8Mbps ADSL - £39.99 per month

[joust]

UKOnline (who sponsor Pistonheads.tv) have launced a new 8Mb consumer broadband service to 4.4 million households. Priced at £39.99 per month, it brings groundbreaking speed at a groundbreaking price and makes the digital home a reality.

The service includes WiFi as standard and users can therefore connect multiple PCs, laptops and game consoles anywhere within the home. The high speed enables home users to download MP3s within seconds, on line gaming can move up a gear, and streamed videos start to look like real TV for the first time.

On the same infrastructure, UK Online is looking to add voice, TV and Video on Demand during 2005.

The UK has lagged behind countries such as France, South Korea and the USA where fast services of 6Mb or over have been available for some time. With this launch, UK Online puts Britain firmly at the forefront of the digital revolution.

Customers interested in UK Online’s Broadband can check availability, register their interest or place an order at www.ukonline.net

[m-five]

Not in my area yet = ARSE!

[Plotloss]

m-five said:

Not in my area yet = ARSE!

Same here dammit!

Only 20 miles from Central London too.

[docevi1]

That sounds very interesting indeed, shame the lower bandwidth's aren't lowering in price...

[jeremyc]

Not available in the sunny London suburbs either.

I wonder just which 4.4m households they claim to be able to bring the service to?

[joust]

They are the major metropolitan areas. A full list is at www.ukonline.net/8000/llu_exchangelist.php

Please register if you aren't covered - it will enable UKOnline to guage demand in other areas.

J

[Plotloss]

It says on that page that the Windsor exchange is covered.

Any idea on when the service will be turned on?

I was going to order Bulldog for 12 months today but I may use a monthly and then switch over to this when its turned on if its going to be soonish...

[jeremyc]

joust said:

They are the major metropolitan areas. A full list is at www.ukonline.net/8000/llu_exchangelist.php Please register if you aren't covered - it will enable UKOnline to guage demand in other areas. J

The ultimate irony is that the checker on the website claims it is not available at your location either Joust.

[joust]

Nope - despite being a director I couldn't quite convince myself that blowing 100k on an exchange that wouldn't be profitable was in our shareholders interest

However, I do have a 2Mbps leased line connection, so not all that bad

J

[Chim_Girl]

jeremyc said:

Not available in the sunny London suburbs either.

Funnily enough, not available to a small villiage in Yorkshire either. Oh well, I didn't really need it, the 2Mb I have already is probably enough....but I find myself now wanting 8Mb for no good reason

>> Edited by Chim_Girl on Wednesday 17th November 11:37

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Feb 05 for me and I'm only 4000ft from the exchange.

[joust]

Plotloss said:

It says on that page that the Windsor exchange is covered. Any idea on when the service will be turned on? I was going to order Bulldog for 12 months today but I may use a monthly and then switch over to this when its turned on if its going to be soonish...

Fill in the registration form, and I'll go and look up the expected date for you.

J

[Hut49]

Bum.
Well I registered and wait in anticipation.

[joust]

Plotloss said:

It says on that page that the Windsor exchange is covered. Any idea on when the service will be turned on?

If you fill in your details on the checker it should tell you?

J

[Plotloss]

joust said:

Plotloss said: It says on that page that the Windsor exchange is covered. Any idea on when the service will be turned on? I was going to order Bulldog for 12 months today but I may use a monthly and then switch over to this when its turned on if its going to be soonish... Fill in the registration form, and I'll go and look up the expected date for you. J

Done, thanks mate...

[Plotloss]

joust said:

Plotloss said: It says on that page that the Windsor exchange is covered. Any idea on when the service will be turned on? If you fill in your details on the checker it should tell you? J

Nah it doesnt it just says you cant offer any broadband and its not currently available in Windsor...

[targarama]

High Wycombe

[JonRB]

Well I'm not going to register. Can't bear the thought of helping pay for Joust to have yet another tasty car.

(Only joking)

[docevi1]

I thought that read like a sales pitch

Sounds very intersting, shame we are highly unlikely to get converted for many years (we only just got our exchange upgraded about a year and a bit ago).

[hughesie2]

joust said:

UKOnline (who sponsor Pistonheads.tv) have launced a new 8Mb consumer broadband service to 4.4 million households. Priced at £39.99 per month, it brings groundbreaking speed at a groundbreaking price and makes the digital home a reality. The service includes WiFi as standard and users can therefore connect multiple PCs, laptops and game consoles anywhere within the home. The high speed enables home users to download MP3s within seconds, on line gaming can move up a gear, and streamed videos start to look like real TV for the first time. On the same infrastructure, UK Online is looking to add voice, TV and Video on Demand during 2005. The UK has lagged behind countries such as France, South Korea and the USA where fast services of 6Mb or over have been available for some time. With this launch, UK Online puts Britain firmly at the forefront of the digital revolution. Customers interested in UK Online’s Broadband can check availability, register their interest or place an order at www.ukonline.net

Joust is this a relative competitor for the BT super exchanges that are currently afoot in the Uk, forget what its called, but out of 6000 BT exchanegs they will move to about a 1000 super exchanges that will over a similar product portfolio ??