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Children's charities call for end to 'anarchic Internet'
News Carr's comments come after Lycos and Freeserve attacked Microsoft's decision to close its chat services, labelling the company "irresponsible" and "reckless". Two of the UK's most prominent children's charities said on Thursday that they hope...
[September 25, 2003, 17:45]
ISP sacrifices file-swapping for cheaper broadband
News Both Freeserve and BTopenworld -- the two largest ISPs offering ADSL broadband in the UK -- charge £29.99 per month. UK Internet service provider PlusNet announced on Friday that is launching a lower-priced broadband product.
[May 17, 2002, 17:27]
AOL challenges BT's 'no-frills' broadband
News At £27.99 a month, AOL Broadband is £2 per month cheaper than broadband from Freeserve and BTopenworld, but several pounds a month more expensive than offerings from smaller ISPs such as Pipex and Plusnet.
[October 8, 2002, 13:42]
BSkyB to sell discounted no-frills broadband
News However, BT Broadband is £3 per month cheaper than broadband from Freeserve or BTopenworld, and as ZDNet UK reported back in June, BT Retail is aiming to secure a massive chunk of the consumer broadband market.
[July 31, 2002, 12:51]
Should MSN go free? You said YES...
News I stopped MSN at Xmas and went to Freeserve. Also I suspect the likes of Freeserve etc.may soon carry so many "adverts" and members that it will prove difficult to log on at all -- if it works out okay I'll change too, but not just yet.
[April 9, 1999, 10:47]
BT unlikely to be fined over broadband pricing
News The original complaint against BT was launched by Freeserve (now Wanadoo) back in 2002, but Ofcom's investigation has also looked at recent pricing. Suggestions that BT could face a massive fine for selling its high-speed Internet services too...
[September 2, 2004, 15:25]
British public ignorant of broadband
News BT has been accused by Freeserve and AOL of giving preferential treatment to its own broadband ISP BTopenworld. Despite government commitment to a broadband Britain, nearly three quarters of the population have never heard the term "broadband" and...
[February 28, 2001, 15:26]
BT's Bland is new media top dog
News Sir Christopher Gent, Adam Singer, Barclay Knapp and John Pluthero -- chief executives of Vodafone, Telewest, ntl and Freeserve respectively -- were all also included, illustrating the important role that technology and the Internet play in the...
[July 8, 2002, 12:55]
Oftel plans changes to unmetered Net access
News John Pluthero, chief executive of Freeserve, told the Financial Times that many of the larger Internet service providers may be forced to raise their prices this year. Regulatory changes proposed by Oftel on Monday may make it easier for Internet...
[January 28, 2002, 10:45]
LetsBuyIt.com stock crashes as trading resumes
News Other start-ups, such as Lastminute.com and Freeserve, have seen their share prices plunge below their flotation value. Internet retailer LetsBuyIt.com saw its shares plummet Tuesday morning as they resumed trading after being suspended Friday.
[January 2, 2001, 8:22]
Could "Fremium" social media evolve into a pay once unlimited access model?
Blog Then Freeserve came along and offered it free. I read with interest an article on TechCrunch revealing that the free Google Apps that everyone was so excited about a couple of years back have now been hidden to new users, who are now channeled...
[July 7, 2009, 14:18]
Microsoft deal may give BT edge over broadband rivals
News Both AOL and Freeserve charge £27.99 per month for their broadband services, which also include email accounts and broadband content. BT's alliance with Microsoft will help the telco to achieve market domination with its "no-frills" broadband...
[November 8, 2002, 11:50]
Red Hat UK's favourite software supplier - ISPA awards
News Best Consumer ISP -- Freeserve Britain's ISP industry has voted Linux distributor Red Hat as its favourite software supplier. Linux was also honoured at the annual ISPAs (Internet Service Provider Awards) in London on Wednesday.
[February 17, 2000, 9:17]
Bill Gates' grip on UK media 'is slipping'
News In addition, the 2003 MediaGuardian 100 included John Pluthero (66th, up from 71st in 2002), founder of Freeserve and now chief executive of Energis, and NTL chief executive Barclay Knapp (60th, down from 49th in 2002).
[July 7, 2003, 13:02]
Euro high-tech business reacts to AOL-Time Warner deal
News Copycat deals could be on the way in Europe, with some traders speculating on a Pearson (quote: PSON) tie-up with Freeserve (quote: FRE). Industry analysts said that Time Warner's landmark merger with America Online will send shock waves through...
[January 10, 2000, 17:30]
Dabs customers caught in Internet security breach
News BuyB4Sold.co.uk is part of the onehighstreet.co.uk group, which is soon to be linked with the British Internet Service Provider Freeserve. The credit card details of 127 Dabs.com customers were compromised on 7 September by one of the company's...
[September 14, 2001, 17:22]
Totally free Internet access from Monday
News He adds: " I'm not going to predict that this economic model is unsustainable, people said that about Freeserve. Totally free Internet access will be offered for the first time in Britain, 1 November by UK ISP Callnet.
[October 27, 1999, 10:32]
Govt to pressure BT over Net access cost
News The government is worried about the possible domination of digital broadcasters as they enter the Internet space and the huge share of advertising held by such leading ISPs as Freeserve. The government called for a review of competition in e...
[September 14, 1999, 14:02]
BT unveils no-frills budget broadband
News At £27 a month -- if paid monthly or by direct debit -- BT Broadband will be £3 per month cheaper than the broadband offerings of ISPs such as Freeserve and BTopenworld. BT announced on Wednesday morning that its cut-price broadband product will...
[April 24, 2002, 8:48]
Bulldog fixes broadband problems
Talkback To : XXXXX@XXXXXX.freeserve.co.uk Dear Sir/Madam, I read with dismay that the only way possible to obtain my password would be to contact my router manufacturer. As an IT Senior Consultant in a big 4 technology implementation company, it strikes me...
[July 22, 2005, 10:43]
