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About Broadband Helper
ADSL Helper (as the site was known previously), was launched in July 2008 by Ashley Proctor, is a broadband community website that actively focuses on all aspects of broadband/internet connectivity in the UK.In May 2010, ADSL Helper became part of the Lost Pocket Network of websites.
At the end of August of 2010, ADSL Helper was rebranded/renamed to Broadband Helper. The change was made for several reasons:
- Most people refer to their internet connection as a broadband connection instead of an ADSL connection, some people don't even know what ADSL is.
- Broadband is easier to understand and will hopefully help us on search engines
- We don't solely focus on ADSL, we have sections for Cable and Mobile Broadband.
Broadband Helper Versions
The site has gone through a number of major changes since launch to keep up with current web standards and user trends. Below is a list of details about the most recent updates:Broadband Helper v5 (August 2011)
Broadband Helper started to look a bit dated and a bit unloved, so we decided to give it a scrub up and a bit of a overhaul. Features in this version include:
- A brand new, sleek, look!
- Upgrade of the software powering the site to the latest version
- A brand new Software section of the website
- A reshuffle of the main forums
Broadband Helper v4.1 (August 2010)
This is an enhancement of our previous version of the site. Features in this version include:
- We renamed to Broadband Helper
- Overhaul of the site layout and navigation
- Usability improvements across both the site and forums
- Improvements to the articles system
I'd like to thank the following people for their feedback and help in developing this update to the website:
- SpencerUK (Broadband Helper) - Skin feedback and bug reporting.
- JackDinn (Broadband Helper) - Skin feedback and bug reporting.
- BoomAM (Broadband Helper) - Skin feedback and bug reporting.
- DanielV (Invision Power Services Community) - Main site feedback and help with the articles section.
- Graeme Leighfield & ehren. (Invision Power Services Community) - Helping fix a few a few bugs on the forum skin.
- Robert Busby (Invision Power Services Community) - Helping fix a few a few bugs and feedback on the forum skin.
ADSL Helper v4 (July 2010)
This was a minor update to the site with the following features:
- Website look and feel was integrated onto the forums.
- A new articles system was introduced.
- Social networking features were introduced (Link sharing and Facebook Liking).
- New authentication method via Twitter introduced.
I'd like to thank the following people for their feedback and help in developing this update to the website:
- SpencerUK (ADSL Helper) - Skin feedback and bug reporting.
- JackDinn (ADSL Helper) - Skin feedback and bug reporting.
The Broadband Helper Team
As with most online communities, for a site/community to function you need a team of trustworthy community members to help keep the site organised and operational. Here, we have called that team quite simply the 'Broadband Helper Team', which is currently made up of:- Ashley - Site Administrator.
- Anthony - Part-Time Site Administrator.
- SpencerUK - Global Moderator and Article Writer.
- JackDinn - Global Moderator and In-House Software Developer.
Without this team, Broadband Helper wouldn't have got to the point it is at today, so a massive thanks to them!
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