Sky Broadband
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Sky Broadband is the consumer internet service offered by
History
In October 2005,
Sky agreed on 1 March 2013 to buy the fixed telephone line and broadband business of
Networking
Sky Broadband provides customers with download speeds of up to 900 Mbps via the Openreach network.
Sky launched Sky Broadband in the Republic of Ireland in February 2013.[8]
Speeds
As with all DSL connections, the further the distance from the DSLAM (usually located at the telephone exchange) the customer site is, the slower the line speed will be. Sky uses DLM (dynamic line management) over the first ten days of a new connection to set the line at an acceptable downstream and upstream speed in order for the connection to remain stable. Lines are initially connected at 4 Mbit/s and gradually increased over the ten-day "training period" until the line shows signs of instability, this allows Sky to know what speeds the line can handle whilst remaining stable.
In April 2012, Sky Fibre was launched almost two and a half years after British Telecom launched BT Infinity in January 2010.[9]
In April 2014 it was announced they are to roll out 1 gigabit fibre-to-the-premises connections in the city of York in partnership with rival TalkTalk.[10]
Sky Wireless Hub
The Sky Wireless Hub is a wireless router distributed to all Sky Broadband customers when they order their Sky Broadband packages.
During 2006,
Towards the end of 2010, D-Link started producing routers for Sky. The D-Link router is the DSL-2640S.
On Demand
Sky have created On Demand, which will combine Sky Broadband and Sky+ HD to offer a true on-demand service using the Ethernet socket of the Sky+ HD box and the Sky Broadband router. Sky Customers will be able to connect their Sky router to their Sky+ HD box via an Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi adapter, and stream content directly to their television. Unlike other VOD services, On Demand video will count towards a users data usage.[11]
Now Broadband
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Now Broadband (stylised as NOW Broadband) is a brand name of contract-free pricing plans that offer
Controversy
On 21 September 2010, the website of
Broadband Shield
In March 2014 Samuel L. Jackson and the other stars of Captain America: The Winter Soldier appeared in advertisements for the 'Sky Broadband Shield' web blocking product.[15]
Sky Talk Shield
In June 2017 Sky launched a free nuisance call blocking service as an optional extra for their landline customers.[16] The service screens calls automatically before the phone rings, preventing robot callers. Customers are played a recording of the caller's name and given the option to either accept the call, reject it or send to voicemail.
As was common for Sky Broadband marketing campaigns during the 2010s, the launch was promoted with an advert featuring a tie in with a film franchise, in this case, Despicable Me 3.[17]
References
- ^ Deans, Jason (21 October 2005). "BSkyB buys Easynet for £211m". The Guardian.
- ^ Matheson, Clare (21 October 2005). "BSkyB hopes to plug into new markets". BBC News Online.
- ^ James Welsh (29 October 2007). "Sky now has 1m broadband customers". Digital Spy.
- ^ Corporate.sky.com Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Key facts & figures, BSkyB. Retrieved on 2009-11-28.
- ^ Sky. "Sky Broadband network coverage".
- ^ "thinkbroadband :: Sky Q to allow people to do away with satellite dish".
- ^ "BSkyB buys O2 and BE broadband businesses from Telefonica". BBC News Online. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Sky Broadband and Sky Talk to arrive in Ireland via major deal with BT". Silicon Republic. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Error page".
- ^ "Sky and TalkTalk are talking 1Gbps fibre broadband in York".
- ^ "How to get Sky Anytime+".
- ^ "Now TV launches contract-free broadband and TV". broadbandchoices.co.uk. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Sky Say Goodbye to NOW TV Combo and Hello NOW Broadband". ISPreview. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Fresh ACS:Law file-sharing lists expose thousands more". BBC News. 28 September 2010.
- ^ Rohr, Richardo. "Sky Broadband Shield: Winter Soldier". Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Mark (31 May 2017). "UK ISP Sky Broadband Launch Sky Talk Shield to Block Nuisance Callers". ISPreview UK. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Sky Talk Shield & Despicable Me 3 TV advert, archived from the original on 17 December 2021, retrieved 30 July 2021