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With a virgin modem the cable length in the home is mostly irrelevant. The signal is 'in spec' or it's not and it's adjustable at street level to compensate for cable length. The length from one side of the room the other is nothing compared to the hundreds of metres in the street. The modem receives 1.2gb of bandwidth and restricts it down to the right speed based on the package.
What you say is definitely relevent if you use a phone line provider and I completely agree with access points etc.
Realisticly in the next few years FTTP will replace everything and you will have a box on the wall that converts the fibre to ethernet and then to access point hense why it's worthwhile putting an ethernet in at the same time.
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Unless there is another reason not to that Isn't in your post. I would personally have the virgin cable extended and put the modem in the TV area as it's more central for WiFi and puts the source near all your devices.
Aslong as the virgin cable doesn't get damaged going in I reckon it will take the bend better than the ethernet. Also if you get the rebated skirting and knock out a bit of plaster in the corners you will likely not be at 90 degree bends.
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Have you tried the 'TV go' service from virgin.
https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tips-and-tricks/download-the-virgin-tv-go-app
It does app and and browser and should do what you need? If you are on TV 360 (the one with voice commands) you can also stream recordings.
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Loads of useful stuff in here re price increases.
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/guides/mid-contract-price-rises/#what-are-mid-contract-price-rises
Plus how the wider market looks. (predominantly shit)
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Recently my 10 year+ gaggia bean to cup died and after months of back and forth settled on a sage barrista express impress.
It's about as close to separate espresso machine and grinder I could get without an accompanying divorce. Makes banging coffee and once dialed in I can knock out consistent coffee really quick.
I drink double espresso, americano and coconut milk flat whites.
Definitely worth a look. If you go direct to sage's website and do the chat to us they give out discount codes too. I got it cheaper direct than you can get from Currys/John Lewis etc.
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Looks like the full size pack accommodates the drills alot better than the MC. As you say real good mix of tools there.
I went for the MC as I have a small base of hand tools that get used all the time and then usually carry 1 small tote box from the van, I have 6 of these totes loaded out with different tool sets for different tasks. The veto frees the hands up nicely for carrying and at the minute isn't too heavy.
I'll see how different that is in a couple of months.
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Long weekend vibes