O2 Broadband
June 30, 2009 by Nick
Filed under Broadband At Home
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O2 is a leading provider of mobile and broadband services to consumers and businesses in the UK. The company is the leader in non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as data connections via GPRS, HSDPA, 3G and WLAN
O2 UK is part of the Telefónica O2 Europe group which comprises integrated fixed/mobile businesses in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – all of which use ‘O2′ as their consumer brand. In addition, O2 has established the Tesco Mobile joint venture business in the UK and Ireland, as well as, the Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture in Germany. O2 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefónica S.A.
As at December 2007, O2 had more than 40 million fixed and mobile customers across Europe and 29,000 employees across the Group. O2 UK has 18.4 million customers
O2 was formed in 2001, following the demerger from British Telecom of its former mobile business, BT Wireless
Just some of the awards O2 have won:
Winner of 9 out of 11 uSwitch Awards 2009:
- Best Overall Customer Satisfaction
- Most Likely to be Recommended
- Best Value for Money
- Best Customer Service
- Best Technical Support
- Best for Speed Satisfaction
- Best Deal for You
- Best for Ease of Use
- Best for Setup Support
“O2 was the runaway winner, earning 9 out of the 11 awards and achieving the highest ever level of customer satisfaction.” uSwitch March 2009. Voted no.1 broadband for overall customer satisfaction in the uSwitch Broadband Awards 2009
Winner of the Which? Best Buy Award for Broadband, 2009
O2 Home Broadband was the only provider to achieve 5 stars out of 5 for all categories in the Which? 2009 Broadband survey, including ease of set up, value for money, connection speed and reliability, and customer service
Winner of “Best Overall Provider” in the broadbandchoices.co.uk Customer Satisfaction Survey, 2009
In a survey of over 10,000 broadband customers, O2 was voted the Best Overall Provider.
“O2 is king of the ISP hill, winning all six key satisfaction categories as well as being voted best overall provider…it’s impressive to see that O2 scored an average of 86% for very/fairly satisfied across all categories. They were streets ahead of the other ISPs who averaged 60%.” Broadbandchoices.co.uk, April 2009.”
O2 home broadband is available in three basic packages:
Standard
- Up-to 8 meg speed (subject to location)
- Unlimited download
- No connection charge
- McAfee Security software (1 licence)
- 100 free web texts per month
Premium
- Up-to 20 meg speed (subject to location)
- Unlimited download
- No connection charge
- McAfee Security software (up to 3 licences)
- 200 free web texts per month
Pro
- Up-to 20 meg speed (subject to location)
- Unlimited download
- No connection charge
- Dedicated Customer Service Number
- McAfee Security software (up to 5 licence)
- 500 free web texts per month
Switching to O2
Simply let them know your details and they’ll contact you when you’re ready to switch to O2
Money Back Guarantee
Sign up for O2 Home Broadband now, and they will give you a month to try them out. If you change your mind, you’ll get your money back
O2 wireless box included
O2 Home Broadband comes with the O2 wireless box, so you can go online from the bedroom, study or even the garden and connect up to ten computers at once. It’s easy to get going – the O2 set up CD practically does it for you.
The O2 wireless box is fully guaranteed to work smoothly, and comes with a host of security features, like its built-in firewall, so it’s safer to go online on all your computers.
If you don’t want to set up wireless broadband in your home, no problem. You can use Ethernet cables (standard network cables) instead
How do I order O2 Home Broadband?
It’s easy to order O2 Home Broadband online. First they’ll check you can get their service. Then they’ll ask you to fill in their order form. The whole process only takes a few minutes.
There are a few things you’ll need to hand:
- The number of the BT line you want to use for broadband
- Your home address. O2 will also need the delivery address if you want the Welcome Pack sent somewhere different
- Your bank account details to set-up a Direct Debit Instruction
- A valid UK credit or debit card to verify your billing address
- A MAC key if you’re swapping from another broadband provider
- You mobile phone number, so O2 can text you when your service is up and running. It doesn’t matter if you’re not an O2 mobile customer
- Your current email address, so they can send your registration details through
Click on the logo below to order your O2 Broadband or for further details





