Our new recommended wireless router for conventional ADSL and fibre broadband Our new recommended wireless router for 2017 is the Synology RT2600ac, which is a state-of-the-art wireless router that provides the capabilities we believe are necessary to get the very most from a broadband connection. The RT2600ac combines outstanding wireless coverage and speeds, effective traffic [Continue Reading]
Review of Sky Q Ultra HD
Last year, we reviewed the BT Ultra HD (4k) TV service on its launch. We were very impressed with the image quality achieved with BT's flagship Ultra HD football content. We now review Sky's own Ultra HD service, which is delivered using Sky's new Sky Q Silver set-top box. While BT was the first company [Continue Reading]
Review of Boosty: Bonding ADSL Broadband with 4G or 3G Mobile
With all the press interest in superfast and ultrafast broadband technologies, it is easy to understand the frustrations for consumers and businesses that only have access to basic ADSL services with low speeds. Despite the rapid roll-out of superfast fixed broadband services, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) estimates that about 1 million [Continue Reading]
Review of BT Ultra HD (4k) TV Service
New! Don't forget to view our Review of Sky Q Ultra HD As described in our previous article HD and 4k Delivered by Fibre Broadband, Ultra HD content is developing nicely and BT has now arrived on the scene! BT has made a very promising start with the launch of the UK’s first Ultra High [Continue Reading]
Review and Guide For the Billion 8800NL
New! The Billion 8800NL has been upgraded to the 8800NL V2, and now incorporates two external antennas to improve wireless range. We are really excited to bring you our review and optimisation guide for the new Billion BiPAC 8800NL wireless modem router. This new wireless modem router supports ADSL, ADSL2+ AND VDSL2 (i.e. fibre broadband) [Continue Reading]
Best ADSL Modem: Our Recommended ADSL/ADSL2+ Modem Router
Particularly for broadband users living a significant distance from their BT exchange, the choice of modem router can make a substantial difference to the speeds that can be obtained on ADSL and ADSL2+ lines. Modem routers are certainly not all the same, and we have found significant differences between models in terms of delivered speeds [Continue Reading]