This high-end WiFi range extender is an elegant solution to the dead zone problem

We’ve all seen Wi-Fi extenders – little boxes you plug into your mains to repeat a WiFi signal, allowing your WiFi to reach into the darkest corners of your home. They’re incredibly useful, but sometimes it can take two or more extenders to do the job in a large or thick-walled house. That’s why TP-LINK have produced this RE210 dual-band Wi-Fi range extender, which uses some of the same techniques as high-end routers to massively boost your WiFi’s range and eliminate dead zones. Let’s take a closer look.

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Yay, 0800 numbers are now free on mobiles in the UK!

0800 and 0808 freephone numbers used to feel like the biggest con. “Oh, you’re calling from a mobile phone? No, of course it’s not free!” Now, balance has been restored, as OFCOM have introduced a new initiative called UK Calling which makes these numbers completely free to call from a mobile phone, just as they are from landlines.

UK Calling is actually much more than that, though…

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