{"id":3457,"date":"2021-10-27T11:41:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/techscape-could-a-router-revolution-solve-all-your-wifi-woes\/"},"modified":"2021-10-27T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:41:17","slug":"techscape-could-a-router-revolution-solve-all-your-wifi-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/techscape-could-a-router-revolution-solve-all-your-wifi-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: could a router revolution solve all your wifi woes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: People spend thousands on TVs and laptops \u2013 but not \u00a3200 to supercharge their internet speed<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/ng-interactive\/2021\/jun\/25\/techscape-sign-up\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When was the last time you thought about your wifi network? If you\u2019re like most people, the answer is probably \u201cthe last time it broke\u201d. Internet access, like electricity or clean water, is one of those modern conveniences that is so fundamental to daily life that, when it\u2019s working as it should, it blends into the background of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>But where our houses are wired up by a qualified electrician, and plumbed by a professional plumber, our approach to internet access is rather more scattershot. For the vast majority of Britons, we move into a new house, sign up for broadband with a big-name provider, typically one that sells a relabelled version of BT Openreach\u2019s fibre packages, and then plug in the router they post us. Occasionally, someone signs up with Virgin Media instead. That\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/27\/wifi-advice-techscape\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6f6b7a76a3f29a3624983b7cbc60fa6bd0caa984\/0_147_5259_3155\/master\/5259.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b42194a144ad5cd217608581da65382a\" title=\"TechScape: could a router revolution solve all your wifi woes?\" \/>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: People spend thousands on TVs and laptops \u2013 but not \u00a3200 to supercharge their internet speed<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nWhen was the last time you thought about your wifi network? If you\u2019re like most people, the answer is probably \u201cthe last time it broke\u201d. Internet access, like electricity or clean water, is one of those modern conveniences that is so fundamental to daily life that, when it\u2019s working as it should, it blends into the background of our lives.<br \/>\nBut where our houses are wired up by a qualified electrician, and plumbed by a professional plumber, our approach to internet access is rather more scattershot. For the vast majority of Britons, we move into a new house, sign up for broadband with a big-name provider, typically one that sells a relabelled version of BT Openreach\u2019s fibre packages, and then plug in the router they post us. Occasionally, someone signs up with Virgin Media instead. That\u2019s about it. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: People spend thousands on TVs and laptops \u2013 but not \u00a3200 to supercharge their internet speed Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? 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