T-Mobile launches Wi-Fi at Heathrow Terminal 5

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So, there I was at Terminal 5 the other day on my way out to IFA in Berlin. I opened my all-too-heavy laptop expecting to reap the benefits of all the lovely Wi-Fi I’d heard about and what did I pick up – not a sausage; not so much as a secured, ultra-low signal from a mobile phone.

Now, if I were to try the same any time from today, I’d have a rather different experience. Search for a network in Heathrow T5 now and you’ll find one the size of 50 football pitches courtesy T-Mobile…

Top 5 gadgets most likely to get you stopped at Heathrow Terminal 5

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A gentleman by the name of Brad Jayakody was stopped from boarding his flight at Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday for wearing an Optimus Prime t-shirt with a cartoon gun on it. Utterly ridiculous as it is, a spokesmen from BAA explained the security policy:

“If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it.”

Mr Jayakody’s had neither, and that got me thinking about what else they wouldn’t allow you on a plane with and decided to come up with the Tech Digest top five gadgets most likely to get you stopped Heathrow Terminal 5. So, here is the Tech Digest top five gadgets most likely to get you stopped at Heathrow Terminal 5…

Console your lost luggage grief at Heathrow Terminal Five with a 25% discount on Shure headphones

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If you’re a member of the British Airways Executive Club, you would’ve received an email today announcing an “altogether unique shopping experience” at Heathrow Terminal Five.

Now, you wouldn’t get me down to Terminal Five for love or money, but if you’re an unfortunate sod who happened to book your holiday before checking the terminal at Heathrow you’re departing from, it may cheer you up slightly…