by Ben Greenwood, founder and editor of TechDrink.

There’s almost nothing more annoying than slow speeds, lagging and buffering – especially if you’re gaming or streaming. And Ben Greenwood from tech blog TechDrink agrees. In fact, he’s guest blogging for us today about his bugbear – wireless routers – and how to improve your home’s wireless connectivity.
Just read on and let us know what you make of his post …

New research shows that more people are switching broadband suppliers, looking for cheaper broadband, better customer service and increased data allowances. At Plusnet, delivering cheap broadband and great customer service is at the centre of everything we do – and we’ve won a few awards for it too. So, this piece of news definitely grabbed our attention.
Read on for more about the research – and to find out what we’re taking from it …
This week see’s the launch of Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day – a digital inclusion campaign that aims to get more older people using t’internet. To celebrate, we’ve put together an infographic celebrating the Silver Surfer and showing why Grandpa’s cooler than many give him credit for.
Just read on to see our infographic and to find out more about tech-savvy older people and what they’re doing with their broadband …
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It’s International Scrabble Day (13 April 2012) – but if you don’t fancy digging out or paying-up for a board game when the gaming nostalgia hits, use your broadband to get your Scrabble fix online.
Just read on for some ideas on where to go if you’re looking for online games, puzzles and feel-good retro classics … and get gaming with Plusnet.
Yesterday we launched our new TV ad which sees the return of the prolific Plusnet Band and marks the debut of the Plusnet Cheerleaders (with a helping hand from Joe’s dad).
This time the Yorkshire-based brass blowers give us their impressive take on LMFAO’s track ‘Party Rock Anthem’. Check it out below:
The ad is also the first piece of Plusnet advertising to incorporate our new strapline – “We’ll do you Proud”. We really like it and think it embodies our brand belief that pride is at the heart of everything we do.
Here at Plusnet we're always trying to use clever open source things to make our lives easier. Sometimes we write our own and make other people's lives easier too!
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