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How 'unlimited' is your broadband really?
News Around nine out of 10 broadband users don't understand the limitations on their service, research conducted by YouGov for price comparison website uSwitch.com has found. 'Unlimited' broadband services... [23 Oct 2008]
Rubbish home broadband? BT has the answer...
News A recent silicon.com reader poll found UK consumers are making do with broadband speeds of up to 8Mbps at home, while research earlier this year from price comparison website uSwitch suggests line speeds... [01 Oct 2008]
UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News Recent research by price comparison website uSwitch found that 28 per cent of Brits are dissatisfied with the broadband speeds they receive with many providers delivering speeds below those advertised. [30 Sep 2008]
Online sales top high street by 2026
News Comparison site uSwitch has predicted that online shopping will account for more than half of all consumer sales by 2026, amassing more than the high-street, mail order and telephone revenues put together. [12 Aug 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News The survey also found nearly a third (30 per cent) of consumers now watch TV or video online.uSwitch added that international broadband rankings put the UK's 4Mbps average to shame, with Japan boasting an average... [14 Jul 2008]
Broadband switching still a tricky business
News According to uSwitch around a quarter of a million people switch broadband supplier every month. They should receive the MAC address within five working days of the request according to the Ofcom guidelines but research... [15 Feb 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according to price comparison site uSwitch. Nearly 15 million households in the UK are spending more than £3bn on their broadband, according to... [01 Feb 2008]
Brits suffering fat pipe rage
News This is in line with a report last year by price comparison website uSwitch, which found nearly four million broadband users are unhappy with the speed of their connection and that the average customer pays £213 per year... [25 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News The average fat pipe speed in the UK is just 3.6Mbps, according to price comparison website uSwitch - which means Blighty lags behind near neighbour France, where it says average speeds are 17.6Mbps. BT has given details... [10 Jan 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News According to uSwitch, the average broadband customer pays £213 per year to receive a speed of 5Mbps but in reality receives only 3Mbps. A recent uSwitch report found nearly four million broadband users... [27 Nov 2007]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News Dial-up internet connections will comprise just four per cent of all UK residential connections by 2010, uSwitch.com is predicting. Back in January, uSwitch said dial-up was being priced... [26 Nov 2007]
Shoppers to spend £40bn online
News Online sales accounted for only two per cent of the total retail spend in 2002 but price-comparison site uSwitch.com predicts it will reach 16 per cent by the end of this year and more than 40 per cent... [12 Nov 2007]
£34m shelled out calling ISP tech support
News Steve Weller, head of communications cervices, at uSwitch.com said it is "just wrong" for ISPs to receive £34m for helping customers resolve technical hitches - noting that sales lines are... [17 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.07.07
Round-Up Not content with being the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, director at PlusNet, said: "We're obviously overjoyed to top the uSwitch chart this year and we'd like to thank our customers and staff for making it... [06 Jul 2007]
Orange and TalkTalk the pits of customer service
News Customer service satisfaction also fell three per cent across the board since October 2006, with a quarter of customers with top broadband providers dissatisfied with their broadband provider, the... [02 Jul 2007]
