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Cable broadband ISP's QoS enhancement surcharge draws Vonage's ire

Cable broadband ISP's QoS enhancement surcharge draws Vonage's ireI am not a fan of regulation but "Net Neutral" is mandatory.Let's hope our elected animals understand that. Or more accurately, care about the people more than the "contributions" from the players.Different regulatory situationIt's not so obvious that the U.S. providers...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Internet service providers (ISPs), VoIP, Shaw, QoS, Cable broadband ISP, cable broadband, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

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AT&T to FCC: Close loopholes and write rules that apply to Google, too

AT&T has taken off the boxing gloves in its fight with Google over the Google Voice service and proposed Net Neutrality rules. In a letter to the FCC PDF this week, AT&T went on the attack to portray Google as a big powerful company that's trying to fool the FCC...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Telephony, Telecommunications, Government, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Court lifts FCC limits on cable ownership

Here come even HIGHER prices ....and thousands of channels of mediocrity.Look at satellite radio - unlimited channels of the same old same old !Satellite RadioActually when it first started and there was competing services ala XM and Sirius satellite radio was cheap, $9.99XM and $12.99 Sirius - both worked out...

Tags: Network technology, Satellite radio, cable, satellite, cable ownership, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customersWhy, just Why?Why would anyone willingly subject themselves to becoming Comcast customers? Where I live even DSL is not available so my only choice is Comcast and they are terrible, their customer service is terrible, their installers are unreliable and they...

Tags: INTERNET, Cable, Network technology, TVs, Broadband Internet, comcast, Comcast Corp., voice customer

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?

Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?Won't workThe only way News will get their revenue offset is if 'the pipe' is charged; in other words ISPs get charged and pass along the cost to you in the form of an increase surcharge on your broadband account.When a...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Operational accounting, grand subscription plan, minimal revenue, News Corp., Much Ado, subscription plan, Rupert Murdoch, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you can

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you canWhy should the wireless carriersbe any different from:1. my electricity utility2. my water utility3. my gas utility4. my ISP5. my sewer/wastewater company ?I don't want the wireless carriers to be any different. I want to be able to switch from one to another...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, App Store, Apple Inc., developer, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

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

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part DeuxReminds me of Comcast.Back when I was a customer of theirs, I had some troubles. I eventually got to a tech support person that actually understood what I was talking about when I told them the IP address of the equipment on the...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Part Deux, suburban broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a deal

ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a dealYou say words are importantFrom the article you linked to [i]In return, Virgin Media, the British cable television and broadband provider, agreed to take steps to reduce piracy on its network, something that other broadband providers have resisted.The measures could...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Virgin, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Dial-up diary: erotically fast broadband

Nearly one year has passed since I first organised the broadband and phone line into my now previous house. After moving in to my brand new house today, I am astounded as to how different the experience has been. Last year it took 29 days to successfully...

Tags: Phone, Router, Broadband, Phone Line, British Telecommunications, Socket, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-07

As economy plummets, cable, satellite TV bills are on the rise

As economy plummets, cable, satellite TV bills are on the riseThe Internet is the future of mediaWe dropped cable 6 months ago. We found a local ISP and got 12M down, 2M up for $50 a month and kicked $110 a month of Time Warner out the door. A decent...

Tags: Network technology, Satellite TV, TVs, TV & Home Theater, cable, TV, satellite, satellite television

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back Off

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back OffWhat Price Bandwidth? For a more balanced view of the TWC caps and overage charges story: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Time-Warners-Broadband-Cap-Plans-Draw-Lawmakers-Ire-202147/ It also seems that you are unaware of NetFlix movie downloads via the Internet, which I don't think...

Tags: INTERNET, Business services, Corporate communications, Peer to peer (P2P), Telecom & Utilities, BACK OFF, TWC, Time Warner Cable Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customers

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customersThese caps in bandwidth usage are going to be a royal pain. And really I don't know why the online gaming community are not screaming about this yet. I am an avid gamer, and I would...

Tags: Pricing, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TWC, DSL company, DSL, pricing strategy, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Five things I'd like to see from my broadband provider

Tom Steinert-Threlkeld posted yesterday five things he would like to see change about his cable operator. As cable is practically a thing of the past over here in the UK, with satellite and Freeview free digital channels hitting most television sets, I thought long and hard about where the next...

Tags: House, Bandwidth, VoIP, P2P, Broadband, Peer To Peer (P2P), Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Web video isn

Web video isnChannel SurfingChannel surfing is still in our blood, and it will be a while until that changes.Streaming Netflix to my Tivo is not always 100 stable, but if Tivo adds Hulu, I will be one step closer to cutting off cable!yet....Then Time Warner will join the RIAA and...

Tags: Network technology, cable, Internet, Internet video, video, Channel Surfing

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Why I am against pure net neutrality

Why I am against pure net neutrality100 per cent disagreeLet's compare this to cable TV. Originally all cable providers were supposed to provide a certain amount of channels/bandwidth to public access stations but once they sobbed for similar reasons -- having to monitor for inappropriate content and to keep costs...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Net Neutrality, pure net neutrality, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Will Bells hijack the broadband stimulus?

Will Bells hijack the broadband stimulus?Socialist economy... What is next Government housing and Yugo's?:(A rhetorical question, I presumeWill Bells hijack the broadband stimulus?Of course they will.Open competition didn't workHow far did we get with open competition for local phone service? Most of those companies died off. Cable companies...

Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband stimulu, cable, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-01-28

University students sends city of Canterbury to the dial-up age

With three universities, two colleges and multiple schools all arriving back at their desks at the same point in time, especially the migration of students flocking back to the city, has left my home, the historic city of Canterbury, with crawling broadband speeds. I don't often write...

Tags: Network, Student, Broadband, University Student, Canterbury, UKC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-22