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Looking for best & cheapest way for internet to a laptop whilst travelling on trains across UK. Trains do provide WiFi, but it is quite unreliable. Would my own mobile internet be better…

I have BT internet It is expensive and my speed is only 15 I can get 75 - 100 on a EE sim mobile on 4G (This seems to be a good speed for 4G - we do not have a 5G signal in our area) I …

Have had Virgin for a couple of years and recently the work vpn's for me and my wife keep dropping very regularly. There are quiet a few post on the forums but no obvious fix. I've 9 months…

Hi all, My current broadband connection (fibrenest) is slow, expensive and I'm looking for alternatives. Unfortunately I can't change the provider for (fibre) as the cable are still owned b…

The ISP router is not good and I don't want to use mesh. Anything less than £100?

Hi, Is it possible to have two ISP’s - Adsl2 and Ethernet input Going to two separate lan’s I.e WAN1 to only serve LAN1 WAN2 to only Serve LAN2 If so would you be able to offer and…

Hi all, My gf has been dealing with the end of contract dance with virgin media for her renewal and just hasn't been getting anywhere with them for a decent price. So I've been looking into…

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We have notoriously poor WiFi signal in our bungalow since renovating. The combination of heavily insulated walls and triple glazing means we barely get wifi from one end of the bungalow to …

Hi guys, Just moved home and the hyperoptic router connection is nowhere near where the Ethernet is needed (two different rooms, no way of passing an Ethernet to the other rooms without it …

I'm looking to buy a new router and grateful for any recommendations. I’ve had a Netgear Nighthawk R7800 for I guess about 5+ years and its now struggling with the number of devices I have …

Hi My current broadband provider (virgin) contract expires soon. I don't plan to renew with them. I yave read some stuff on here about the option for buying your own router and putting an…

Hi I have broadband Wi-Fi in my house with sky that works fine, but It doesn’t reach the shed at the bottom of the garden, So I ran a ethernet cable to the shed, its not far around 25m from …

anyone can recommend router to buy for OneStream full fiber 80 as they charge montlhy if i use their own router. Thank you

Hi all need a relatively cheap 4g router sim for a bit. Was thinking of purchasing a 4g unlimited data sim from smarty for £15 for 1 month and just need a router to put this in. Is there an…

I've had a BT Mesh system in the house for about 5 years and it has served me well (3 discs). But I noted that one of them constantly loses signal and needs resetting every 3-4 days. I als…

Hello. Purchased a Mercusys ax3000 triple pack to use in a large house that has very poor signal in some places. I was going to set the Virgin Superhub to modem mode and use one of the node…

Hello. Need an up-to-date date recommendation for a mesh system that can cover a large 4 bedroom home and ideally cost under £150, and definitely not more than £200. I'm assuming I'll need a…

Can I use the sky sr203 router with onestream supreme full fibre 80?

Hi all. The router 4th gave me is getting worse and worse and I need a wifi6 router ideally under £100 for a 2 bed flat. The terrible Plusnet and talktalk ones worked better than their one …

I had an order ready to confirm in the basket yesterday. Added all my details, phone number, address, payment details etc, so all I had to do was press confirm. It was done via USwitch, so…

Hi, Having upgraded my internet from 36mb/s copper wire to 500mb/s FTTP (SKY) I've found that my Tenda AV1000 powerline adapters are only managing to get ~ 100mb/s to my games console. So I …

Phone - redmi note 10 pro. Android 13. MIUI 14. I have an app that is somehow beating the blocks, and dialling home for updates. I have removed WiFi and mobile access for normal foregroun…

My tapo C520W has an ethernet connection which would require a 20mm hole to fit through my wall when installing. Is there a box I can buy to store part of the cable in outside? so I can just…

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V7X6FXX?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Up to 150Mbps on 5GHz wireless data rates. 23dBi high-gain directional antenna and a dedicated metal reflector, ideal for long-d…

has anyone recently joined nowtv broadband? Just checking how many ethernet ports in the router. Contacted nowtv and they told me to google it (shock)

I want to add a Tapo 360deg camera to my garage which is located approx 25m from my house. The garage uses power from my house (fuse box in house turns off power to garage which also has its…

Hi All, So I'm waiting for my router from Sky which is supposedly capable of 900mbps. For 2 of my rooms, I do not have an Ethernet port unfortunately so is it better to purchase a Powerlin…

Ok so I am due to move to Onestream from Vodafone, and although they apparently piggyback the VF network, I am led to believe the VF router will not work with Onestream. They supply a "stan…

I have a BT hub but am looking to replace it and would be interested in recommendations. Price wise I am upto around £75.