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Perhaps I'm just old and suspicious, but I'm increasingly concerned about the personal information that I give away to companies like Google and Facebook for their services. I've had enough of being the product. As for the information gathered surreptitiously by third parties, such as ISPs and government agencies, I've had enough of snooping and I don't accept that if I've
Here's the problem....your broadband connection comes into the front of the house and your games room is at the back of the house. The free wifi router from the telco is rubbish and struggles with Netflix, never mind playing online gaming with the PS4. And the Bluray player needs a cabled connection. What are you going to do? On solution
Back in June I reviewed the Devolo dLAN 550 WiFi Starter Kit and this time round, I'm looking at the "plus" version of the same kit. What makes it a 550+? Simply that the WiFi adaptor is now bigger and has a power socket pass thru. Let's take a mini look... As the Starter Kit is broadly the same as last time
Devolo's recent expansion into smart homes and home automation doesn't mean that they've been neglecting their powerline network business. After upping their game with their top-of-the-line dLAN 1200 series, they've turned their attention to the mid-range, refreshing the design and boosting speeds. The new dLAN 550 series updates the dLAN 500s, offering greater in-house range and faster WiFi transmission rates. For
Powerline specialists Devolo have given their mid-range adaptors a makeover, boosting speeds and updating the styling in line with the top-end models. The new dLAN 550 series takes over from the 500s, offering greater in-house range and faster WiFi transmission rates. There are two powerline adaptors in the 550 series, the Duo+ and the WiFi. As might be guessed, the
Good news if you are a Devolo powerline user with dLAN 1200+ products in your home...Devolo have announced a new free firmware update which gives a 20% bandwidth boost. The firmware will be available shortly for installation and owners can either use Devolo's Cockpit app, the web interface or firmware updater software from Devolo. I have a four adaptor setup
Nearly all smart home systems have a controlling hub which typically requires a cabled network connection as the hub itself has a number of wireless transmitters such as ZigBee, Z-wave or Bluetooth to control the smart devices round the home. Given that the best location for the smart hub is in the centre of a house for maximum coverage, this