Demon internet
| Broadband Package | Advertised Speed | Monthy Downloads | Contract length | Total Price - 1st Year |
| Demon - Home 8000 | upto 8Mb | Unlimited | 12 months | £215.88 |
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Our verdict. “Demon Internet offer a range of ADSL broadband services for both homes and business users. Demon are a solid provider that are often short-listed for the various ‘best ISP’ awards throughout the year. Unfortunately - for them - they are often picked to the post, but, none-the-less Demon is a great provider to sign-up with”
Demon offers broadband for the average home user but it is their business broadband that stands them apart from the competition. Also, consider Demon if you are likely to download tonnes of music and movies - their high monthly download products are competitively priced.
The Demon Home package offers 2 Meg broadband, unlimited monthly downloads and free spam filtering for any email accounts you use with them.
The Demon Home Office package gives a 2 Meg connection speed with extra benefits. With unlimited email addresses. Each member of the family can have their own email address. And, your free Demon spam filtering on your email automatically removes those nasty bugs and trojans from your email program.
Pros. Great business broadband and strong customer support. Demon offer excellent options for heavy usage web users - with unlimited downloads per month you’re onto a winner.
Cons. Demon internet is not the cheapest not largest internet provider around
Demon Internet was the first ISP in the UK when it started in June 1992 and have gone from strength to strength.
Demon features
For all online purchases, Demon will provide a free wired modem and two telephone micro-filters, which is essential for a good broadband connection through your phone line. Set-up is quick and easy and you won’t even need an engineer to help you. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions for a fast installation process. If you register online Demon will even provide free connection.
- 24 hour support line
- Email anti-spam filters
- Email anti-virus scanning
- Free connection
- Free email addresses
- Free Modem
- Apple Mac & PC compatible
Every Demon broadband account receives a free email address with unlimited attachment sizes, which means you can send large documents, images or music files without restriction. The POP3 email also means you can check your messages remotely with a wireless or mobile connection. Being away from home is not a problem either, as you can easily look at your account via Demon’s webmail server wherever you are in the world.
Demon broadband comes with some essential security features including anti-spam and anti-virus software, which is constantly updated to protect against the latest virus threats. For just £1.62 a month, broadband customers can upgrade to Demon’s MailDefender which offers advanced protection on outgoing and incoming email messages, which will optimise your bandwidth capacity.
MailDefender also quarantines any emails that might be harmful to your computer, and you can check or retrieve while they are stored for 21 days.
Demon customer services
As established broadband providers, Demon lead the way in customer service and technical know-how. Their comprehensive help desk is a valuable online resource for all Demon broadband customers and should answer most of your broadband questions, with product help and troubleshooting sections.
The customer service team is also available to take your calls with lines open 8am to 8pm Monday to Saturday (calls charged at local rate). They’ll also respond to your query quickly by simply dropping them an email. If you have a technical-related question, Demon’s technical support lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the option of Text Chat support. Calls are charged at 10p a minute from a standard BT line.
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