Our BE Broadband review page gives you the pro’s and con’s of each package, and seeks to give you an unbiased BE Broadband review.

Please do leave us your comments if you would like more information or if you’ve got your own BE Broadband reviews then add them to the reviews page!

* Includes connection fee and higher monthly cost

As you can see from the table above, all of the packages have generous proportions where it matters. It’s worth remembering that BE’s fantastic reviews are justified by their focus on putting their customers first. None of their packages have fair usage policies, so you’ll get truly unlimited downloads on all packages and unlike a lot of ISP’s, they don’t throttle or shape your traffic in any way shape or form.

The major difference between the Value and Unlimited packages is the doubling of speed from 12 meg to 24 meg, and the fact that the Unlimited package comes with a static IP address as standard. Of course it’ll cost you £5 more too. Neither package will let you down.

The BE Pro package isn’t just for professionals, but it’s certainly suitable for those looking for a professional internet connection. With the faster than usual (2.5 meg) upload speeds, and up to 16 static IP addresses, you can host your own email and websites with ease. Combined with BE’s truly unlimited downloads, and lack Broadband Reviewsaffic manipulation, it’s a market leading solution.

Checkout our BE Broadband Reviews page to see some of our users opinions on BE, and if you’re ready to order, why not go straight to the BE Broadband site to signup today?

Today we’ve got a top tip for you that can make a significant and instant difference to your broadband speed.

Follow our guide to disconnecting your bell wire

The bell wire is the wire which comes into your bundle of wires from BT, which traditionally has provided power to your telephones bell, or ringer. Modern telephones don’t generally require this wire, so the only thing this wire will be doing is providing interference your the rest of your cabling. disconnecting and removing this wire will allow your broadband connection to run without interference.

As with all of our tips, we recommend running our broadband speed test before trying this  out, so that you can accurately measure the impact it’s had on your broadband speed.

Follow these instructions to disconnect your bell ringer wire;

1. Locate the wire in your phone socket connected to pin 3 (if it’s been colour coded correctly, then it’ll be orange)
2. Disconnect this wire, and any other wires that aren’t connected to pins 2 and 5

Do NOT:

1. Disconnect pins 2 or 5 – these deliver your phone and internet signals
2. Be careful not to mess with the wiring behind BT’s master socket

That’s it! Now run our broadband speed test again to see how much extra speed your connection has to offer.

This tip relates to the ‘channel’ that your wireless connection is transmitted on. The channel indicates the radio frequency that your connection is broadcast over.

With almost every household being connected to the internet, and with the abundance of ‘free router’ offers available from broadband providers these days, it’s likely that most of your neighbours will have wifi connections too, meaning that your signal can be drowned out, or at least interfered with by your neighbours networks.

The trick, is to find out which channels your closest wifi networks use, and to change your frequency to a clear channel.

We’ve outlined some simple steps below to help you to optimise your broadband connection.

1. Download a piece of software called Inssider, for Windows or ‘the package manager’ for Linux. This will show you the channel of any ‘in range’ connections.

2. Login to your router’s administration area (the specifics of this can be found, by doing a quick Google search for ‘your router make + model’ + ‘administration login’) Here you should find out the IP address, and default username and password that you need to login to the admin area of your router

3. The final step, is to find out how to manually change your wireless channel. This is possible on most routers, and again, try searching for your routers make and model, plus ‘change channel’ – to find more detailed instructions

4. Run our broadband speed test again to see how much quicker your connection is.

Let us know how much success you’ve had with this this top broadband tip

Firstly, it’s worth checking what speeds you’re currently achieving by going to our broadband speed test page and making a note of your results. When you’ve done that you can start implementing the recommendations that we’re going to be putting forward every day this week, starting with the easiest of all … where to put your wireless router;

Get better speeds by carefully positioning your wireless router

Your wireless router will work best when you’ve got a clear ‘line of sight’, meaning that there are no obstacles between your router, and your wireless adapter (whether that’s in your laptop, desktop, phone or tablet). We all know however that this isn’t always possible, and we’re not suggesting that you should start knocking down walls, but it’s worth considering that when choosing a suitable location for your wireless router, you choose a position which will give your wireless signal a route of little resistance to your computer.

Another tip for today, given that it’s our first post in this series:

Plug your router into your telephone master socket

If you’ve got the option of plugging your broadband router into a master socket or an extension socket, then always go for the master socket. The extra cable that your broadband data will have to travel through, when plugged into an extension socket, will degrade the quality, and speed of your connection. This is however one to balance against what you’ve learnt in our first step. If your broadband master socket is hidden away in a cupboard or behind lots of walls, then you may be better off using the extension socket, as cables go through walls better than a wifi signal. Check which works out best for you by using our broadband speed test

Here at Broadband.org we’ve got a wealth of experience in weeding out the best from the rest, and have put together a brief guide to help you to find the best broadband deals.

The first question to ask yourself is how will I be using my connection? This will help you to establish exactly what you’re looking for, and essentially what a good broadband deal means to you.

The main things to think about are:

How much data will I be using on a monthly basis?

A lot of the cheaper broadband deals will have a ‘download limit’ or ‘usage cap’, this is essentially saying that you’re only allowed to browse a certain number of websites, or download a certain amount of movies or music. This doesn’t neccessarily mean however, that you’ll have to limit your usage.

If you just plan on browsing the internet in the evening, or perhaps downloading the odd music file, then the chances are, you won’t actually need a huge amount of data, and a broadband deal with a lower download limit will suffice. If you think that you’re more of a heavy user, and will be sending large files perhaps, or even streaming movies or a lot of videos, then a package with a much higher limit, or even unlimited usage may be better.

We recommend checking out our broadband usage calculator, which will help you to decide how much data you’ll be using. This will help you to find a good broadband deal for your needs.

What will I typically be using my connection for?

This question follows nicely on from the previous one. Once you’ve checked out the usage calculator, you should also have a good idea of what you’ll be using your broadband connection for. Answering this question will enable you to decide what kind of speed of broadband connection you’ll need.

For example. If you’ll be using the internet to watch lots of You Tube videos, or perhaps streaming videos or music (even from your television or games console), or even playing games, then you’re going to need a fast connection, so that you don’t experience buffering. Generally, a connection of 8Mbps + will suffice for this kind of usage. Please also remember that the speed of connection that you actually receive will depend on your distance from the telephone exchange and the quality of your internal wiring (amongst other things).

If you’re just going to be browsing web pages or sending and receiving emails, then you’re not going to need blistering fast speeds, so even just 4 or 5 Mbps will suffice.

How many people will need to use the connection?

Again, this question will really be answered whilst you’re considering the two questions above. The number of people using the connection will probably influence the amount that’s being downloaded, so you’ll need to consider that whilst deciding what download limit (if any), you’ll need. Secondly, with lots of people using a connection, you need to consider that the speed that comes down your connection and into your house, will be divided between everyone using the connection. So a 2Mbps connection, with 4 people using it, will probably provide a slow browsing experience.

Finally, if you have multiple computers, or more than one person who would like to use your connection, you’re probably going to need a wireless router, which will broadcast your connection throughout your premesis. Most packages come with wireless routers these days, however it’s always good to check (and if you don’t need a wireless router, you might even be able to find a cheaper deal without).

So there  you have it, three fairly straightforward questions that everyone needs to think about when selecting the best broadband deal for them. It depends on your individual needs, so don’t neglect to consider these questions before selecting your broadband package.

Some providers give rough estimates of how much of various types of broadband content you can download with each package but this is just a rough guide and shouldnt be relied upon

So whats the answer? the best way to judge how much bandwidth you use a month is to use software to monitor your traffic for a month ( a few months would be more accurate) and then you will have an accurate figure of how much bandwidth you use.

If you then find that you are paying for too much bandwidth you can switch to another package or provider with a usage limit closer to your actual usage

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