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- Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?
- Optimum Online's $99 per month Ultra DOCSIS 3.0 service is one of fastest residential broadband offerings available today. But is it really "Up to" 101Mbps as advertised? As I mentioned in a post last week about broadband service outages, Last Friday, I was...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Router, Network, Adobe PDF, Broadband, Server, NetGear, Ultra DOCSIS 3.0, CISCO DPC3000, Speed Test, OOKLA, SRXN3205, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Modems, Home Networking, Cable, Firewalls, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- What open source should tell the FCC
- What open source should tell the FCCyou are rightThe very wealthy in the US will not give up their power easily. Open and free internet is the enemy of the rich and powerful.The free flow if ideas is what they are trying to stop, here and in places like China.I...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, open source, DSL, broadband, FCC, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- The Web video showdown: Content providers, cable companies and the users stuck in the middle
- The Web video showdown: Content providers, cable companies and the users stuck in the middleBye Bye CableI seem to be in this boat. Paying $500 a year for basic cable which I was barely watching. Decided to go to HD Antenna and get 8 channels for the price...
- Tags: Network technology, video, cable, cable company, Comcast Corp., Internet video
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- Qwest CTO on FTTP, bandwidth caps and integrated services
- Qwest plans to roll out integrated home services where it ties its services in with those from its partners such as MSN and DirecTV in a move enabled by a thin layer of software, according to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll. Poll right talked about Qwest's broadband strategy...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Qwest Communications Inc., Service, West, Cable, Network Technology, Fiber Optics, Broadband Internet, Optical Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- New WiFi from Intel improves rural communications
- New WiFi from Intel improves rural communicationsRe: "New WiFi...improves rural communications"Great!!! Glad to hear about the technology.HOWEVER...What's this talk about Africa and Asia? What about here in the U.S.?ANYONE who is outside the reach of Cable is going to be CONDEMNED to years more of the Internet via...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, INTERNET, Network technology, rural communication, Wi-Fi, POTS, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at least
- Verizon has been experimenting with a new technology called P4P, which localizes P2P file transfers, as many media are reporting today. Essentially, rather than randomly pulling pieces of a file from around the world, Verizon is communicating the locations of their users, so local sources are preferred over distant ones....
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Wireless, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- AT
- ATSomething for a journalist to investigate...or maybe you already know.Is it possible that your esteemed landlord is getting a discount/kickback for making AT&T the exclusive provider of broadband in your complex?I must say Mr. Ou I sympathize with you..You are well aware im NOT a proponet of Comcast in ANYWAY...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, DSL, Network technology, Fios TV, Comcast Corp., Mbps, Kbps, SBC
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze
- The FCC held its hearing on Comcast's Network Management practices at Harvard University yesterday. Vuze executive Gilles BianRosa whose company filed one of the two FCC complaints against Comcast reportedly told the FCC yesterday that BitTorrent does not hog bandwidth. Since most Internet experts would dispute that claim, I generated the...
- Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Vuze, Congestion Problem, Free Press, Broadband Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Why Satellite Internet service is so slow
- Why Satellite Internet service is so slowReal world is worse.Ping statistics for 75.104.128.61: Packets: Sent = 25, Received = 22, Lost = 3 (12% loss),Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 626ms, Maximum = 3690ms, Average = 1385msThis is the nameserver within WildBlue's...
- Tags: Network technology, Real World, Embarq, satellite, Satellite Internet Service, satellite Internet, latency
- Discussion threads 2008-02-24
- Lawsuit: Comcast is a 'totalitarian' business
- Lawsuit: Comcast is a 'totalitarian' businessThere is a REASON . . . .that they are known as CRAPCAST!!!RE: Lawsuit: Comcast is a 'totalitarian' businessCharter was using a similar tactic when they cut the bandwidth to they newsgroup servers down to 128k and claimed no knowledge of the slow down.Comcast didn't...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- RBAC problems wipe out AT&T DSL in California
- RBAC problems wipe out AT&T DSL in CaliforniaNever been impressed with SBC's serviceThese were the people who told me that DSL was available where I was living in the San Diego back country. I ordered the equipment accordingly, only to discover I was too far away from the exchange...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, N95, Comcast Corp., DSL, AT&T Corp., role-based access control
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Why metered Internet is a really bad idea
- The above image from Lauren Weinstein's blog shows why metered Internet is a really bad idea and obnoxious. It shows Canadian ISP Rogers Internet altering web pages to warn you when you go over 75% of your 75GB cap. I checked on the Rogers website for...
- Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Plan, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- News to know: Installing Leopard; Google; Green IT; BEA
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The Leopard has landed: The Mac OS X 10.5 upgrade process. Gallery: Installing Leopard. Robin Harris: Back up before Leopard upgrade! David Morgenstern: Mac OS X Leopard installation as a spiritual practice. Dana Gardner: I got bitten by the Apple Leopard blue screen...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, BEA Systems Inc., Green IT, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating Systems, Data Centers, Desktops, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Storage, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- AT&T DSL 1.5 mbps service = 0.3 mbps throughput
- This hasn't been a kind week to me when it comes to DSL service from AT&T as I've already gone through AT&T DSL setup hell earlier this week. On Saturday when I set up a few extra things for my mother's home, I ran some DSL speed tests (during non...
- Tags: Mother, AT&T Corp., DSL Service, Kbps, Service, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-28
- Comcast feeling the heat from competition
- Comcast feeling the heat from competitionThe heck with Comcast .I just disconnected Comcast's Cable modem and installed Verizon's DSL modem . Now all I have to do is add my Router and I'm good to go . I will be paying 14.99 a month for Verizon DSL for a connection...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, DSL, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., Mbps, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Comcast's network controls: File sharing isn't Comcastic
- Comcast's network controls: File sharing isn't ComcasticMight be illegal depending on where you live.Since Comcast forges data packets to appear as though they are coming from the two sharing computers, they may run afoul of some laws. In Connecticut for example, it's illegal to electronically pretend to be someone else.Comcastic,...
- Tags: file-sharing, bandwidth, Comcast Corp., network
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- Why HD movie downloads are a big lie
- There's a lot of buzz lately about the delivery of HD TV and Movie content over the Internet with shows like Lost being delivered by ABC.com and other video download services with XBox360 or iTunes. I even have friends and colleagues telling me that BlueRay or HD-DVD won't make it...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Fun Stuff, Infrastructure, Net Neutrality, Networking, VoIP
- Blog posts 2007-05-31
- Vonage says it may face bankruptcy
- Vonage says it may face bankruptcyTheir service suk'danyway... there are a few other companies out their with much better technology. My home phone which is VOIP is just as crystal clear, if not better than the local Verizon. And I pay 2 cents a min for all long...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Litigation, bankruptcy, Adelphia Communications Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., phone service
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Verizon: New fiber rollout isn't cheap
- Verizon: New fiber rollout isn't cheapBungled roll out ....FIOS is available on the street adjacent to our neighborhood, but not in our neighborhood. Despite Verizon sending us weekly mailings saying it IS available. Incompetence is my guess.If Verizon fails, it will be because of bungled opportunites like this.Cable...
- Tags: Network technology, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Old Tech, TV, broadband, INcompetence, God, Verizon Communications Inc., fiber, WiMAX, Fios
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
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