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C&W Guernsey 2MB broadband
Cable & Wireless Guernsey are offering 1MB and 2MB “Professional” broadband packages for £49.99 and £79.99 a month respectively as from June 17th.
So what do you get for your extra £25 a month with their 1MB pro service over their existing 1MB service?
A static IP address and a 20:1 contention ratio (instead of dynamic IP and a 40:1). I couldn’t get any details regarding upload speeds other than “it’s the same”.
[)amien
State of the broadband, March 2006
Time for an update on the state of broadband in the Channel Islands. Some interesting home tariff cuts on both islands. The Office of Utility Regulation is pushing for further wholesale ADSL cuts in Guernsey. More news as it happens.
Jersey Telecom
Now have usage limits in place on their “Rapid” broadband services with the exception of the top-end business service.
Home (Rapid)
Contention ratio of 50:1 with connection fees starting at £50 without a modem. Other more expensive install options are available but not priced on their web site.
- 512KB @ £17.99, 20GB limit
- 1MB @ £24.99, 40GB limit
- 2MB @ £39.99, 60GB limit
Business (RapidBusiness)
Connection charges are £50 for self-install or £130 for JT visit. Contention of 20:1 and includes a single fixed IP address.
- 512KB @ £35.99, 40GB limit
- 1MB @ £49.99, 80GB limit
- 2MB @ £99.99, unlimited
Newtel Solutions Jersey
Home (XBand)
Prices followed JT’s lead since last update but without JT’s usage limits. The 50:1 contention limit set by JT on the ADSL applies.
- 512KB @ £16.99 (£16.25 if paid annually)
- 1MB @ £23.49 (£22.50 if paid annually)
- 2MB @ £33.99 (£32.50 if paid annually)
Business (XBand Pro)
Some price cuts here, almost the same prices as the old home tarifs. Contention of 40:1. Fixed IP addresses – 5 usable – £8.99 a month on top.
- 512KB @ £30.99 (£29.75 if paid annually)
- 1MB @ £42.99 (£41.25 if paid annually)
- 2MB @ £85.99 (£82.50 if paid annually)
C&W Guernsey
Home
The £49.99 installation fee for “Pay-As-You-Go” is being waived until the end of May 2006. Anytime installation is free. Believed to still be 40:1 contention ratio.
- 1MB “Anytime” unlimited @ £26.99
- 1MB “Pay-as-You-Go” @ £19.99-£34.99 (500 mins, 3p per extra min)
Business
These rates that look like JT’s business ADSL prices four years ago. Contention ratio of 20:1.
- 1MB @ £89.99
- 2MB @ £149.99
Newtel Solutions Guernsey/Guernsey.Net
Home (XBand)
Price drop takes effect from today. Free connection and D-Link 200 modem. Single IP address available for extra £15 a month.
- 1MB @ £21.99 (£20.50 if paid annually)
Business (XBand)
Despite evidence that the wholesale price of the 2MB ADSL is £73.99 Newtel seems to be following C&W’s out-of-date pricing model for business.
Very strange when you consider their margin on 1MB home must be around £4.50.
Connections start at £49.99 a month without router/modem. No indication of contention ratios.
- 1MB @ £85.00 (£81.00 if paid annnually)
- 2MB @ £145.00 (£139.00 if paid annnually)
British Telecom
Just for comparison I’ll include BT’s current pricing. True bandwidth costs more to the UK but then we also don’t have VAT…
Home (Broadband)
- to 2MB @ £14.99, 2GB limit
- to 2MB @ £20.99, 6GB limit
- to 2MB @ £25.99, 20GB limit
- to 2MB @ £29.99, 40GB limit
Business (Business Broadband)
- to 2MB “Single” @ £29.99, unlimited (Free connection & router)
- to 2MB “Share” @ £45.00, unlimited (Free WiFi router)
- to 2MB “Network” @ £65.00, unlimited (Free connection & WiFi router)
Bulldog (C&W UK)
May as well look at C&W’s UK service offerings. Note that the 8MB is only available if you’re right next to an exchange and indeed Wanadoo have been slapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over their 8MB claims.
Home
- to 8MB “Pay-As-You-Go” @ 1p-3p minute
- to 8MB “Anytime” @ £9.75, 1GB limit
- to 8MB “Unlimited” @ £19.50
Business
- to 8MB “Small Business” @ £25.50, 1 IP address, 40:1 contention, £60 connection
All the prices are per-month in GBP and do not include the additional monthly charge for a phone line.
[)amien
Newtel Guernsey DSL price drop on Monday
Newtel are dropping the price of their Guernsey 1MB unlimited service to £21.99 a month as from this coming Monday.
This compares very favourably with C&W’s £19.99 a month Pay As You Go and £26.99 Anytime unlimited services.
Also bear in mind that C&W’s £19.99 a month deal is for 500 minutes a month before you have to pay 3p a minute until your monthly charge hits £34.99. It also costs £49.99 for a connection.
They are also offering fixed IP on top of that for an extra £15 a month meaning a 1MB fixed IP service can be had for an attractive £36.99 a month.
[)amien
State of the broadband
A few changes from the various players so a quick run-down.
While local ISPs could argue their bandwidth is limited they have no such excuse for charging 3x the price of a UK outfit for IP addresses as Newtel are doing in both islands.
Jersey Telecom
Announced broadband price reductions which affect their 512KB, 1MB and 2MB home services. Interesting to note that the contention ratio has gone up from 40:1 to 50:1.
- 512KB @ £17.99
- 1MB @ £24.99
- 2MB @ £39.99
Newtel Solutions Jersey
No announcements yet on price reductions to follow JT but I’d be surprised if they don’t act soon. They have however dropped connection charges and are offering fixed IP’s for £15.99 a month.
- 512KB @ £24.49 (£23.50 if paid annually)
- 1MB @ £39.99 (£38.50 if paid annually)
- 2MB @ £79.99 (£77.00 if paid annually)
C&W Guernsey
Put out a new broadband “Pay-as-You-Go” package that includes 500 minutes. After that it is 3p/minute until you reach the maximum monthly charge of £34.99. Still at 40:1 contention as far as I know, actual product guide has not been updated and still claims 512K alongside the contention. Still no announced plans to offer fixed IP’s or 512KB/2MB services.
- 1MB @ £26.99
- 1MB “Pay-as-You-Go” @ £19.99-£34.99 (includes 500 minutes)
There has been debate over C&W’s offerings on the This Is Guernsey Forum. The C&W Gsy marketing manager Steve Eldrich addressed some of them.
Guernsey.Net/Newtel
Followed C&W Gsy with the double the bandwidth but are not quoting contention ratios for their home service anywhere I could find. Unlike C&W they are offering a fixed IP address at an extra whopping £15.99 a month. They are offering free install and rental until 1st January 2005.
- 1MB @ £25.99 (£24.50 if paid annually)
Bulldog (C&W UK)
Prices have come down again with the 8MB unlimited package costing now a mere £29.50. They are also offering a fixed IP address for £4.99 a month.
- 8MB @ £29.50
All the prices are per-month in GBP and do not include the additional monthly charge for a phone line and are unlimited usage unless specified.
[)amien