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I'm with Virgin Media now. Apparently they are the quickest in the market as they have their own fibre optic cables. However it's awaful lately, Wifi is pants and i'm only getting fluctuating readings from my internet; around 20mbps. Not the 50mbps that I'm supposed to have. Paying over £40 just for broadband is pretty bad. We have Sky TV. One thing we don't want to swap is the TV but we will consider if its a must. What thoughts have you got? I'm airing towards just changing evrything to Sky but worried about the speed.

Hello! I'm looking for an upgrade. Honestly, anything that I get will be an upgrade because the laptop that i'm using right now is like 7-8 years old. I was looking at these two computers and I was wondering which one is better? They're both HPs which are the kind of laptops I like. I just want to be able to keep playing some LoL here and there and MAYBE some WoW. Is it possible on these computers? Thanks guys!! EDIT: Oh and the Pavilion is a touchscreen, which i'm not too interested in, but I feel like this is the way technology is going nowadays so i'm not too bothered by it. Do any of you guys have touchscreen laptops? What do you guys think of them? HP Pavilion 17 Operating System: Windows 8.1 Processor & Memory: AMD Elite Quad Core A8-5550M Accelerated Processor (2.1GHz) up to 3.1GHz; 6GB Memory Storage & Optical Drive: 750GB Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart; Up to 25GB Cloud Storage from Box; SuperMulti DVD Burner Display & Design: 17.3" HD BrightView LED-backlit Display; Anodized Silver Finish; Measures 16.5"W x 10.5"D x 1.21"H; Weighs 7.74 lbs. Video/Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8550G Graphics Audio/Speakers: Integrated Speakers; DTS Sound+ Audio Technology Includes: HP TrueVision HD Webcam; Integrated Digital Microphone; Full-size Keyboard with numeric keypad; HP SimplePass Battery & Connectivity: Up to 6 hours of portable battery life; WiFi I/O Ports: 1 HDMI; 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports; 1 USB 2.0 Port; VGA; 1 Headphone Output/Microphone Input Combo Jack ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes HP Envy 17 Operating System: Windows 8.1 Processor & Memory: Intel i7-4700MQ Quad Core Processor (2.4GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz; 12GB Memory Storage & Optical Drive: 1TB Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection; Up to 50GB Cloud Storage from Box; SuperMulti DVD Burner Display & Design: 17.3" HD BrightView LED-Backlit Display; Glass Fiber with Natural Silver Finish; Measures 16.38"W x 10.8"D x 1.21"H; Weighs 6.17 lbs. Video/Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600 Audio/Speakers: Integrated Beats Audio Quad Speakers and 2 Subwoofers Includes: TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Dual Array Microphone and Noise Cancellation; Keyboard with numeric keypad; HP SimplePass Battery & Connectivity: Up to 5.25 hours of portable battery life; WiFi; WiDi; Intel Smart Connect Technology I/O Ports: 1 HDMI; 4 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports; RJ-45; Headphone-Out/Microphone-In Combo Jack ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes

So I'm having fibre optic broadband installed by Virgin media Tuesday, and I was wondering about the installation... I assume there isn't already fibre optic cables at my house, so does this mean they are installing all new underground cables? How do they do it? We have block paving driveway so it's bit a case of dig up a bit of grass to lay the cable, and first it's a recently done driveway so there is no way they will be allowed to tamper with it... Or will there be ducting underground anyway? We don't care if they dig up the pavement but there is no way we will let them dig up the drive... Anyone had fibre installed, and know how this works?