Buffering in the boxroom? Dead spot in the dining room? Laa..aa..agg on the lawn? We’ve all been there. When your so-called home Wi-Fi doesn’t reach every corner of your home, let alone the garden. But help is at hand. And it’s called mesh Wi-Fi.
At Cuckoo, we like to keep things simple. So welcome to Jargon Busters - a series of quick guides that decode the technical claptrap that other broadband providers seem to love. Starting with…ping.
Most broadband providers shout about their download speeds, which are usually much faster than their upload speeds. But as we change the way we work, rest and play online, uploading is becoming more and more important.
Remote working can have many advantages; better work/life balance, less time commuting, more time with your pets! But if your internet speeds aren’t up to scratch, you could face awkward laggy video calls or painfully slow file downloads
Ultrafast. Superfast. Faster-than-the-speed-of-light-on-a-bike fast. Lots of broadband providers make big promises when it comes to connection speed. But what is ‘a good speed’? And when it comes down to it, how fast is your internet really?
These days, it seems like you need a password for everything. Ordering food, paying bills, showing off your tan, you name it, you’ve got to enter the magical combination of letters, numbers and special characters.
When you’re on a combat mission, the thing you dread most isn’t a zombie ambush. It’s the phrase ‘Network connection lost.’ One minute you’re zapping the undead, the next you’re cursing your broadband. What you need is full fibre.
Making a Wi-Fi call is just like making a normal call. You dial the same number and use the same features. The difference is the call is connected to an internet Wi-Fi network rather than your mobile provider’s 4G or 5G phone mast network.
Just been told you can upgrade to full fibre? Hooray! Get ready for life-changingly fast broadband speeds. Here’s everything you need to know about what happens next: