(@elforesto) Baby monitors could be killing your WiFi. And maybe your wireless ISP. http://is.gd/yOIz #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Will smartphone data demand drive carriers to dump unlimited use pricing? http://is.gd/yIKo #freeutopia # (@elforesto) ISPs call bunk on Pew claim that rural customers don’t want broadband. http://is.gd/yOES #freeutopia # (@elforesto) High-speed connections… Continue reading
(@elforesto) Surviving the dumb pipe: jack up prices, sell luxury services, or sell your network. http://is.gd/xVeH #freeutopia # Powered by Twitter Tools.
(@elforesto) Genachowski confirmation delayed as Republicans still search for their FCC commission nominee. http://is.gd/xNkL #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Recession driving more folks to drop land lines and go wireless only. http://is.gd/xuuz #freeutopia # (@elforesto) A phone industry bailout? Seriously? http://is.gd/xM7m #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Simultaneous theatre, DVD, and VOD releases could be… Continue reading
I was poking around UTOPIA’s website today and noticed that Integra Telecom is now listed as a commerical provider. This is an exciting development for UTOPIA as Integra measures its revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars and spans 11 states. Picking up a carrier-class provider of business services… Continue reading
(@elforesto) Qwest offering free WiFi to broadband customers via AT&T. http://is.gd/xucX #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Comcast takes 2nd place in Consumerist’s Worst Company in America for the 2nd year in a row. http://is.gd/xtTz #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Vonage posts their first profit ever. Yes, EVER. http://is.gd/xvcR #freeutopia # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Despite the hefty $147/mo price tag, someone in Layton has some serious bragging rights by becoming the first residential customer on UTOPIA to pick up 100Mbps service courtesey of FuzeCore. Nobody else in Utah offers those kinds of speeds in the home and UTOPIA plans to up the ante even… Continue reading
(@elforesto) 10 Big Cable Company Lies: http://is.gd/t5kI #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Rumor mill says MSTAR is still entertaining other offers despite Prime Time’s buyout deal. #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Telecom continues to have abysmal customer satisfaction ratings. No big surprise. http://is.gd/teBH #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Journalists are having a hard time finding financial… Continue reading
I had a conversation today with Bryon Wentzlaff of Prime Time Communications and he answered a few questions on the STB replacement in progress. By his figures, about 1800 boxes were replaced leading up to the termination of signals from Broadweave that occurred on Sunday. That was all done in… Continue reading
Some of you have probably noticed that the Broadband Bytes feature hasn’t been appearing on the website since March 17. There’s two reasons for this: it takes a large chunk of my Saturday to put it together (thus why it was frequently published late) and I haven’t been getting paid… Continue reading
A forum poster on DSLReports isn’t too happy with Prime Time Communications. S/he reported had an STB swap last week that resulted in a loss of channels, frequent pixelation and/or tiling, and being downgraded from a dual-tuner DVR. They’re also reporting issues with out-of-sync audio and video with the new… Continue reading