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Femtocell: The Future of Wireless Broadband?

July 23, 2010

Femtocell is quickly becoming a buzzword in the mobile space, and it also impacts wireless data users one way or another. Basically, femtocell is a term used to describe a small base station or a signal strengthener/repeater, but there are many factors to consider other than just the technical ones when it comes to femtocell. [...]

AT&T U-verse Extending Coverage Range in Existing Markets

July 17, 2010

AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS are two of the top tier broadband services that deliver top-notch IPTV and VoIP (digital telephone) services, but the competition has just heated up; AT&T has officially unveiled its plans to incorporate a new technology into its U-verse network that will greatly increase the effective range from the neighborhood [...]

U-verse Problems? We Have Advice!

July 12, 2010

U-verse problems are few and far in between, but they do happen. Who do people turn to when they experience U-verse problems? Strangely enough, sometimes they e-mail us! While we certainly have a lot of love for U-verse here at High Speed Experts, we also understand that U-verse problems do exist in certain situations. We [...]

Broadband Stimulus Round Two and You

July 6, 2010

$2.7 billion dollars. That is a lot of the proverbial cheese, and it is the current number of U.S. Dollars being dedicated to revitalizing the nation’s flagging broadband infrastructure by the Obama administration. On Friday, President Obama announced a new round of grants, loans, and other government programs that were expected to comprise approximately $1 [...]

3D TV to Help Coax Hit 800 Mbps?

July 1, 2010

Fiber optics have been claiming the spotlight recently, but recent efforts by DSL providers are showing that metal wires are not entirely out of the race just yet. The latest news is that coaxial wires used to deliver digital cable services might soon be providing 400 to 800 Mbps of broadband performance. Is this is [...]

FiOS Smart Grid and FiOS Security Services Available Soon?

June 26, 2010

It is no secret that we here at High Speed Experts have been impressed with Verizon FiOS broadband performance, but what truly amazes us is the fact that services such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse manage to continually innovate and change the way we look at service providers. This is due primarily to the [...]

Verizon FiOS Gets Month to Month Option

June 21, 2010

Verizon FiOS will be going month to month in what amounts to a trial service before customers sign up for a contract. Let nobody say that Verizon does not listen to its customers, especially when it comes to the backlash that customers have to offer when they feel disrespected. Such a situation recently happened when [...]

Securing non-PC Devices on Your Network

June 14, 2010

While there have been products designed to help users secure their computers for years now, these same products are now proving insufficient to meet the challenges of a new age. It is not that the products are not good, because they generally are. Nor is the problem such that malware has become a serious business, [...]

Defining 100% Fiber Optic

June 11, 2010

Time Warner Cable has recently lost a claim it filed with the BBB’s national advertising division. In the claim, Time Warner Cable says that Verizon’s use of the term ‘100% fiber optics’ is disingenuous, and a misrepresentation of the facts. We are going to explore these claims and the eventual outcome, but before we go [...]

Broadband Too Fast to be Safe?

June 6, 2010

One of the most common broadband-related e-mails we get here at High Speed Experts has to deal with security, and in particular the question of whether faster broadband connections mean more vulnerability. It does indeed stand to reason that a much more narrow window exists to secure a computer or other device from infection or [...]

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