How can Siri help people with Autism?
Millions of iPhone users around the world use Siri to set alarms, ring friends and find out what the fox says. One thing Apple probably didn’t foresee, is the positive impact for...
View ArticlePlusnet Predictions 2015
2015 is upon us and it's time for our annual predications for the world of technology and the Internet. We'll score last year further down but first this is what we think will be headline worthy in...
View ArticlePlusnet wins not once but twice at key customers awards
True Sheffield grit and determination showed this week as our team braved the adverse weather to get in to the offices, demonstrating the teamwork and will to win that is core to the people of Plusnet....
View ArticlePlusnet Joins Government Business Broadband Scheme
Here at Plusnet we love helping businesses, so we’re proud to announce that we’re joining a scheme to help small businesses get faster speeds online.
View ArticleCall charges to service numbers are changing
Telephone numbers starting 08, 09 and 118 are called 'service numbers'. You might use them to make phone calls to organisations such as banks, travel services, government departments, or even to vote...
View ArticlePlusnet wins Which? recommendation for seventh time
We at Plusnet pride ourselves in providing a top-notch service to all of our customers, and that work was recognised this week by Which?, who recommended Plusnet for the seventh time.
View Article7 Interesting Insights from the Inventor of the World Wide Web
On 12th March 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. On 12th March 2015 he participated in an AMA session on Reddit to mark the 26th anniversary. AMA stands for Ask Me Anything and is a...
View Article12 Ways You Used to Procrastinate in School
Back in 1981, the BBC Computer was one of the first to be used in schools. 34 years on, Plusnet takes a look at the top 12 ways we used our school PCs to procrastinate.
View ArticleSay Hello To Plusnet's New Twitter Handles!
We’re incredibly proud of the service we provide to our customers and we’re constantly looking for ways to improve and innovate, this is of course the reason why we’ve launched our brand new Twitter...
View ArticleHow To Create Your First YouTube Video
Have you seen ‘Me at the zoo’? This was the first video uploaded to YouTube, all the way back on April 23rd, 2005. Since then, over 7,200 hours of video footage have been uploaded per day. The boffins...
View ArticleYou don't need to go to the woods to whittle!
It’s perhaps a little cheeky, somewhat bold, and quietly unleashing the challenger brand within but we love it! Of course it’s our sparkly new advertising campaign, which you’ll see over the coming...
View ArticleSocial Media Data Privacy and How to Download Your Data
In early 2015, tech giant Facebook released information about user data that was made available to the National Security Agency in surveillance operations in the USA. The practice was questioned by...
View ArticlePlusnet Offers Businesses Chance To Win Co-sponsorship of British Racing Star
At the start of 2015, Plusnet announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with GP2 and Manor F1 driver, Jordan King. Having spent a successful period in national, European and World Championship Karting,...
View ArticlePlusnet Partners with BFI For the Nationwide Love Season
Calling all film lovers! It’s the season of romance at Plusnet as we team up with BFI to bring you LOVE – Films To Fall In Love With...Films To Break Your Heart, which runs from October until the end...
View ArticlePlusnet Wins Big At Customer and Industry Awards
We are delighted to announce some fantastic new additions to our trophy cabinet, with recent wins in three separate customer and industry awards. At Cable.co.uk’s inaugural Broadband Awards, we scooped...
View ArticleDevon Florist Wins Plusnet’s Jordan King GP2 Sponsorship Competition
We recently launched a competition for one lucky business to win the amazing chance of having their logo on the GP2 car of budding British driving star, Jordan King, alongside our own. And we are...
View ArticleSpend A Night In With Our BFI Blogger Boxes
As the year comes to an end and our time at work winds down, most of us are going out and celebrating. However, even the most energetic of us can get tired of socialising with friends before the New...
View ArticleBiophilia, Hologram Meetings and Furniture on Demand: Office of the Future...
Flexible nanotech, telepresence robots and holograms could all be every day sights in the office of the future 2030, experts have told us. To find out just exactly what they think will be inside click...
View ArticleSlides, Robots and Hammocks: Room by Room Breakdown of the Office of the Future
We always like to keep our office an engaging environment where people can work their best, but not every company thinks that way. Open-plan offices have grown in popularity, but most still have drab...
View ArticlePlusnet is Loving Sheffield Back TODAY!
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, Plusnet has an amazing event lined up TODAY at Sheffield train station. Members of the Plusnet team will be loving Sheffield back in a big way, transforming the...
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