Web Design Book - BT Home Hub

First, a confession. I hate BT.

Seriously .. I f***ing DESPISE BT.

They’re the most frustrating, annoying, useless, arrogant, evil, faceless, outsourcing corporate b******s out there.

However, if you want to get online and you live in 70% of the UK you’ve got no other choice than to use them, in some form or another.

Right, now that’s out the way..

I’ve just moved into a very funk new flat, about 30 seconds from the beach at Newquay.

Being a web designer, I obviously needed to be able to get online in some shape or form.

Despite my feelings for BT, I decided to try their broadband offering as it came with a couple of extras which other providers don’t offer .. and I fancied trying them out. I went with BT’s Option 3 with the BT Vision digital TV offering.

The basic broadband offering

The BT Home Hub is BT’s custom-designed wi-fi router.

I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with it. It’s not the most physically-robust router I’ve ever seen and nor is it the most compact, but it’s attractive and intuitive.
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