1 hour ago · Tech · 0 comments

As many regular readers know, we live in the North Wales countryside, which means it can take time to get the latest and greatest when it comes to technology. As a result, we were previously "limited" to FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) which had a max speed of 70Mbps. As a result, we got okay internet speeds: But then I saw the ISP vans in the village, and I asked them what they were doing - "oh, we're upgrading the village to full fibre" she said. I had to have it! As soon as FTTP (fibre to the premises) was available, I placed the order with my ISP (who offered me a great deal that's only £5 per month more), and this is the result: Is it worth it? In all honesty, I haven't noticed the difference. We didn't have any buffering issues when watching things like Netflix or Apple TV, so I'm not really sure why I upgraded in hindsight. I thought it would be this incredible difference where my internet would then be rapid, but the truth is, it's complete imperceptible. I remember when I…

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