Anyone wishing to compare broadband services will want to take note that Eclipse Internet is offering a select set of two broadband packages arriving this April. The super high speed broadband included in the pricing allows for download speeds of up to 40MB and uploads approaching 10 Mb. The projected slowest downloads will be in the area of 12 Mb. Although the pricing of 39.95 pounds for Eclipse Fibre Basic and 49.95 Pounds for Eclipse Fibre Pro seem a bit out of reach for home use. Business users will note that this is an excellent price relative to speed value. The amount of download allowed within the Pro packages is 60GB which should be sufficient for any small to medium sized business need.
Eclipse is providing these speeds by means of FTTC technology. This is not as scientific as it sounds. FTTC stands for “fibre to the cabinet”. In this case, the cabinet being the curbside telephone connection box. A basic broadband comparison reveals that Eclipse is already setting the standard for UK home internet connection speeds with their Home Pro package costing just over 30 pounds per months and providing for 50Gb of download. Remember as we receive faster download speeds it becomes very easy to exceed our allotment of total download. One must keep a careful eye on any deal that does not provide for unlimited downloads. Overall, fibre optic cable will soon bring unlimited downloads to every UK user. We will probably have to wait until fibre cable is also connected from the cabinet to the home so as to facilitate 100Mb speeds. Once we are all downloading and streaming data at these speeds, unlimited downloads will be a practical necessity. When this happens we may all find ourselves studying broadband reviews to see which UK broadband company sets the record for highest download speeds to the home.
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