Internet, Internet Connections
Leased Line Offer for Businesses (2019)
To kick off the new year we are proud to announce that we have been working hard to get businesses the best deal for their IT services and we are...
Internet, Internet Connections
New service: Broadband with 4g backup
Globe2 are proud to announce we will now be offering broadband with seamless 4g backup (UPDATE: we can now also provide a 5G broadband backup solution). Globe2 have also announced...
Internet, Internet Connections, iT news, Networking, News
Independent networks provide realistic alternative to openreach
For a long time openreach has enjoyed a near monopoly on our network connections – no matter if you use Plusnet, BT, talkTalk or any other provider, chances are they...
Internet, Internet Connections, News, Virgin
Rural community effort rewarded with ultra-fast broadband
12 rural villages in the Test and Dun valley in Hampshire are to get ultra fast broadband from Virgin Media, after a campaign by a local community group. The area,...
Internet, Internet Connections
Government’s Fibre Broadband Scheme Launched With £400m
The long-expected launch of the UK government’s plans to improve broadband speeds for homes and businesses by replacing copper phone wires with fibre-optic cable has been launched with a £400...
Internet, Password management, Security, Virgin
Virgin Media Advises Customers To Change Default Passwords
Virgin Media has advised its 800,000 customers to change their passwords to reduce the risk of hacking after finding that many customers were still using risky default network and router passwords....
Internet, News
Turn Off Your Ad Blockers … Or Pay Google
Google’s new “Finding Choices” initiative will directly ask web users who encounter sites where content is funded by adverts to turn off their ad blocker or pay a subscription to...
Internet, News
Broadband Speed Claims To Be Examined
A 10-week public consultation is to be held by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) about the advertised speeds of competing broadband services and...
Internet, News, Virgin, wifi
Virgin Now Making Customer Hubs Into ‘Wi-Fi Hotspots’
After a successful trial last year (and following BT’s lead) Virgin Media is boosting its public Wi-Fi network by making customers’ SuperHub routers double as public Wi-Fi hotspots. What Is...
Conference centres, Hospitality, Hotels, Internet, News, Restaurants, wifi
New Purple Wifi Pricing Update – FREE branded licences, reduced enhanced costs
(See our latest Purple Wifi pricing here: https://www.globe2.net/wifi/purple-wifi-pricing-and-benefits/) Purple now have a new pricing structure, which includes free licences and also reduces the cost of the enhanced licence by 33%....