Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-20 http://t.co/ciMr6HeDji -> Comcast is trying to find ways to makeup for pay TV losses. http://t.co/Ya9pL5GVSK -> Will 4K video stress your connection? Maybe. http://t.co/wgAwy57xZz -> New trend: ISPs don't budge advertised speeds, but sneakily increse them on the back end. http://t.co/59NTx9GcvF -> Get paid for your… Continue reading
More and more often, I keep hearing this question. “Why would I need a gigabit? There’s nothing I could possibly do to need that kind of bandwidth.” On the surface, I can see the point. There are precious few home applications that, on their own, would consume this kind of… Continue reading
AT&T threatens to keelhaul suspected pirates. Emphasis on suspected. http://t.co/uO4ugrhuQz -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-13 http://t.co/GMY9b8At3T -> UTOPIA Goes for Cheap Gigabit http://t.co/BLn5bH70Yj -> There's a lot of places for online video to break. http://t.co/5OcHkAlCtD -> Unfortunately, CenturyLink only has enough money to consider it. http://t.co/sMqXHrUbrI -> If you want… Continue reading
Remember the rumblings about UTOPIA’s upcoming announcement last week? Well, it’s here, and its’ huge. Starting today, seven providers will be offering gigabit service for as low as $64.95/mo. If you’ve already paid off the connection fee, this makes it the same or less than Google Fiber in Provo on… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-06 http://t.co/dsvK3XasK8 -> Pay TV losses accelerate. http://t.co/7f2qBzERF8 -> California Congresswoman wants to fight cable TV blackouts. http://t.co/oxwZ1JUgwC -> Unsurprisingly, threatening people doesn't work so well. Maybe you should give the people what they want instead? http://t.co/qEW5vq94l4 -> CenturyLink has a lot of Haterade for retransmission costs… Continue reading
Earlier today, UTOPIA posted a cryptic message on Facebook and Twitter that they’d be announcing something on Monday September 16. Obviously, such a vague message has sent the speculation engine into overdrive, but a little birdie told me it has something to do with gigabit. The likely possibility is that… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-30 http://t.co/x9z2L8QTEC -> Here's a great example of a community deciding to roll its own service (and in Mexico no less). http://t.co/TjTRPPAHSf -> Verizon caps FiOS usage, but at a very generous 10TB per month. Only 45 out of 5.8M users exceeded it. http://t.co/2O3baa3OW4 -> Head of… Continue reading