Tim Berners Lee’s invention of the “world wide web” has created a revolution in the telecommunication industry. Communication had many transformations from intranet, Internet, dial up connection, email, chat, DSL, ADSL, Broadband, wireless, mobile, satellite broadband, VOIP, etc., The ability of man to send information from one part of the world to another, in this information era is more faster. Almost all the IT giants, ISP’s and telephone companies have invested in billions for the research and development of new technologies to make communication more faster.
High speed broadband is provided to users in various forms like cable broadband, wireless broadband, mobile broadband, and satellite broadband. The broadband suppliers in UK charge the users based on the usage per month. The connection is supplied at a speed of 2 Mbps to a maximum of 20 Mbps. Fiber optic cables through the length and breadth of the country. But statistics say that almost 30% of the population in UK which is more than 17 million, are not connected to a broadband service. Either they do not have a Internet connection or dial out with the analog modems to connect to the Internet. The UK government and the leading broadband suppliers have come up with various new plans, deals, offers and techniques to provide more broadband to the Brits. They have targeted to reach an average of 2 Mbps speed which will serve 100% of the house holds in the country.
Broadband comparisons have been made between the ISP’s several times to identify the best deal with good speed and coverage in the location. But things haven’t changed even after repeated efforts. So few ISP’s have come up to provide broadband service for free. Is it really free?
Free broadband with a high speed is not completely free. Its either provided at a cheaper price or provided free along with a bundle package. Its also termed as cheap broadband. Users if opt to choose digital TV, mobile phone or home phone from the same ISP will be provided with free broadband service. If you are using these services from different providers, then you can subscribe all of them from the same provider which provides a value for money and also enjoy unlimited fast browsing in the Internet. Broadband customers are also offered by free laptops and notebooks as a single package. There are also few deals which pay the line rentals. So users will pay only for the broadband service and not for the BT phone line separately.
But its important for users to do a complete research and broadband comparison before they choose for free broadband, so that they will not fall in a contract. Even after providing many deals there are almost 42% of the adults who do not want an Internet connection from ISP. The reason behind is that they haven’t worked with computers before.