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with Colin Fyfe of Colcom Routers are central to our digital connected life, certainly at home. Of the many brands I have used, Netgear, D-Link, ZyXel, Dreytec and others stand out for their quality. As ever, you tend to get what you pay for – with one overpriced exception - Belkin. I have honestly never been 100% satisfied with their kit. The ISP provided kit, BT, Talktalk, Sky and others was recently subject to a ‘Which?’ survey and test. The new BT Homehub 4 Infinity and the Sky Hub stand out being the newest hardware out there. The BT router gets a decent review although I have serious misgivings about the parental controls and the unyielding inbuilt software. Same goes for the Sky Hub although significantly more people seem to be getting replacements sent out as a result of faults developing over time or out of the box. The wee black Talktalk Essentials router did the worst out of all the routers on test but I must say, the score was brought down significantly by TT’s customer service. I personally think their device, as small as it is, packs a decent punch.
all done well. As it happens, I was delighted to learn that these routers did as well as they did because these are the same that I provide with Utility Warehouse.
The best buy award went ultimately to the router supplied by Plusnet. The brand is Technicolor and any time I have seen it, increasingly often these days, I have been somewhat impressed by the plain looking device; its wireless coverage, ease of use and no nonsense setup and features are
You may not have a crying need for this info just now, but as our homes become more connected, with more data flowing and connected devices, the wee box may have such a big role in our lives that buying cheap may not be an option worth taking.
Ecoclips Competition
Over 70 young people registered for the #Ecoclips short film competition and we are looking forward to announcing the local and national winners soon. A great big thank you to everyone who helped us spread the word and key partners including the local secondary schools, pupils at Johnstone High who took part in the LEAP Futures programme pilot and helped promote the #Ecoclips competition, The Bike Station in Glasgow, Young Scot who were great at spreading the competition far and wide across Scotland, and the Junior Climate Challenge Fund. Look out for links on the Lochwinnoch forum and Facebook pages as well as the LEAP website and social media showing off some of the work that the young people involved put in. Watch this space.
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