Zen is a forward-thinking broadband provider who has invested in an ultrafast fibre network. 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.
Zen Reviews
Below we look at reviews for Zen from a variety of websites. Please keep in mind that these reviews are for all of Zen’s services and so may not fully reflect their business offerings.
- Trustpilot: 8.0 of 10 based on 3,689 reviews
- Broadband.co.uk: 3.9 out of 5 based on 543 reviews.
- Review Centre: 3.5 out of 5 based on 112 reviews.
Zen Business Broadband Plans, Packages & Prices
Zen currently has 7 business broadband plans they are:
Fibre 1
- Price: From £33.25/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 38Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 9.5Mbps
- Usage: 50GB
- Contract: 12 months
- Activation charge: £45.83
Unlimited Fibre 1
- Price: From £39.50/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 38Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 9.5Mbps
- Usage: Unlimited
- Contract: 12 months
- Activation charge: £45.83
Unlimited Fibre 2
- Price: From £42/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 76Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 19Mbps
- Usage: Unlimited
- Contract: 12 months
- Activation charge: £45.83
Unlimited Fibre Office
- Price: From £76/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 76Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 19Mbps
- Usage: Unlimited
- Contract: 12 months
- Activation charge: £45.83
Broadband
- Price: From £25.33/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 17Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 1Mbps
- Usage: 20GB
- Contract: 1 months
- Activation charge: £40
Unlimited Broadband
- Price: From £30.33/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 17Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 1Mbps
- Usage: Unlimited
- Contract: 1 months
- Activation charge: £40
Unlimited Broadband Office
- Price: From £62/mo
- Download Speed: Up to 17Mbps
- Upload Speed: Up to 1Mbps
- Usage: Unlimited
- Contract: 1 months
- Activation charge: £40
Note plans, packages, speeds, and prices were all accurate at the time of publication (24 April 2018) but may have changed since then. Please check Zen’s website for the latest.
Zen Business Broadband Speed
Zen’s 7 plans come with 3 different advertised speeds.
- Regular Broadband: Up to 17Mbps download / 1Mbps upload
- Fibre 1: Up to 38Mbps download / 9.5Mbps upload
- Fibre 2: Up to 76Mbps download / 19Mbps upload
Zen Background
Zen has been established for over 20 years when it was set up as an ISP business. Zen now offers a wide range of data, voice and hosting services to businesses and domestic customers across the UK. They have been providing broadband services since 2000.
Zen offers a Next Generation Network through their state of the art data centres and their in-house expertise. This enables Zen to offer integrated infrastructure to businesses that will keep their critical services running. They completed a major upgrade to their network which they claim makes them one of the most advanced data networks in Europe which is resilient, agile, scalable and efficient.
Zen now covers over 500,000 postcodes and most of the UK. They offer ultrafast fibre to the premises (FTTP) connections which is one of the few UK providers who is currently offering this connection as widely.
Switching To Zen Business Broadband
If you want to switch to Zen, you can switch online or over the phone. If you are switching from a provider that uses BT lines or fibre, then Zen will complete the switch for you including letting your current provider know.
If you have cable connection such as Virgin Media, Zen will carry out the connection for you, but you will need to contact your current provider to cancel your contract. Zen will let you know when to cancel your contract to minimise disruption.
Zen Business Broadband Installation
Zen routers can be installed without the need for an engineer to visit so in most cases an engineer will not be sent to set up your new broadband connection. Zen has several guides to help you through the setup process.
Additional Business Services From Zen
The following are included as standard for all business broadband packages:
- Upload speeds up to 17/38/76Mbps
- Free router
- Static IP address
- 12-month contracts
- Activation charge
Medium & large businesses:
- Cloud and hosting
- Networking and connectivity
- Next generation voice
- Managed services
- Professional services
Optional extra broadband-related services include:
- Landlines and call packages
- Mobiles
- SIP trunking
- Hosting and domains
- Leased lines
- Routers
Other business products and service: Zen does not offer any non-internet-based products or services.
Zen Business Broadband Availability
Zen Business broadband is available throughout most of the UK, although not all locations will have higher speed fibre available. You can check using your postcode on their website.
Zen Business Broadband Support, Customer Service, & Reporting Faults
You can phone 01706 902001 selecting option 2 (small businesses) or 01706 902902 selecting option 2 (medium & large businesses) to report a fault and/or issue with your service, lines are open Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm. You can read their online help guides here.
Zen Business Broadband Contact
You can get in contact with Zen using the following numbers:
Small Businesses:
- Sales: 01706 902583
- Customer services and technical support: 01706 902001
Medium & large businesses:
- Customer services: 01706 902579
- Technical support: 01706 902902
Website: https://www.zen.co.uk
Zen Business Broadband Pros/Cons
Pros
- Caters its offering for both smaller businesses and medium to large businesses
- Shorter contract length of 12 months
- UK call centres
Cons
- No purely business reviews
- Does not offer fibre services to the whole of the UK