Broadband, TV and smart home technology
HD – short for High Definition – is everywhere these days, but is it really a big deal and what’s the difference between 720p HD and…
Virgin Media officially has the fastest download speeds in the UK according to recent figures published by Ofcom. Figures for May 2012 put speeds…
What’s new in UK ADSL2+ broadband speeds? Ofcom’s 2012 fixed-line broadband speeds report places O2 and BE in first place for average ‘up-to-20Mbps’ ADSL2+ speeds…
You can learn a few things reading the comments, and this week we’ve learned that it’s the Age of Austerity, it’s hard to be sarcastic…
It’s been a quiet week in terms of Broadband Rollout Roundup here. We’re not quite sure what’s going on this week, but we hear there’s…
Ouya, the Kickstarter-funded Android home entertainment console, has successfully grabbed $8.5 million from fans and early investors – nearly ten times the amount of its…
What is Acetrax? Acetrax is a streaming service that lets you either rent movies on demand or buy to download and keep. There’s no monthly…
What’s new? Virgin Media, BT Vision, Top Up TV and TalkTalk could be forced to raise their prices for Sky Sports channels in 2013. The…
Fibre to the premises, or FTTP, gives you a direct connection to the internet via a fibre-optic cable carrying data encoded in pulses of light. For…
£2.5 billion is being spent by BT, the UK’s biggest telco on upgrading its creaky old copper infrastructure. Large chunks of the BT Openreach network…
What’s new? The new season of nPower Championship and League football kicks off on August 17, so here at Recombu Digital we’ve compiled a guide…
This week we’ve heard complaints and counter-complaints aimed at 4G wiping out Freeview, thieving pikeys stealing cable from BT cabinets, BT itself for dragging its…
At last it’s summer, or as good as the British weather can manage, and broadband providers can start building faster networks again. BT swapped emergency…
The Snooper’s Charter – or the Communications Data Bill – will begin its bid to become law this autumn, with the aim of handing more…
What’s happened? More than 500,000 people in the UK have switched on to one of the Connect TV channels on Freeview HD. In a chat…
What’s happening? BT Openreach is busily upgrading local telephone exchanges and the cabinets near customers’ homes to provide fibre-to-the cabinet (FTTC) broadband, and fibre-to-the-home (FTTP)…
What’s happened? Sky’s Now TV is now available to download on iPhone and iPad. The new service from Sky gives you first-look access to movies…
We lead this week’s comments with a happy voice, because they’re a rare sight on our comments amongst angry Freeviewists, slow broadband sufferers and campaigners…
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We’ll keep you up to date on the latest from Britain’s broadband and digital TV providers, like Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, BT, and EE, as well as the free services like Freeview, Freesat and YouView.
We’re watching the news that affects broadband, home phone and digital TV and making sense of what it means for consumers – in plain English – whether it’s new technology or government policy.
And we’ve got a wealth of practical guides – in pictures and video – on how to set up your broadband or digital TV kit and get the most out of it.
We review the latest digital TV boxes and smart TVs, and services like YouView and superfast broadband, putting our opinions on video as well as in feature-length text. You can also find tests of other accessories like routers, WiFi kit and powerline extenders for your home network.
We also cover mobile broadband from EE, Orange, T-Mobile, Three, Vodafone and 02, whether you’re using a dongle for your laptop or a mobile WiFi hotspot.
If you’re thinking about changing broadband, home phone or digital TV provider, Recombu Digital’s comparison tools can help you find the best service for your needs.
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