December 1, 2010
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It’s the holiday season, and if you’re like me, you’re being tempted by new toys. Who wouldn’t want a shiny new Apple iPad, a Motorola Droid II or an Amazon Kindle DX e-reader? I do — but I don’t actually … Continue reading
November 30, 2010
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Network neutrality is a simple concept: ISPs shouldn’t play favorites with the content that goes over their parts of the Internet. It’s a concept that harks back to the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX) in 1991 when the first Internet carries … Continue reading
November 23, 2010
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After my recent piece on the cost of small office/home office bandwidth was published, I heard from many people. Some sample responses to Verizon’s new monthly deal of 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) down and 35Mbps up for $194.99 include: … Continue reading
November 22, 2010
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What’s the most you’ve ever paid for your small-office/home-office (SOHO) Internet broadband? For me, it was $350 a month, but that was in the late 80s and I had a fractional T1 using frame-relay direct to my house. In those … Continue reading
November 17, 2010
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I’m a fan of watching TV over the Internet, so I was pleased to see that Hulu Plus has finally opened its door to anyone. After using it for the last few weeks, as a beta tester though, I’m not … Continue reading
October 22, 2010
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If I were to ask most people what single kind of program they thought used up the most Internet bandwidth, most of them would say, “Web browsing.” Wrong. According to research by Sandvine, a broadband solution provider and analysis firm, … Continue reading