Articles about "Broadband Speed"

Spending peanuts on cheap broadband

iStock_000016500920Small Much has been written on rising household bills following recent price hikes by the major energy suppliers. Less discussed is the altogether happier situation in the world of broadband. A quick search online informs me that a standalone broadband package can now be grabbed for just £2.99 per month excluding line… Read the rest...

Broadband enabled everything

iStock_000016500920Small The future is near – and it already brings the following broadband enabled devices such as laptops, tablet computers, TVs, home phones, smartphones, game consoles, mp3 players, electronic books and of course cars. What else can we connect to the world wide web? How about kitchen appliances such as the… Read the rest...

Oh yes, peak hours.

generic_blog You know what I hate? Peak hours. When your broadband connection is slower than the District Line, slower than a couple on a romantic walk in front of you when you are late for a crucial business meeting. Oh yes, peak hours. According to a recent study – these are… Read the rest...

“Ferrari-fast” broadband will have to wait

horsey_horseless The Westminster Welsh Affairs committee stated that all that the UK government was thinking about was super-speedy, superfast, “Ferrari-fast” in fact, broadband. As a consequence, a lot of rural locations were missing out on the simple things in life, for example basic broadband. I personally prefer having basic broadband rather than… Read the rest...