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Compare Internet companies in the Italy with our Internet connection.
Below we have compared our Gold 20Mb package with some of Italy's major ISP's.
Gold Package Comparison;
Our Gold package is second-to-none, including guaranteed super-fast speeds, bandwidth and English speaking support. Take a look at the features and prices of the Italia Wi-Fi Gold Connection plan compared to other ISP's:
| Details | Italia Wi-Fi Satellite | Telecom Italia | Tiscali | Tel Net |
| Package Name | Gold 20 MBps | Line + ADSL 7Mega | Line + 8 Mega | 3.6 Mb |
| Monthly Price | £79.00* +VAT No Hidden Fees | £114.99** | £102.95** | £90.99** |
| 100% UK support 24/7 | Yes | No | No | No |
| Guaranteed minimum speed up and down | Yes 18 MBps Down 6 MBps up | Yes 512 Kbps down 128 Kbps up | Yes 360 Kbps down 128 Kbps up | No |
| Bandwidth | 27GB Standard upgrade £20.00 +Vat per GB | 20GB (FUP)*** | 20GB (FUP)*** | 8GB |
| UK IP Address | Yes | No | No | No |
| English installers | Yes | No | No | No |
| coverage | Anywhere | 49% of Italy | 40%of italy | 70% of Italy |
| UK TV access | Yes | No | No | No |
| UK Internet servers | Yes | No | No | No |
| Phone line needed | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Skype and Voip enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes | No Ping time too high |
| Referral Scheme | Yes £100.00 per client | No | No | No |
| Contract minimum | 12 months | 36 Months | 36 Months | 24 Months |
| Contract Set up price | £0.00 36 months | £290.00 36 Months | £247.00 36 Months | £89.99 24 Months |
| Contention Ratio | 50:1 | 500:1 | 500:1 | 300:1 |
| Always connected to the internet | Yes | Yes if the exchange is not too busy | Yes if the exchange is not too busy | No if it rains |
| Software to load | No | No | No | No |
| Installation time from payment maximum | 4 Weeks | 6 Months | 6 Months | 12 Weeks UK installation only |
Additional Details;
* No Hidden fees with Italia Wi-Fi. What you see on our site is what you pay.
** These calculations are based on 2012 published prices including: line rental, IVA, modem, Internet package, line activation etc.
*** (FUP) Fair usage policy. All companies employ a fair usage policy. This means that once you hit those limits your line is either disabled or reduced 90% in capability.
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