Current Services
Currently, Karoo provides ADSL broadband services to customers within the Hull and East Riding region with Kingston Communications residential line only.
As of December 2011, Karoo offers six ADSL 2+ packages offering 24Mbit/s downstream and 1Mbit/s upstream connection. Additionally, Karoo also provide (with parent company KCOM) four "Bundles" that provide both an internet and telephone connection. All bundles include free local (to other KCOM users) calls, with an 24Mbit/s internet connection with a 33Gb or 300GB data cap.
Karoo provides web space and POP3 email services with all packages and bundles except "Karoo Lite"
In September 2011, the company began a six month trial of a 100 Mbit/s service in the East Riding of Yorkshire village of Woodmansey. Around 300 homes are involved in the trial. The trial is part of a plan to roll out increased speeds to more than 15,000 homes across the East Riding of Yorkshire.
KCOM also offer ADSL services to customers outside of the Hull and East Riding area under the Eclipse Internet brand name.
As of February 2008 Karoo Broadband had approximately 81,400 subscribers.
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