Telewest Broadband Customers Go 50% Faster;
Shake-up for Broadband Britain with over 450,000 Net Connections
Set for Upgrade
Telewest Broadband is making the most of its
advanced fibre optic network by revamping its range of
blueyonder internet products to offer faster speeds for the same
price as existing services.
The cable company is set to turn up the heat on
rival internet providers by permanently boosting the speed of
broadband internet connections by 50 per cent, creating another
clear benefit for its blueyonder services.
The unique range of access tiers will be
available to new customers by the end of May and existing
customers will be upgraded, on a region-by-region basis, over
the same period. The overhaul will see the following changes:
-- blueyonder broadband 750Kb
The standard blueyonder broadband service will
increase in speed from 512Kb to 750Kb, but still cost from only
GBP 25 per month
-- blueyonder broadband 1.5Mb
The faster 1Mb service also gets a 50 per cent
bandwidth boost to 1.5Mb, for the current price of GBP 35 per
month
-- blueyonder broadband 3Mb
The flagship 2Mb service becomes the UK's first
residential 3Mb service, offering speeds up to 60 times faster
than dial-up access, from GBP 50 a month
-- blueyonder broadband 256Kb
The recently launched entry-level service will
remain unchanged, costing from just GBP 17.99 per month.
Chad Raube, director of internet services at
Telewest Broadband, said: "This is the biggest shake-up in the
broadband market for some time.
"We feel it's time to give customers a broadband
boost for no extra cost and offer them something they can't get
from any other broadband provider. Combined with the existing
benefits of our internet products, this will make choosing
blueyonder a no-brainer."
The new speeds will mean Telewest Broadband's
services are 50 per cent faster than those offered by rival ADSL
broadband providers such as BT, AOL and Tiscali, but for a price
that's still more affordable than the majority of comparable
services.
Consumers can check the availability of Telewest
Broadband services in their area by going to
telewest.co.uk/blueyonder or by calling 0800 953 5000.
