BT Announce Home Hub 2.0 With 802.11n Support

BT Announce Home Hub 2.0 With 802.11n SupportWith a deft tug on the velvet curtain, BT has let rip with its shiny Home Hub 2.0, a matt black beast stuffing 802.11n Wi-Fi, an eco-friendly power-save function and kid-repelling child controls in its curvy lines.

As well as replacing the earlier white colour scheme with the moody black number, there’s been some changes inside too, with the router now supporting the draft version of 802.11n, which should allow users to roam free, free, free like the wind. Or maybe a little further up their garden.

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O2/Be Broadband Twice As Fast As National Average

O2 Broadband and Be Broadband have put on their Billy Whizz boots and surged past their competitors in the broadband speed charts, providing average download speeds over twice the national average.

The figures come from broadband analysts at broadband.co.uk, with spokeschap Edd Dawson commenting, “Such is O2’s dominance in the average download speed charts that they are an incredible 47% faster on average than their nearest rivals Virgin Media.”

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Broadband Rural Customers Lag Behind City Slickers

Broadband Rural Customers Lag Behind City SlickersLondoners lap up broadband almost twice as fast as folks in in Wales and Northern Ireland, according to a survey by BBC News.

The speed tests were carried out by Thinkbroadband.com who whipped out the white coats, chewed pencil ends and rifled through papers as they spent two months analysing broadband speeds in no less than 6,000 locations.
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Vodafone Mobile Broadband: More 7.2Mbps Coverage And Simplifying Sales

Vodafone Mobile Broadband: More 7.2Mbps Coverage And Simplifying SalesWe’re big fans of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband service. It’s served us well in many situations, giving a glance of what a a truly connected future will be like. We’ve used it for years to provide live coverage of product launches, as well as politically important local politics events, like the Isle of Wight council threatening to close half of the Island’s Primary schools.

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Half Of UK Consumers Unhappy With Their Internet Provider

Half Of UK Consumers Unhappy With Their Internet ProviderAround half of the UK’s broadband users are less than chuffed with the service they’re getting from their Internet providers, despite improved speeds and cheaper deals.

According to a survey by the price comparison service uSwitch, punters are having a good old moan about their broadband service, even though high-speed connections are both cheaper and faster than before.
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HowTo Select a Broadband Provider

HowTo Select a Broadband ProviderGiven the disappointment of many broadband customers in the UK, we though it might be helpful to put together a list of suggestions when considering signing up for your next broadband contract.

If you’ve got more gems of knowledge, please add them.

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