Orange broadband review

Orange are the biggest provider of broadband services within Europe. They have over 10 million customers across the UK, France, Poland, Equatorial Guinea, Spain, Senegal, Slovakia and Switzerland. In the UK Orange offer two different types of broadband services; ADSL broadband, and 3G mobile broadband.

The 3G broadband uses the Orange mobile 3G network, one of the most robust mobile networks in the UK. If you’ve had an Orange mobile phone you can expect a similar sort of coverage with the mobile 3G broadband. You can achieve theoretical speeds of up to 7Mpbs, although actual speeds may vary depending on network coverage, and with most broadband connections this speed can diminish during peak periods.

Orange broadband offer broadband through the telephone network, offering speeds of up to 20Mbps. This service is offered as stand along broadband or as part of a landline talk package. Orange broadband’s fixed line broadband is not reputed for quality, having struggled to deal with network issues since they bought broadband provider Wanadoo in 2000. As part of their tie up with T-Mobile, and a renewed focus on improving their service levels, Orange Broadband announced in that in early 2010 they were handing over the management their fixed line broadband to BT. This has proven to be a shrewd move as service levels have continued to improve significantly, although they are yet to catch up with those of their rivals.

Orange often provides discounted broadband (both fixed line ADSL and mobile broadband) to customers who already have a mobile phone contract with them. These discounts can be quite significant so it may be worth switching your mobile phone contract as well.

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XLN broadband review

XLN telecom are one of the UK’s fastest growing broadband providers, specialising in business broadband and telephony services. They offer a variety of services at lower than competitive prices to business across the UK. Founded in 2002, XLN telecom broadband now have over 120,000 customes (and counting), claiming to save their customers over £1 million per month.

XLN believe that good customer service is the key to keeping their customers happy. To promote this, they multi train their staff in all aspects of the business so that you don’t get passed from department to department when you have multiple queries. Their customer services team are UK based.

XLN broadband offer’s realistic option for any business wanting broadband and telephony services at a price lower than the “big boys”. They are well worth a look, and I suspect that if you look then you will buy too!

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ZEN broadband review

Zen Internet, the company behind Zen Broadband was one of the founding providers of internet services in the UK. The company was founded in 1995 providing dial up internet services to schools and businesses in and around the founding city of Rochdale. The story behind the founding of Zen, following a chance conversation in a pub is now widely known.

Zen has a customer base of around 80,000, with over 200 employees, and an annual turnover of in excess of £15 million. The company has a whole host of industry and business awards including “best business ISP”, “best heavy business broadband”, and “best uncontended service”.

To read ZEN broadband reviews visit broadband comparison website WhyBroadband.co.uk.