An 18-month mystery as to why a Welsh village’s broadband was plagued with issues at the same time every morning has finally been solved. Villagers living in the Powys village of Aberhosan were suddenly struck with poor broadband connectivity and slow speeds every morning at 7am. But engineers were left scratching their heads when repeated visits … Read more
Does your broadband need a boost? The best deals available for ‘superfast’ internet with a large chunk of people working from home Millions of people are working – or part working – from home Many could still be on old broadband package and may need a speedier service We reveal the best deals currently … Read more
Homes and businesses in rural areas who want faster broadband could benefit by applying to a government voucher scheme. The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme was launched by the Government in 2018 with the aim of increasing gigabit-capable coverage across the UK, especially in the countryside. For the fastest and most reliable broadband, capable of delivering … Read more
Virgin Media broadband is down AGAIN leaving thousands unable to get online Issues are across the UK, with a high concentration in the midlands and London. According to DownDetector, the issues getting online started at 10:18am BST By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 10:53 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 11:01 BST, 13 August 2020 … Read more
BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet broadband CRASHES across the UK users complain of internet issues By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 13:42 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 13:44 BST, 23 July 2020 British customers of Sky, BT and TalkTalk are experiencing a mass internet outage. The cause of the issue is thought to be due … Read more
Company cars and work mobiles are perks of corporate life for many employees. But could there soon be such a thing as company broadband to use at home? Tristia Harrison is betting there will be – as ‘working from home’ becomes the new normal for many Britons. The chief executive of internet provider TalkTalk has … Read more
The majority of households have become more reliant on their broadband connection since lockdown started in March. Those with older, slower deals, may now be fed-up with a strain put on from home working, Netflix binges, football streaming and more people within the home connecting at the same time. With a large chunk of the … Read more
Households across the UK are using the internet more than ever now that millions have been forced to work from home during the lockdown period. The increase has been so great that some customers are now using enough extra data to watch three and a half hours more Netflix every single day, new research from … Read more
Huawei 5G deal ‘WILL be axed’ as spy chiefs at GCHQ revises their advice on Chinese tech firm PM gave Huawei the go-ahead to build 35 per cent of Britain’s 5G infrastructure However, a report from the National Cyber Security Centre could halt the plan A probe found US sanctions on Huawei could render alternate microchips … Read more
Call of Duty update drives ‘busiest day EVER for broadband traffic’ on Britain’s vast Openreach network June 30 saw more than 189 petabytes of data used by Openreach customers This smashed the previous record of 184 petabytes set on June 11 Internet use has spiked as people work from home during COVID-19 pandemic Record-breaking usage also … Read more