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UK Online is rolling out its ADLS2+ service nationally now, but users will have to buy their own modem.

UK Online has become the first ISP in the UK to offer ADSL2+ nationally, promising speeds of up to 22Mbps.

The service will be available for £29.99 per month in most urban areas, UK Online said, although customers will need to buy an ADSL2+ compatible modem for £79.99 and pay a one-off connection charge of £25 — bucking the trend of modem giveaways among mainstream ISPs.

While the popularity of such high-speed services with consumers is yet to be proven, a 22Mbps service will certainly prove popular with Sky, which bought UK Online’s parent company Easynet in October of this year.

Read more on ZDNet UK.