Plusnet has this week released details of their new low-cost / high speed broadband service – Plusnet Fibre. From this month, they will be offering broadband speeds of up to 40Mbps for just £16.49 a month.
Given that Virgin’s charging £25 a month for its “up to 50Mbps” service, the price for Plusnet’s high speed package is very appealing.
The Yorkshire-based broadband provider has been running trials of the new fibre service and has reported that 74% of the trialists that used to get speeds of between 2 and 12Mbps, are now getting speeds of at least 30Mbps or more.
Plusnet CEO Jamie Ford has this to say: “Plusnet Fibre is the next generation of broadband and 96 per cent of our trialists say they would recommend the service to friends. This will really benefit households where there are several users and with increased speeds, it makes it possible to download a 30 minute TV show in less time than it takes to make the cup of tea to enjoy with it as you sit down to watch.”
Plusnet is making use of BT’s fibre optic network for this new service, but are able to undercut BT’s Infinity charge, which is currently £18 a month. More than 4 million UK premises already have access to fibre-enabled services and this is set to increase to two thirds of all UK premises by the end of 2015, meaning that access to faster broadband is set to increase in the coming months.
Plusnet Fibre becomes available from the 19th of April. To see if your area is ready for speeds of up to 40Mbps, go to www.plus.net/fibre and enter your phone number.
