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Openworld claims success after broadband price cut
News BT Wholesale's decision to drop the installation cost of ADSL and extend the range of the technology appears to have boosted the take-up of high-speed Internet access in the UK. BTopenworld's broadband customer base has been growing steadily this...
[November 8, 2001, 14:49]
Price war hits ADSL installation costs
News Telewest is attempting to boost interest in its broadband Internet package by halving the installation cost for one month. Telewest's announcement came a day after BT Wholesale said it was halving the installation cost of ADSL from £150 to £75 for...
[September 4, 2001, 16:24]
Broadband prices to fall in early 2003
News BT Wholesale announced on Thursday that it plans to halve the installation cost of several of its broadband products in early 2003. For the period between 10 January and 31 March, the connection charge for BT IPStream Home and BT IPStream Office...
[December 13, 2002, 13:48]
Plug-and-play broadband due in January
News The cost of broadband Internet packages could drop early next year, after BT Wholesale announced today (Wednesday) that it is aiming to start selling self-installation ADSL equipment by January 2002. The product could mean a £5 per month saving on...
[October 24, 2001, 16:56]
vOptimizer Pro 2.1 review
Reviews We liked the fact that the installation wizard included a 'disk cost' button that listed the space available on all the hard disks in our system, and the amount of disk space needed by vOptimizer Pro.
[April 30, 2009, 13:16]
Cheaper modems to fuel broadband boom
News Take-up of high-speed Internet services in the UK could soon be boosted by a significant drop in the cost of ADSL modems -- a development that would make self-installation broadband packages more affordable for consumers.
[December 5, 2001, 16:11]
A proactive approach saves desktop management time
News In many organisations, a great deal of time is invested in the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of PCs. If you are running Active Directory in your organisation, you can use the built-in Remote Installation Services (RIS), as well as the...
[April 30, 2003, 14:12]
DIY ADSL? It's not as cheap as you think
News This self-installation product will also cost £5 per month less than a standard ADSL service -- leading to claims that this lower-priced service will boost broadband take-up. It is fair to say that if you compare self-installation ADSL to the...
[November 21, 2001, 14:05]
Aton Connect for Windows Mobile Professional
Downloads Cost Effective - Low unit cost, simple installation on the Windows Mobile device. Our installation support is free, even during your trial. Here's what makes Aton Connect for Windows Mobile Professional perfect for accessing enterprise data...
[August 25, 2008, 8:00]
Small businesses can save with DIY broadband
News A standard ADSL package offering the same download speed of up to 500kbps, and contention rate of 20 to one, would cost £95 per month +VAT with a £260 +VAT installation fee. There is one additional cost, though, that self-installation broadband...
[January 9, 2002, 17:29]
BT approves DIY broadband Christmas present
News It will cost £5 per month less than standard ADSL services, and -- because an engineer doesn't have to install any equipment in the home -- customers will avoid the installation fee, which can be up to £150.
[December 18, 2001, 12:37]
Telewest to fight BT with faster broadband
News This has given the company a significant advantage over ISPs who had to buy their broadband from BT Wholesale at a cost of £30 per month, or £25 for BT's self-installation product. BT is hoping to sign up one million ADSL customers by the summer of...
[March 1, 2002, 10:29]
Rupert Goodwins: "IT's Like This..."
News Installation can cost £250 but they'll knock £100 off if you're converting from an analogue line. The idea was that this could be plugged in instead of an existing phone installation and everything would go on working as before -- with the...
[August 26, 1998, 13:39]
Business users benefit from broadband cuts
News These engineer-installed services will incur a £260 installation fee, which also includes the cost of a modem and router. Following the consumer cuts, announced early on Tuesday morning, BT has cut the wholesale price of its recently launched...
[February 26, 2002, 16:13]
Security appliances move to centre stage
News There are several reasons, said Arend: reduced complexity, lower installation costs, easier management, easier troubleshooting and lower cost of ownership compared to buying software alone. There are hardly any installation costs and they are very...
[December 16, 2003, 15:35]
CRM running costs eclipse up-front pricing
News But agreeing on whether an expensive CRM installation to do it will bring good return on investment (ROI) is a different matter, and often the point at which departmental magnanimity ends. Phil Bligh, chief executive of Inforte, a technology...
[February 20, 2002, 14:15]
Keeping a mainframe in your back pocket
Blog Perusing the Channel Islands as an option (before immediately dismissing it on the grounds of cost) I happened upon news that Guernsey Electricity has been managing its IT installation so that it can retain its mainframe backbone and still adopt...
[March 2, 2009, 7:25]
Broadband take-up doubles in six months
News Before BT Wholesale's price cuts and the launch of DIY broadband, ADSL services cost around £50 per month on top of a £150 installation fee. This boom in broadband take-up follows the halving of the price of BT Wholesale's ADSL products, the...
[July 12, 2002, 12:05]
Emergency response team picks open source telephony
News The installation was conducted by Connection Telecom and completed at the end of January. He said this mission-critical installation is likely to help the adoption of Asterisk, which he believes will be in widespread use by 2016.
[February 8, 2006, 9:55]
Satellite broadband goes nationwide
News With monthly rental charges starting at around £60, and installation charges of £899 or more, BT's satellite broadband is considerably more expensive than its ADSL offering, not to mention cable or wireless broadband.
[March 26, 2002, 17:47]
