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BE Value Broadband Deals Get Speeds Up To 12Mbps

By David L — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:50:22 +0000

BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has boosted the download speeds of its BE Value Broadband deals to up to 12Mbps with no price increase attached.

The announcement means new customers switching to BE can now sign up to BE Value Broadband with speeds up to 12Mbps, together with an unlimited download usage allowance for just £13.79 a month over a 12 month contract.

Existing BE Value customers currently receiving download speeds of 8Mbps will be able to take advantage of the speed boost to 12Mbps, provided they sign a new contract with BE.

Commenting on the announcement, Alinna Chung, a Product Manager at BE Broadband, said: “At BE, we know that faster is better, and better speeds translate to better value. And with the recent launch of our landline product, it’s a unique offer for those looking for high speeds at a low price, along with BE’s award-winning customer service to boot”.

With BE Landline, new and existing BE customers can now get broadband speeds up to 12Mbps, telephone line rental, plus evening & weekend phone calls to UK landlines for just £24.29 per month.

BE Broadband was recently awarded ‘Best Consumer Fixed Broadband’ in the Internet Service Providers Awards 2010.

Interested readers can find out further information at the official BE website – bethere.co.uk.

BE Broadband 2 Months Free Deal Nearing End

By Sue A — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:21:13 +0000

BE Broadband’s (bethere.co.uk) July offer of 2 months free home broadband is drawing to a close with the offer due to end this Saturday.

The web exclusive offer applies to the BE Unlimited and BE Pro Broadband packages that are available on 12 month contracts priced at £17.88 per month and £21.97 a month respectively.

New customers signing up online at the bethere.co.uk website can generate savings of up to £43.94 provided they remember to use BE’s special discount code ‘FREEMONTHS’ when prompted during the online ordering process.

Both BE Unlimited and BE Pro broadband packages provide download speeds up to 24Mbps with BE Pro offering increased upload speeds up to 2.5Mbps compared to BE Unlimited’s 1.3Mbps.

Free customer support and a free wireless router is included in both packages.

BE Broadband was recently awarded ‘Best Consumer Fixed Broadband’ by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA).

Readers can find out more about the BE Broadband 2 months free offer at their official bethere.co.uk website.

BE Broadband Offer Code Gives 2 Months Free

By Sue A — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:06:04 +0000

BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has released an offer code that entitles new customers to 2 months free home broadband.

The launch of the new offer code comes as BE Broadband celebrates its recent award for ‘Best Consumer Fixed Broadband’ given at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) 2010 awards last week.

New customers can use the offer code, called ‘FREEMONTHS’, to receive 2 months free on either BE Unlimited Broadband or BE Pro Broadband (12 month contracts apply).

To qualify, orders for BE Unlimited or BE Pro Broadband must be made online at the bethere.co.uk website, using the code ‘FREEMONTHS’ by the 31st July.

BE Unlimited Broadband provides download speeds up to 24Mbps and upload speeds up to 1.3Mbps. Usually £17.88 a month, the offer code saves new customers £35.76.

Higher savings of £43.94 can be made when new customers switch to BE Pro Broadband. BE Pro offers the same up to 24Mbps broadband download speeds as BE Unlimited, but with increased upload speeds of up to 2.5Mbps.

A free wireless modem, plus free customer and technical support is included as standard on both packages.

Readers can find out more at the bethere.co.uk website.

BE Broadband To Offer Home Phone Packages

By Sue A — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:44:07 +0000

Award-winning provider BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has announced plans to launch its own home phone packages and landline service within the next 6 months.

The new home phone service will benefit from the company’s award-winning customer service and enable new and existing customers to choose from a range of broadband and phone bundles.

Commenting on the news, Tom Williams, Head of BE Broadband, said: “We have received a lot of demand from our members about offering a landline phone service, and the plans we have announced today are a response to this demand”.

Williams continued: “As with other new products such as our line bonding service, which offers speeds of up to 48Mbs download, we will be rolling out a trial to a select number of BE members to make sure that the service will be a viable option to roll out across our entire customer base”.

Willimans ended by saying: “We know how many of our customers value the premium experience they get through BE’s broadband packages, and by bringing the same quality and levels of customer service to a landline phone proposition we hope to bring added value to customers who are already delighted with our broadband service”.

No pricing information has yet to be revealed by BE Broadband though it is expected to be competitive with O2’s new home phone service that launched earlier this week. BE’s parent company is O2.

BE Broadband prices start from £13.79 a month for up to 8Mbps speeds with an unlimited monthly download usage allowance. Upload speeds up to 1.3Mbps are possible.

BE Broadband was recently credited with the fastest average download and upload speeds in the market by PC Advisor.

Readers can find out more about BE at the bethere.co.uk website.

BE Broadband £7.50 Offer To End Tomorrow

By Sue A — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:14:35 +0000

BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has confirmed that its £7.50 per month BE Value Broadband offer will end tomorrow, the 27th April.

New customers wishing to take advantage of this offer and save themselves £75, must order the BE Value package online at the bethere.co.uk website before midnight, after which the monthly price will return to £13.79.

Providing broadband speeds up to 8Mbps with a 40GB monthly usage allowance, BE Value Broadband also includes upload speeds up to 1.3Mbps and a free wireless router.

BE Broadband is widely regarded as one of the fastest ADSL broadband suppliers in the UK, generating speeds up to 24Mbps with its BE Unlimited Broadband package.

Owned by O2, BE Broadband is available to around 75% of UK homes where the ISP has unbundled telephone exchanges and inserted its own equipment.

Readers can find out more information at BE’s official website.

BE Broadband To End BE Value £7.50 Offer

By David L — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:11:36 +0000

BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has announced that it is to end its £7.50 per month offer for its BE Value Broadband package.

New customers considering switching to BE Broadband have until midnight on the 27th April to take advantage of the offer before the price returns to £13.79 a month.

At £7.50 a month, BE Value Broadband offers download speeds up to 8Mbps coupled with a 40GB monthly download usage allowance. Upload speeds up to 1.3Mbps are included together with a free wireless router.

The BE Value Broadband package is best suited for users who want a fast and reliable broadband service with plenty of download usage allowance, but who do not wish to pay a high monthly fee.

As well as the price returning to £13.79 a month on the 28th April, the 40GB usage cap will be removed making BE Value Broadband an unlimited download usage package which will be subject to a fair usage policy.

Readers can find out further information on BE Value Broadband at the bethere.co.uk website or our BE Broadband review.

BE Broadband To Supply Free Wi-Fi Service

By Steve T — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:16:45 +0000

BE Broadband (bethere.co.uk) has announced that it is to supply a free Wi-Fi broadband service to 46 UK communities in conjunction with Freerunner.

Freerunner is a free public W-Fi broadband service for remote or underserved communities in the UK that urgently need access to the Internet.

The 46 communities, selected following a Freerunner competition in September, will be given 3 years free Wi-Fi broadband access.

Commenting on the announcement, the Head of Operations at BE Broadband, Tom Williams, said, “We’re proud to be part of the Freerunner mission and agree that WiFi should be more widely available. Freerunner’s attitude reminds me of what BE did for broadband when we created the first UK ADSL 2+ network”.

Williams continued, “Our members are more likely to hang out in independent shops and cafes, so we’re proud to hook up Freerunner communities with fast and unlimited broadband”.

The CEO of Freerunner, Owen Geddes, said, “We are very excited to have BE on board as our first corporate partner. BE will be providing a broadband connection to those that don’t have any connection at all, completely free of charge as part of this project.”

Geddes added, “It is incredible to think that a small piece of relatively low cost technology is going to fundamentally change nearly 50 communities across the UK”.

BE Broadband was the first UK broadband supplier to deliver download speeds up to 24Mbps and upload speeds up to 2.5Mbps.

Their Value package, providing broadband speeds up to 8Mbps with an unlimited download allowance is currently half price at £6.75 a month until the 28th December.

Further information on BE’s packages can be found at the the bethere.co.uk website.

BE Launch Half Price Broadband Voucher Code

By David L — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:57:20 +0000

Popular broadband supplier BE (bethere.co.uk) has launched a half price broadband voucher code for its BE Value package.

Previously £13.50 a month, customers switching to BE can now get BE Value Broadband for just £6.75 a month for the duration of the 12 month contract.

BE Value provides broadband speeds up to 8Mbps with an unlimited download usage allowance.

To qualify for the half price offer, switching customers must remember to enter the voucher code ‘halfprice’ when they order BE Value online at the bethere.co.uk website.

BE’s range of broadband packages can also be compared at our BE Broadband review.

BE’s Student Broadband Offers £25 Amazon Gift

By Steve T — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:51:48 +0000

BE (bethere.co.uk) has added a free £25 Amazon.co.uk gift voucher to its student broadband packages.

To receive the voucher, students must order online (by the 18th October) either BE Unlimited Broadband or BE Pro Broadband, both of which are available on student friendly 9 month contracts.

Student must also remember to enter the voucher code ‘AMAZON’ on the BE website to ensure they qualify.

Both BE Pro and BE Unlimited offer broadband speeds up to 24Mbps using ADSL 2+ technology. Prices start from £17.50 a month with a free wireless router included.

Readers can find out more at the bethere.co.uk website or our BE Broadband review.

Twitter Helps BE Broadband Users Keep Informed

By David L — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:35:54 +0000

UK broadband supplier BE (bethere.co.uk) has set up a Twitter profile to help keep its customers informed of any problems or outages with the BE Broadband network.

The feed will be used to update BE broadband users daily on upcoming planned network outages at their exchange, so that they won’t be surprised at any changes to their service.

The Twitter profile (available at http://twitter.com/BEStatus) will also be able to alert members to any short notice or unplanned outages. A sample message from the profile could read “Planned outages on BROMSGROVE, DROITWICH on 17th between 3am-6am.”

Commenting on the new service, the Head of Marketing at BE Broadband, Oli White, said, “We’re constantly looking for innovative new ways of communicating with our members using tools that are currently available. Twitter is perfect for sending out short messages to people that want to subscribe to them, so it was a natural fit for us to offer this service to customers”.

White continued, “Hopefully it should add to the numerous other channels we use to communicate with our members and should help to prevent any surprise from outages”.

BE Broadband has recently received a ‘Recommended’ accolade in the PC Advisor Awards for broadband customer service. The ISP was also nominated for ‘Best Consumer Customer Service’ at the 2009 ISPA Awards.

Readers interested in switching their broadband to BE can find out more at the bethere.co.uk website or our Be Broadband review.