From the monthly archives:

January 2010

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FiOS to Bring Radio Back From the Brink of Extinction?

January 30, 2010

Verizon FiOS customers are no strangers to new features, especially widgets.  In fact, Verizon has shown a penchant to continuously update its portfolio of widgets to maximize the value that FiOS customers receive in a way so palpable that it is almost hard to believe.  The latest widget to arrive on the FiOS Widget Bazaar, [...]

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Apple’s iPad Could Boost Wireless Broadband Adoption

January 28, 2010

After what seems like an eternity of waiting, Apple finally announced its new tablet device.  Dubbed the iPad, the new tablet device may pack some of the features critical to getting consumers on board with mobile broadband in large numbers.  Add to this prices that start at $629 for Wi-Fi/3G models ($499 without 3G support), [...]

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FCC Closes Exclusivity Loophole: Customers Win

January 26, 2010

Choices are always good for consumers, which makes the recent ruling by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) a good thing.  At the heart of the debate was whether a clause in the Cable Act of 1992 was still practical in a world where digital cable services are delivered by a record number of providers, many [...]

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Power Line Broadband 101: An Overview

January 24, 2010

Broadband services are lucrative in and of themselves, but ancillary services that can ride on top of data such as digital cable and digital telephone services push broadband over the top.  Is it any wonder then why telecoms and cable companies, once organizations with exclusive offerings, are not competing with each other in markets across [...]

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TiVo Law Suit Might Affect IPTV Future

January 23, 2010

It is hard to imagine life before broadband, and one of the best uses for broadband might just be the delivery of video content over the Internet.  While IPTV is a generic term for digital video services delivered over the Internet, typically via broadband connections, the problem is that there are a great number of [...]

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Wireless Broadband: Is it the Future?

January 22, 2010

There has been a lot of talk about metal wiring slowly fading into the living memory of the broadband dictionary, primarily because metal wiring has physical characteristics that ultimately limit its performance as a transmission medium.  Fiber optics are a very viable solution to replace metal wiring, but many have questioned whether or not wireless [...]

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Cars to Become the Next WiFi Hotspots?

January 19, 2010

WiFi hotspots that use some form of broadband are common, and in fact even major restaurant chains such as McDonald’s have jumped on this particular bandwagon, but automobiles might be next.  While high-end cars have come with internal WiFi systems that were powered by integrated wireless broadband systems, Ford is offering consumers a new approach [...]

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Verizon FiOS Changes Examined

January 19, 2010

A leaked memo regarding imminent pricing changes to Verizon’s FiOS offerings caused a minor uproar on the Internet in the last week or so of December, but the dust has finally settled and Verizon has finally made some of the changes official.  Some news outlets took the news and ran with it, often attacking Verizon [...]

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Satellite Broadband: Is It a Viable Option?

January 19, 2010

Broadband comes in many forms, and different broadband service providers use an array of wildly different technologies, but the problem is that not everyone lives in a densely populated area where DSL and/or cable-broadband services are readily available.  In such areas there are only a few alternative forms of broadband services to choose from, but [...]

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Verizon FiOS Android App Available Now

January 18, 2010

Consumers lucky enough to be owners of Android-based cell phones as well as Verizon FiOS subscribers might want to take a look at the new Verizon FiOS Android App, especially if they want to find more ways to get value for their money.  While BlackBerry-owning FiOS TV subscribers have had the same functionality that is [...]

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