced from £30 to £20.
Customers on the Mobile Broadband Business and Mobile Broadband Business Travel plans will also be able to benefit from increased data allowance of 3GB to 5GB per month. Whilst Vodafone’s USB Modems, the ‘Stick’ and ‘Pebble’ will be free to 18-month and 24-month contracts.
If you’re interesting in bagging yourself some new equipment PC World is offering money off of a selection of laptops to new customers of 3’s mobile broadband service. To qualify for a new laptop subscribers must sign up to an 18-month subscription in order to receive £350 towards a new laptop chosen from a list of ten different models, including an Advent 9912, a Intel Celeron C530, 1GB RAM, 80GB drive.
3’s Mobile Broadband tariff costs £35 a month, with a 3GB download allowance.
Meanwhile, Virgin Media has announced that it is to give customers on its 4Mbps downstream ‘L tier’ broadband service a free upgrade to a 10Mbps service this February.
Announced on the eve of a high level Government symposium on “Superfast Broadband” it was revealed that the upgrade will be served region by region and will be completed by late summer.
Following successful trials in Ashford, Folkstone and Dover, Virgin Media will also be introducing an upgrade programmed to a superfast 50Mb.
Ciaron Dunne from Broadband Genie said: “The start of the year is always a peak time for ISPs to tempt customers with lower rate deals, new packages and generous bundle offers. However, it will always pay to take a step back and calculate how much your package will cost you in the long run.”
For those interested in signing up for lengthy contracts Ciaron has some words of advice: “It’s worth paying particular attention to 18-month contracts. This is a long time to sign up to a broadband service, so it could save you problems in the future if you spend some time weighing up the pros and cons to ensure you’re bagging the best deal you can get.”
Notes to editors

Broadband Genie allows users to compare broadband online, and is part of Genie Group.

Genie Group Ltd is a leading independent provider of internet comparison shopping services in the UK, and was set up in 2004 by Philip Wilkinson (co-founder of Kelkoo UK). Genie Group's unique selling point is 'the Genie', which makes personal recommendations to internet shoppers based on ground-breaking, intelligent technology. This gives Genie Group the ability to provide an enjoyable and satisfying internet shopping experience, and deliver an unmatched quality of sales leads to our affiliate merchants. Genie Group launched its flagship broadband comparison service Broadband Genie in January 2005.

More information can be found at http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk . Please direct all media enquiries to Ciaron Dunne. Interviews with Philip Wilkinson can be arranged on request.

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