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Virgin Media offers Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses or £125 bill credit with new broadband and TV packages

By Paul Hatton Published

A fantastic new deal from Virgin Media offers free Meta Smart Glasses, no setup fee, and fast fibre broadband.

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Sick of slow train Wi-Fi? A fix could be on the way thanks to this new trial

By Alex Blake Published

UK trains have begun a satellite connectivity trial to improve on-board Wi-Fi speeds.

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Vodafone outage – can you get compensation and what caused it? Here's what experts say

By Mark Wilson Published

Vodafone went down this week in a massive disruption for its broadband and mobile customers. We asked experts for guidance on compensation and what might have caused the meltdown.

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Netgear Nighthawk RS100 review: Netgear sees the light and releases an affordable Wi-Fi 7 router

By Cliff Joseph Published

We put Netgear's affordable Wi-Fi 7 router, the Nighthawk RS100, through its paces - but is it worth the money?

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These Wi-Fi routers can help detect motion in your home, but are also sparking privacy worries – here's why

By Monica J. White Published

Xfinity, a Comcast brand, has introduced a feature that lets your router and connected devices track motion in your home. Here's why it's not all good news.

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Forget Starlink – this Chinese satellite internet tech is capable of 1Gbps speeds that are five times faster

By Monica J. White Published

Chinese researchers have just achieved a new 1Gbps data transmission from a geostationary satellite – this kind of speed is unheard of, even for Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Acer Predator Connect W6x: an affordable Wi-Fi upgrade for owners of older computers and mobile devices

By Cliff Joseph Published

The Predator Connect W6x router sticks with last-gen Wi-Fi 6, but it provides very respectable performance at a competitive price.

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Acer Predator Connect T7 Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router: super-fast Wi-Fi 7 router for hardcore gamers

By Cliff Joseph Published

Acer’s gaming router runs faster than a speeding bullet in an FPS arena

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Experts warn of heatwave danger to routers, so act now before summer kicks in and temperatures could really soar – to the point that kills your Wi-Fi

By Darren Allan Published

Sunlight is the root of all evil? Well, maybe not, but in its direct form, it really isn’t good for your Wi-Fi router.

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What is Amazon's Project Kuiper? The Starlink rival explained as its first internet satellites launch

By Chris Rowlands last updated

Amazon is launching a low-cost satellite internet service and you'll be able to access it later this year. What is Project Kuiper and how can you get online?

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