By January 2027, the UK’s traditional landline network—the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)—will be switched off permanently. This marks the end of copper phone lines that have carried the nation’s calls for decades. For millions of households and businesses still relying on these old connections, the clock is ticking: you’ll need to move to a …Read more.
Why Phone Systems Matter in Property Management Property management is a fast-moving business. Landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers all expect quick responses. Every missed call could mean a missed rent payment, an unhappy tenant, or even a lost property sale. For many estate agents and property managers, the question isn’t whether to invest in a …Read more.
Wondering how to Keep Your Landline When Switching to Cuckoo Full Fibre? Switching to Cuckoo Full Fibre is one of the smartest moves you can make if you want fast, reliable, future-proof broadband. Cuckoo keeps things simple: one fast package, one fair price, no mid-contract price hikes, and the reassurance that you’re getting speeds designed …Read more.
Plusnet’s Full Fibre broadband brings ultra-reliable, high-speed internet directly into your home or business over the Openreach FTTP network. It’s a game-changer for people frustrated by slow copper lines, offering speeds up to 900 Mbps, lower latency, and no signal drop-outs caused by distance from the exchange. But there’s one important change customers often overlook: …Read more.
Why Prioritising VoIP Matters VoIP traffic is light on bandwidth — roughly 80–88 Kbps per call — but extremely sensitive to latency, jitter, and packet loss. Even a short delay can lead to echo, choppy audio, or dropped calls.A correct draytek voip qos configuration ensures your voice packets always get top priority, even when your …Read more.
Why SIP ALG is the Hidden VoIP Killer If you’ve ever experienced choppy VoIP calls, conversations where the other person can’t hear you, or the dreaded “dead silence” when you answer the phone, there’s a good chance you’ve run into one of the most common yet least obvious culprits: SIP ALG. This router feature, often …Read more.
Introduction — What Is rport? Why Can NAT Break VoIP? If you’ve ever set up VoIP and run into problems where: …then you’ve likely encountered a NAT traversal issue. NAT (Network Address Translation) is what most home and office routers use to let multiple devices share one public IPv4 address. It’s great for security and …Read more.
Starlink is transforming broadband access for rural and hard-to-reach areas in the UK. Operated by SpaceX, this low Earth orbit satellite network delivers high-speed internet to homes and businesses where traditional copper or even fibre broadband either doesn’t exist or underperforms. With speeds typically between 50–250 Mbps download, 10–40 Mbps upload, and latency around 20–50 …Read more.
Switching to Hyperoptic is an exciting upgrade. With ultrafast full-fibre broadband reaching speeds up to 1 Gbps, symmetrical uploads and downloads, and competitive pricing, it’s easy to see why thousands of homes and businesses across the UK are making the change. But here’s the part many people don’t think about until late in the process: …Read more.
Switching to Three’s 5G Broadband offers a modern, flexible alternative to traditional wired broadband connections. With no need for phone sockets, engineer visits, or long installation waits, Three’s plug-and-play 5G router delivers fast wireless internet straight to your home. While it provides impressive speeds and simplicity, one feature many customers notice, and one we often …Read more.