Chris is a well-informed product expert at Simplifydigital and knows where to find the best broadband deal at a moments notice. He is something of a tech-seeker too and can be found testing 3DTVs in his spare time (so basically watching the footie on Sky's 3D channel).
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Ofcom has recently had a look at the illegal downloading situation in the UK and as a result published three reports. These are simply pilots which are looking at how severe or indeed minor the piracy problem is in the UK, as the controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA) requires Ofcom to analyse this somewhat grey sphere. According to the DEA, alleged…
Chris Mizon - 11 January 2012 | 0 comments. Read more
Good news for business broadband customers who are thinking about switching providers or simply are open to options out there as business ISP Vaioni has announced that it has extended its contract with BT Wholesale to kick start superfast Ethernet in the First Mile services. Depending on how far the customer is from BT’s exchange, EFM can deliver speeds of…
Chris Mizon - 9 January 2012 | 0 comments. Read more
According to the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Rural Affairs (DEFRA), rural areas were being left to their own devices in terms of getting better broadband solutions. The CLA, (Country Land and Business Association) were quick to agree with Ms Spelman’s MP remarks as the organisation has pointed out many times before that rural communities often could not access…
Chris Mizon - 5 January 2012 | 0 comments. Read more
New year, new beginnings, thought the Post Office and decided to offer £50 credit to all new customers who wished to take out its Home Phone and Broadband bundle. The ISP also mentioned that it was going to provide a free phone line, which could potentially save £112.34 especially for customers who planned to move homes anytime soon. The offer includes…
Chris Mizon - 3 January 2012 | 0 comments. Read more
Today the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a shortlist and guidelines as to how it would distribute its £100m Urban Broadband Fund and who may potentially get a slice of the cash. 10 cities have been given the green light to place their bids however only 6 at most will be chosen to get…
Chris Mizon - 21 December 2011 | 0 comments. Read more
We all remember the constant news about copper theft that has been plaguing ISPs, however now the Metropolitan Police has teamed up with BT to launch the Waste and Metal Theft Task Force (WMTTF). According to recent stats, copper cable theft is costing the country roughly £1bn a year (back in 2009 it was £770m) and despite all the efforts…
Chris Mizon - 20 December 2011 | 0 comments. Read more
Some keen news followers might remember that yesterday Facebook penned some papers with Greenpeace in order to promote the use of clean energy. And it seems that the green message is spreading as TalkTalk has signed an agreement with RWE nPower which will allow the provider to use renewable energy sources for all of its…
Chris Mizon - 16 December 2011 | 0 comments. Read more
According to a certain development company, isolated rural areas could be taking advantage of broadband after all, providing cost-effective and unlicensed Wi-Fi technology based on the use of White Space gets deployed. During the Cambridge TV White Spaces Consortium tech developers, TTP, told firms including Arqiva, BBC, BSkyB, BT, Neul, Samsung, Virgin Media, Microsoft as well as Nokia that roughly…
Chris Mizon - 15 December 2011 | 1 comments. Read more
One broadband notspot down, dozens of others still to go. Good news came yesterday from Welsh internet service provider, also known as Spectrum Internet, which has rolled out superfast broadband to a small picturesque village of St. Brides Wentlooge in the south east of Wales. Some of you might remember the project from a few months ago, when it was officially…
Chris Mizon - 14 December 2011 | 0 comments. Read more
Some of you might remember that WiSpire’s project to provide broadband to the village of Postwick has been stalled due to some weird health concerns regarding radiation. However, today the Diocese of Norwich and broadband provider FreeClix, which is the team effort behind WiSpire, has announced that they have kick-started the services. As a quick reminder, the…
Chris Mizon - 12 December 2011 | 0 comments. Read more
