Cotswold PC Blog

Billion 7700n reviewing a Annex M connection with 21cn

See larger image Billion BiPAC 7700N 300 Mbps ADSL2+ Router with Wireless N Firewall (Personal Computers) List Price: 49.99 GBP New From: 46.55 In Stock Used from: 34.35 In Stock Release date May 16, 2011. Have just had my first ADSL2+ Annex M line installed with 21cn at the phone exchange, after initial problems with...

Sony KDL40CX523BU 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Internet Ready TV with Freeview HD

See larger image Sony KDL40EX523BU 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Edge LED Internet TV with Freeview HD (Electronics) New From: 533.71 In Stock Used from: 465.80 In Stock Release date May 10, 2011. Sony KDL40CX523BU 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Internet Ready TV with Freeview HD The Sony KDL40CX523BU has loads of features including...

Panasonic TXP50GT30B Smart VIERA 50-inch Full HD 1080p 3D 600Hz Internet-Ready Plasma TV with Freeview HD and Freesat HD

See larger image Panasonic Smart VIERA TX-P50GT30B 50-inch Full HD 1080p 3D 600Hz Internet-Ready Plasma TV with Freeview HD and Freesat HD (Installation Recommended) (Electronics) New From: 1,079.00 In Stock Used from: 959.00 In Stock Release date March 31, 2011. The Panasonic TXP50GT30B Smart VIERA 50-inch televison is a Full HD Neo Plasma 3DTV with...

Toshiba 22DV501B 22″ Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV Review

See larger image Toshiba 22DV501B 22-inch Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV with Built-in DVD player (Electronics) New From: 149.98 In Stock Used from: 119.99 In Stock Release date June 21, 2011. The Toshiba 22DV501B could just make that perfect Christmas present, If you are stuck for ideas this could be perfect present to fill that empty...

Sony KDL32CX523BU Freeview HD with wireless internet

See larger image Sony KDL32CX523BU 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 50Hz LCD Internet TV with Freeview HD (Electronics) New From: 329.94 In Stock Release date March 2, 2011. Best Sony TV deals for Christmas Coming up to that time of year of what do i buy someone for Christmas. So here is a great little...

Mobile Broadband in the Cotswolds

I recently purchased a 3g sim card from three.co.uk after researching which of the mobile broadband providers had their network in my area. After finding out that three had a transmitter in Stow on the Wold placed on the local fire tower it was time to test. The results so far have been very surprising...

Want to know which homeplug to buy?

See larger image Devolo dLAN 500 AVtriple+ Starter Kit (Accessory) List Price: 139.99 GBP New From: 119.28 In Stock Release date November 25, 2011. LinkedTube Homeplugs have been for a long time to me now an absolute life saver. Living in the Cotswolds houses are always made with those lovely Cotswold stone walls, nice to...

Fake Virus Phone calls in The Cotswolds

Over the last few months we have seen a rise in fake phone calls to our customers, claiming that your computer has a virus, we even had one ourselves. They may claim to be from Microsoft and will state that you have a virus and with remote access to your computer they can fix this...

Tackling a common broadband fault

See larger image Solwise 85Mbps HomePlug Ethernet Adapter - Single Pack () New From: 16.80 In Stock Before you read any further read my latest post on all you need to know about homeplugs Recently i had installed a business broadband connection at one of my families houses, they had really got fed up their...

Toshiba Satellite L300 – 149 repair and drivers

Repair of the Toshiba Satellite L300 – 149 Just had this possibly 4 – 5 year old laptop dropped in, was currently running Windows Vista pretty badly, so opted for a reload but with Windows XP home. On first inspection after installing Windows XP speed of laptop is now actually quite good. Battery condition is...