Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-24 http://t.co/MjJpefJPUz -> I’m not waiting for Google. Why should you? http://t.co/dP3BCq9Ghy -> There’s only one way to keep making a profit in telecom: volume, and lots of it. http://t.co/XqOEHdx1qW -> Noise-cancelling headphones could improve fiber speeds and for all there are out there bose QuietComfort gets… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-17 http://t.co/xUrQca2Rk3 -> I'll be sure to remember that "all is well" the next time an SD YouTube video buffers on my "50Mbps" Comcast line. http://t.co/A4kIgGy7sT -> Once again, wireless has done in a lab what fiber has already done in the real world. http://t.co/RjMiLjYFeJ -> CenturyLink… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-10 http://t.co/ikIVXlSYoB -> Layton Mayor calls out Google on lack of business services. http://t.co/ob767XQJJh -> ABC is happy to stream their live feed, but only if you're a cable customer. http://t.co/VJchlCNBBy -> Muni fiber in Lafayette is creating city surpluses. http://t.co/R1jS9eT0uN -> Let's just start assuming that… Continue reading
Verizon starts to completely end wireline service in copper towns. http://t.co/CaoluSKc0u -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-03 http://t.co/v0DTiXrk6n -> Is CenturyLink doing fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-press release? http://t.co/5O48mFKVer -> Dutch police are essentially authorized to commit acts of war. http://t.co/2Hdv20wnCm -> CenturyLink's entire DSL network goes down. http://t.co/darBI6ZoR5 -> Broadband plans don't… Continue reading
And yet more gigabit that isn't Google, this time from Vermont. And at half the price. http://t.co/wDbUg2X2p6 -> CISPA dies, but probably in the same way a zombie does. http://t.co/mG27pV7zbc -> Special intro pricing may be dying off. http://t.co/pfJa605juE -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-04-26 http://t.co/ogxQ9qxw1H -> Learning the Wrong Lessons… Continue reading
Google Fiber: The best deal Provo deserves, but not the best deal it can get http://t.co/FTSAFHwdfH -> So I got quoted in a little publication you might have heard of: Forbes. http://t.co/eCq6jJIIys -> Instead of chasing down Google, find the local equivalent for your big broadband needs. http://t.co/Q4VXa4ID1p -> Sales… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-04-12 http://t.co/PkCTu406Jh -> A few have accepted this challenge. http://t.co/KzcE0uX1Ua -> Verizon is pretty sure you want a la carte. http://t.co/rGFjrIEWQH -> DOJ doesn't like the idea of spectrum monopolies. http://t.co/ykkTF2qjPS -> Taking education online can increase pass rates. http://t.co/0aBexjJZT1 -> No, Google Fiber Is Not Coming… Continue reading
Microsoft is the latest to push an "always on" vision. http://t.co/Hp2DP1Bv1p -> Google is one of the few online companies fighting national security letters. http://t.co/leGAfYYQM9 -> You only think you don't need a gig. http://t.co/dbHgcySigG -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-04-05 http://t.co/OI5bKf2G48 -> I love how Nielsen is super-late to acknowledging… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-03-29 http://t.co/7JBluLtxPo -> CenturyLink kicks off customers for exceeding bandwidth caps… but won't tell you how much you used. http://t.co/WTyJ0x4hyM -> Comcast gets out of an antitrust suit. http://t.co/ilIJHCA1E7 -> Six strikes negotiations as opaque as most of everything else the White House does. http://t.co/ppZNKm5FHV -> Survey… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-03-22 http://t.co/KQh0EaaunC -> US Senate backs letting states collect sales taxes on online purchases. http://t.co/lH1mxYC6OA -> A telecommuting Congress? http://t.co/FNGBNl72L1 -> Cable's plan? Squeeze even more blood out of their coax turnip. http://t.co/V5Aijx4veO -> Is it possible to use the Internet without leaving a trace? http://t.co/TH5Vcrkyuh ->… Continue reading