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Wireless Broadband: Sprint vs. Cingular vs. Verizon (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Rural Cingular service lacking, Sprint network tops. Last month we compared Verizon and Sprint's EVDO wireless broadband services, and suggested Sprint was a better deal due to a fairer pricing scheme and a less restrictive EULA. Consumer affairs tests third gen wireless broadband services from Cingul.. |
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Silicon Valley's Bangalore Wimax Envy (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Hindustan times article prompts action.... When the Hindustan Times reported that "Bangalore is going to be the second city in the world to be fully WiMax enabled, something even Silicon Valley can't boast of," Silicon Valley civic planners apparently got annoyed. "That's right, Silicon Vall.. |
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U-Verse Launched in Houston (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - New VDSL and IPTV services now in two markets. As expected, AT&T has announced that their U-Verse IPTV platform has gone live in portions of Houston, Texas, today. This marks the second launch market for the company's TV service & 6Mbps VDSL bundle, which they've promised will go live in 15-20 m.. |
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Can Spam Act Protects Spammer (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Not-so-useful law in the spotlight again.... When the Can Spam Act was originally passed, there was ample criticism (from us and everyone else) that the law would, in fact, legalize and legitimize certain types of spam. One company tried to argue that the Act protected their constitutional rig.. |
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2006 the Year of BPL (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Or not. Each year we watch the broadband over powerline (BPL) industry proclaim that this year is "the year" BPL will shine, and each year we see limited trials and hesitant utilities, yet no absence of optimistic chatter from the FCC and BPL hardware vendor.. |
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'New' Sympatico Caps (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - For new customers starting December 3. There's some discussion of some new caps being imposed by Bell Canada among users in our Sympatico forum. This official Bell Canada thread indicates that the caps will be imposed for all new customers starting December 3rd and states the limits and .. |
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$14,995 for Comcast Cable Installation? (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Running that extra stretch of coax can be pricey.... The difference between the broadband haves and the broadband have-nots often comes down to a couple hundred feet. When dealing with a cable provider, users just out of range of cable can sometimes pony up the costs to have the coax or fiber run a li.. |
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Morning Broadband Bytes (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - . Around the Industry: Australian Competition Tsar calls out Telstra: Stop blaming us and just throw the damn switch on your entire network already!Competition and cheap broadband, courtesy of Margaret ThatcherSour taste to UK ISP Orange penalty for b.. |
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Earthlink Cable: 10Mbps NYC (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Users also seeing faster speeds. User EarthlinkNYC gives word that Earthlink customers in the NYC area are also seeing the Time Warner Cable 10Mbps speeds that Roadrunner customers started reporting earlier this week. Some users in Washington State report seeing 10Mbps this morning.. |
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Live NFL Games Via Fios (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - NFL and Verizon huddle up. The NFL today announced that they'll be testing the delivery of live Thursday and Saturday night games over the Internet to Verizon Fios customers. The NFL will be testing the system internally during this Thursday's Ravens Bengals game, with broade.. |
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Hey Crazy People, Wi-Fi Isn't Kryptonite (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - Unless you have scientific evidence proving otherwise?. So far we've seen parents shut down school Wi-Fi because of health fears (with no supporting science), Universities saying Wi-Fi is akin to second hand smoke (with no supporting science) and a woman who believes wireless is her personal kryptonite (w.. |
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Sacramento Gets Sprint Revision A (Dec 01 2006 04:55 GMT) - As does Utah's Wasatch Valley. Sacramento and Utah's Wasatch Valley are the latest to be upgraded to Sprint EVDO revision A wireless broadband technology. The upgrade increases downstream speeds from 700kbps to 800kbps, upstream speeds from 50-70 kbps to 300-400 kbps and dramatic.. |
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