. . . is that when it works, it's wonderful, and you don't even know it's there.
But when it doesn't work, life becomes very frustrating.
Since we got our BT Infinity problems sorted, we haven't really noticed the Internet. It works seamlessly. We can even access some programmes such as I-Player from the TV in the sitting room. When we bought that TV in December 2011 we said we didn't want a "Smart TV", but it was difficult to get the features we wanted on a not-so-smart TV. For the past 12 months we've ignored the Smart buttons. But with the coming of the superfast broadband we dipped a toe in the water. To put the TV on the wireless network needed a specific dongle (allegedly), so to try it out we connected the TV to the router with a very long Ethernet cable. Magic! We could watch I-Player and You Tube in real time without buffering. So we invested in two powered network adaptors. We plugged one into a power socket near the router, and a short Ethernet cable from it to the router. The other one we did the same in the back of the TV. Instant success! The overlong cable was wrapped up and put away.
For some time the DVD player in the kitchen has had a bit of a wobbly line in the middle of the screen, and as DVD/BluRay players are now relatively cheap we bought a new one. This one is also "Smart". So, to test it we moved the network adaptor from the sitting room PC into the back of the new BluRay player. An hour later after much pressing of buttons and twiddling of cable, we can get onto the home network but not the Internet. So, out comes the overlong Ethernet cable. We trail it from the hall to the kitchen, plug in and it's almost instant - I-Player etc on tap. So, our not-so-smart TV can pretend it's Smart! Now, it ought to have been simple to return the network adaptor to the sitting room PC - but now that's not playing. I've tried connecting a laptop into the adaptor about 2 feet from the router (which worked before). No joy.
It's maybe time to give up. The sun's gone down, so it's maybe time for a liquid restorative.
PS - if I start on the problems we've had with Outlook and email since BT's "upgrade" to their business email service, I'll be here all night.
So, farewell.
But when it doesn't work, life becomes very frustrating.
Since we got our BT Infinity problems sorted, we haven't really noticed the Internet. It works seamlessly. We can even access some programmes such as I-Player from the TV in the sitting room. When we bought that TV in December 2011 we said we didn't want a "Smart TV", but it was difficult to get the features we wanted on a not-so-smart TV. For the past 12 months we've ignored the Smart buttons. But with the coming of the superfast broadband we dipped a toe in the water. To put the TV on the wireless network needed a specific dongle (allegedly), so to try it out we connected the TV to the router with a very long Ethernet cable. Magic! We could watch I-Player and You Tube in real time without buffering. So we invested in two powered network adaptors. We plugged one into a power socket near the router, and a short Ethernet cable from it to the router. The other one we did the same in the back of the TV. Instant success! The overlong cable was wrapped up and put away.
For some time the DVD player in the kitchen has had a bit of a wobbly line in the middle of the screen, and as DVD/BluRay players are now relatively cheap we bought a new one. This one is also "Smart". So, to test it we moved the network adaptor from the sitting room PC into the back of the new BluRay player. An hour later after much pressing of buttons and twiddling of cable, we can get onto the home network but not the Internet. So, out comes the overlong Ethernet cable. We trail it from the hall to the kitchen, plug in and it's almost instant - I-Player etc on tap. So, our not-so-smart TV can pretend it's Smart! Now, it ought to have been simple to return the network adaptor to the sitting room PC - but now that's not playing. I've tried connecting a laptop into the adaptor about 2 feet from the router (which worked before). No joy.
It's maybe time to give up. The sun's gone down, so it's maybe time for a liquid restorative.
PS - if I start on the problems we've had with Outlook and email since BT's "upgrade" to their business email service, I'll be here all night.
So, farewell.
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