Chris Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Freeserve is to unveil a new entry-level broadband service for just £17.99 a month as part of its much-publicised Wanadoo makeover.According to insiders, the name change becomes official from this Wednesday when "Freserve" is airbrushed from history and replaced by Wanadoo - the name of its French parent.As part of the rebranding - which has seen Freeserve running a series of ads featuring its "hippies" smartening themselves up - Wanadoo UK is to introduce a new entry-level product in the increasingly crowded entry-level marketplace.According to information received by The Register, the 512k service - capped with a 2GB a month usage limit - is billed as being ideal for users who want high speed Net access but don't want to download a lot.Importantly for Wanadoo UK, this sub-£20 product trumps BT's "Basic" broadband service on both price (£2 a month cheaper) and on the cap (BT Broadband Basic allows just 1GB a month).Wanadoo UK is also offering "heavy" users a 512k service for £27.99 a month with 15GB a month limit. And its 1MB product costs £34.99 a month with 30GB a month cap.Freeserve ended months of speculation recently by confirming that it had decided to adopt the name of its French parent, Wanadoo. ®From | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Does reading a page actually constitute a download , I use tracks ersaor to clear out the temp files and cookies , and after two days use (not downloading much , but I mess around on some shock wave art sites) it clears of sometimes 70~100mb ..... 2 gb cap...? ...and what about on-line game playing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Yup afraid so tankus.. Any sort of transfer of data down to your computer is classed as a download, from surfing to gaming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 2 GB would not get me very far then ....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Erm. Pleased that my ISP does not apply capping then. Saying that i download very little just smooch about a lot. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Well to me it seems fair, you pay for what you use :wacko: :huh:Their giving you usage packages...you choose your package.and pay your dues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Anybody know a download counting programme (freebie) so that I have a fair idea what I use on av by the end of the month ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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