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How we're led Connecting Care Homes to the Openreach network
We know that to the residents and staff living and working within care homes, the internet is a vital lifeline – even more so during lockdown. It allows loved ones to stay connected, vital healthcare services to be provided, and a critical connection to the outside world.
Did you know?
of 9399 care homes surveyed
21% aren't getting the fastest available speeds
and around 330 care homes don't have broadband at all
It’s about reliability too – with legacy broadband products like Standard broadband, your connection is likely to fail more often, leaving you with slower, more unpredictable speeds, or total loss of service until an engineer comes out – particularly in colder, wetter weather where copper cables are more likely to be impacted by the elements.
There’s 4 different types of broadband that you’re likely to have at your care home:
Ultrafast Broadband
Our most reliable connection that's ready for anything.
Perfect for serious gamers, virtual reality, big families, cloud storage, Youtube uploaders, 360 video and much much more.
max
1000 Mbps
download speed
That'll download a two hour 4K movie in under 2 minutes or your top 100 music tracks in under 7 seconds.
GFast
Broadband
Our best copper broadband connection.
Perfect for gaming, 4K streaming and small families.
max
330 Mbps
download speed
That'll download a two hour 4K movie in under 6 minutes or your top 100 music tracks in under 20 seconds.
Superfast Broadband
Our most popular broadband - serving over 90% of the UK.
Perfect for streaming, video calling and home working.
max
80 Mbps
download speed
That'll download a two hour 4K movie in under 24 minutes or your top 100 music tracks in under 80 seconds.
Standard Broadband
Our best broadband for hard to reach areas.
Perfect for email and basic web browsing.
max
24 Mbps
download speed
That'll download a two hour 4K movie in 78 minutes or your top 100 music tracks in 4.5 minutes.
Not all of these broadband types may be available at your area. To check, enter your postcode below, and if you’re not already on the fastest, most reliable broadband connection, leave your details and we’ll help to get you upgraded, or speak directly to your internet service provider.
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