Watchfront is an internet service provider who provides ADSL, FTTC, and bonded lines to small and medium-sized businesses.
Below we look at reviews for the company along with the plans they offer, how much they cost and other key things you need to know to help you decide which business broadband provider is right for your business.
Watchfront Reviews
Below we look at reviews for Watchfront from a variety of websites. Please keep in mind that these reviews are for all of Watchfront’s services and so may not fully reflect their business offerings.
There are no reviews for Watchfront.
Watchfront BusinessFibre.co.uk Score: insufficient information to review (average of scores above)
Watchfront Business Broadband Plans, Packages & Prices
Watchfront currently has 10 business broadband plans they are:
WF Business ADSL Customer Supplied Copper (SMPF)
- Price: £38/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 24Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 2.4Mbps
- Usage: 100GB
- Setup: £30
WF Business ADSL Watchfront Supplied Copper (MPF)
- Price: £48/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 24Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 2.4Mbps
- Usage: 100GB
- Setup: £85
WF Business FTTC Customer Supplied Copper (SMPF)
- Price: £51/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 80Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 20Mbps
- Usage: 1000GB
- Setup: £120
WF Business FTTC Watchfront Supplied Copper (MPF)
- Price: £59/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 80Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 20Mbps
- Usage: 1000GB
- Setup: £165
Bonded WF Business ADSL (MPF) 2
- Price: £170/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 200GB
- Setup: £146
- Number of bonded lines: 2
Bonded WF Business ADSL (MPF) 3
- Price: £255/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 200GB
- Setup: £204
- Number of bonded lines: 3
Bonded WF Business ADSL (MPF) 4
- Price: £340/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 400GB
- Setup: £262
- Number of bonded lines: 4
Bonded WF Business FTTC (MPF) 2
- Price: £330/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 2000GB
- Setup: £168
- Number of bonded lines: 2
Bonded WF Business FTTC (MPF) 3
- Price: £495/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 3000GB
- Setup: £237
- Number of bonded lines: 3
Bonded WF Business FTTC (MPF) 4
- Price: £660/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 350Mbps
- Usage: 4000GB
- Setup: £306
- Number of bonded lines: 4
Note plans, packages, speeds and prices were all accurate at the time of publication (22 May 2018) but may have changed since then. Please check Watchfront’s website for the latest.
Watchfront Business Broadband Speed
Watchfront’s 10 plans come with 3 different advertised speeds.
- ADSL: up to 24Mbps download and 2.4Mbps upload
- FTTC: up to 80Mbps download and 20Mbps upload
- Bonded: up to 350Mbps download and upload
Watchfront Background
Watchfront is an internet services provider based in Wokingham, Berkshire that provides resilient single and bonded fibre broadband options including ADSL and FTTC to small and medium-sized businesses.
Watchfront offers customers their services directly on their own lines or through other wholesale providers. Their multiple line bonding has 3G failover. Watchfront has three data centres in both the UK and the continent.
Watchfront also offers cloud hosting and online storage solutions as well as co-location options that deliver resilient and secure business servers. They offer 24-hour support but state that calls are not always answered but messages can be left.
They also claim that they have incomparable technical knowledge and advice that is always available.
Switching To Watchfront Business Broadband
If you want to switch to Watchfront you should call them on 0207 517 4900 to discuss your requirements and select the most suitable package.
Watchfront Business Broadband Installation
There is no information about Watchfront’s installation service except the costs of the setup, which is detailed above.
Additional Business Services From Watchfront
The following are included as standard for all business broadband packages:
Optional extra broadband-related services include:
- Static IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses
- No restrictions on any servers/services
- Fully internet routed IP with no filtering/blocking
- Secondary DNS service
- Email backup service
- Outgoing SMTP smarthost
Other business products and service:
- Network design
- Security
- Remote administration access
- Load balancing advice
- Tunneling and line bonding
- Server specification
- Mail servers
- Cloud hosting and storage
Watchfront Business Broadband Availability
Watchfront Business broadband is available throughout most of the UK, although not all locations will have higher speed fibre available. You can check the availability by calling them.
Watchfront Business Broadband Support, Customer Service, & Reporting Faults
You can phone 0207 517 4999 (Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm) to report a fault and/or issue with your service. Alternatively, you can contact them by email here. And you can read their online help guides here.
Watchfront Business Broadband Contact
You can get in contact with Watchfront using the following numbers:
General/sales: 0207 517 4900
Support: 0207 517 4999
Accounts: 0207 517 4906
Website: https://www.watchfront.co.uk
Watchfront Business Broadband Pros/Cons
Pros
- Offers bonded lines with 3G failover
- They offer direct line service or the ability to use existing customer lines
- Has both UK and continental datacentres
Cons
- All packages have data limits
- States 24-hour customer support line but also that calls are not always answered and the customer should leave a message
- No customer reviews