Finding the right Broadband package when living in a student household can be hard because there is so much to consider. Being a student means you need to take account of a number of things, the two main ones being: price (you're on a budget) and download cap/usage.
The first thing that I mentioned is important for a student looking for student broadband is price. Price is always a major factor in every student purchase, after all, we're not made of money! Although this is important, and there are internet providers out there that offer cheap broadband, they are not always the best or most suitable package for you. Reason being is that cheap broadband usually contains a small usage allowance or download cap.
The usage allowance or download cap is important if you live in a student household. Students are more likely to spend more time on the internet than any other demographic. Sure, you may get cheap internet at home, but how often do your parents or your baby brother/sister use the net? Not very often. When living in a student house, you need to be aware that you are all probably going to spend your fair share of time on the internet, whether this be looking at Facebook, or doing work for your dissertation, I'm not here to point the finger!
The higher the usage allowance you go for, the better your experience will be, as this will avoid massive lags as providers will slow your connection right down if you go over the limit, or even worse, charge you a premium! Considering that price is a massive factor in deciding which provider to go with, I would say that going with a cheap broadband product with a small usage allowance/download cap may even turn out more expensive than paying more each month and receiving a high or unlimited usage allowance.
A few other factors to bare in mind when purchasing broadband are your broadband provider and the quality of service they offer, set up costs and any other benefits that may come from purchasing their broadband product. Some broadband providers (not naming names), offer better call out services than others and have better and faster call centres. Some will charge high start up costs, so this is something to also be wary of. Another factor that might swing it for you is the little things they throw in. Some will throw in call packages and TV packages to sweeten the deal, and being a student, you need to take advantage of all of these offers.
So, if you're a student trying to find your first student broadband package, I would suggest searching around. There are a few sites out there that will compare student broadband and this will help you get a good deal. Remember, you are not the only one footing the bill. In a student house it is likely that you will all pay towards the bill, so it won't hurt as much to put your hand in your pocket and go all out for that fast broadband with unlimited usage.
Article written by Rob Bailey CEO of www.studentvalue.co.uk, the Student Price Comparison Site that allows students to compare student broadband.
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Sunday, 10 April 2011
Friday, 1 April 2011
Boris sticks up for students!
The government has announced a £180m bursary scheme to replace the Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA), but will we be better off?
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12.9p a litre for petrol at ASDA, what a glorious mistake!
I wish they had done this at ASDA Watford! 12.9p a litre! Apparently people were queueing up to fill up their tanks with petrol. Who can blame them, I'm thinking of taking up cycling again it's getting too expensive!
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Friday, 25 March 2011
Sony Xperia X10 to get Gingerbread update
Whatever’s happening over at Sony Ericsson at the moment is anyone’s guess but we are starting to like what is coming out of the company as of late.
You may remember when Sony Ericsson announced its latest line of Xperia Android smartphones that it would no longer fully support the upgrade of its existing X10 range, only committing to introducing pinch-to-zoom and not a full firmware update.
Today, things have changed. Instead of leaving its X10 handsets on Android 2.1, Sony Ericsson has just announced it will upgrade the Xperia X10 to Gingerbread, deciding to confirm this after it “was able to deliver a good user experience” with the latest Google firmware.
This is one catch, only unlocked handsets will definitely receive it, with carrier updates coming on a case by case basis.
Posting to the Sony Ericsson blog, Rikard Skogberg explained why the company had suddenly reversed its decision:
Why are you doing this upgrade?
We have listened to our consumers. In addition, the development of the software for our new 2011 range of Xperia phones gave us a solution that made it possible to deliver Gingerbread on XperiaTM X10.
When will the upgrade be available for me?
The roll-out is planned to start end Q2/early Q3 this year. Today, XperiaTM X10 is available in the market both in generic trade version and in versions customized for operators. Due to the resources available in this special project, we will focus on delivering trade versions of the software. Regarding possible customized operators kit we will have to get back with more information on this at a later stage. But we want to be very clear already at this stage on the fact that some of you may not get this upgrade.
With the new update, some features will be lost. The Xperia X10 will lose face recognition and smile shutter, as well as Mediascape, DRM keys, and the Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore client will not be supported.
The update will be delivered via the Sony Ericsson PC clients and will not be over the air, downgrading is also not supported. The company has said that no other older Xperia models will receive the upgrade and that Gingerbread will be the last upgrade the X10 receives.
Incredible. With Sony Ericsson launching new Android handsets over the next month, we certainly didn’t expect this news. Well played.
You may remember when Sony Ericsson announced its latest line of Xperia Android smartphones that it would no longer fully support the upgrade of its existing X10 range, only committing to introducing pinch-to-zoom and not a full firmware update.
Today, things have changed. Instead of leaving its X10 handsets on Android 2.1, Sony Ericsson has just announced it will upgrade the Xperia X10 to Gingerbread, deciding to confirm this after it “was able to deliver a good user experience” with the latest Google firmware.
This is one catch, only unlocked handsets will definitely receive it, with carrier updates coming on a case by case basis.
Posting to the Sony Ericsson blog, Rikard Skogberg explained why the company had suddenly reversed its decision:
Why are you doing this upgrade?
We have listened to our consumers. In addition, the development of the software for our new 2011 range of Xperia phones gave us a solution that made it possible to deliver Gingerbread on XperiaTM X10.
When will the upgrade be available for me?
The roll-out is planned to start end Q2/early Q3 this year. Today, XperiaTM X10 is available in the market both in generic trade version and in versions customized for operators. Due to the resources available in this special project, we will focus on delivering trade versions of the software. Regarding possible customized operators kit we will have to get back with more information on this at a later stage. But we want to be very clear already at this stage on the fact that some of you may not get this upgrade.
With the new update, some features will be lost. The Xperia X10 will lose face recognition and smile shutter, as well as Mediascape, DRM keys, and the Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore client will not be supported.
The update will be delivered via the Sony Ericsson PC clients and will not be over the air, downgrading is also not supported. The company has said that no other older Xperia models will receive the upgrade and that Gingerbread will be the last upgrade the X10 receives.
Incredible. With Sony Ericsson launching new Android handsets over the next month, we certainly didn’t expect this news. Well played.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Do you think more universities are likely to charge the maximum tuition fees as a result of the visa cuts?
On Tuesday, the home secretary Theresa May announced the final details of the plan to reform non-EU student immigration. The package which included changes to the post-study work arrangement, tougher English language requirements and tighter restrictions on part-time work, will see 80,000 fewer students coming to the UK - 25% of student immigration.
Amid claims from leaders in higher education and government ministers that the initial Home Office plans could result in a loss of up to £40bn to the economy, Theresa May and Immigration minister Damien Green have maintained that the move is intended to prevent "unpleasant" abuses of the student visa system.
However, overseas students generate £5bn a year for universities. Could a subsequent dent to this income lead more institutions decide to charge the top cap of £9,000 in tuition fees as an unforeseen consequence of the visa restrictions?
Click here to see the whole Guardian article on this matter.
Click here to join the facebook protest against tuition fee increases at your university.
Amid claims from leaders in higher education and government ministers that the initial Home Office plans could result in a loss of up to £40bn to the economy, Theresa May and Immigration minister Damien Green have maintained that the move is intended to prevent "unpleasant" abuses of the student visa system.
However, overseas students generate £5bn a year for universities. Could a subsequent dent to this income lead more institutions decide to charge the top cap of £9,000 in tuition fees as an unforeseen consequence of the visa restrictions?
Click here to see the whole Guardian article on this matter.
Click here to join the facebook protest against tuition fee increases at your university.
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