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100 Mbps Broadband For All by 2020?

February 26, 2010

Broadband services have a way of leapfrogging each other in small increments. One providers offers 10 Mbps downstream speeds and 2 Mbps upstream speeds, and another comes out with a 12 Mbps/3 Mbps plan. The recession seems to have slowed this trend, and some cities have not seem the fierce competition that parts of California [...]

Know Your DOCSIS: Get Up To Speed!

January 8, 2010

The term DOCSIS, itself an acronym for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification, is something that many techies and broadband junkies talk about nearly endlessly, often in excited and/or argumentative tones. Since its initial release in 1997, DOCSIS has been better known as the technology behind cable broadband services. Different variants of the DOCSIS standard [...]

How to Cancel Cable Service

January 4, 2010

There are a handful of reasons why one might wish to cancel their current cable service. Perhaps the economic downturn and/or an unexpected emergency has left one reducing unnecessary expenses, a move might be in the offing, or perhaps there are better offerings from the competition. There may be other perfectly valid reasons as well, [...]

How to Switch High Speed Internet Providers

December 29, 2009

It is only a matter of time before consumers realize that their current broadband plan may not be all that they had hoped for, and start looking for something better. While 2 Mbps download speeds might have been top of the line performance a few short years ago, competition has raised the bar a great [...]

Time Warner Cable Expanding Bandwidth Cap Restrictions

April 10, 2009

It was nearly a year ago when TWC (Time Warner Cable) announced plans to implement bandwidth restrictions for its internet customers in the Texas area. Per the original plan, the city of Beaumont Texas was to be used as a test run for the cap restrictions, basically meaning customers in this area would no longer [...]

It's On: Ultra-Fast Broadband War Beginning to Take Shape in NYC

August 7, 2008

We’ve covered how Verizon’s new FiOS offerings are heating up the broadband and TV market in New York City, but you might have missed the response.
Fresh off the heels of Verizon’s announcement that their FiOS 20/20 Internet service will be available to 500,000 New York City homes by the end of the year, both Cablevision [...]

Saving with Triple Play Bundles: Internet, TV, and Phone Packages that Save You Money

August 2, 2008

If you’re shopping for broadband, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about bundles or Triple Play deals. You probably know the basics: 2 or more services combined on a single bill at a discount to what they would cost separately.
But what you might not know is how to decide which plan is right for [...]

FCC Not Pleased with Comcast, Other "Throttlers"

July 25, 2008

In what appears to be a major victory for net neutrality advocates, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin stated last week that Comcast’s practice of “throttling” certain groups of users is wrong and should be punished:
“’The commission has adopted a set of principles that protects consumers access to the Internet,’ the commission chairman, Kevin J. Martin, told [...]

Is My Cable Network a "Fiber" Network?

July 7, 2008

What is the Deal With “Fiber”?
One of the biggest questions about cable internet today is “Are cable connections ‘fiber optic’ connections just like Verizon FiOS?” The simple answer is “no”, but it is slightly more complicated than that. Here’s a quick and simple summary of how most cable networks work and how they differ from [...]

Which Kind of Broadband Service Should I Choose?

June 29, 2008

It’s pretty easy to experience information overload while researching broadband Internet access. If that sounds like you, don’t worry. Finding the right high-speed Internet plan doesn’t have to be complicated, and if you know how to quickly sift through the clutter, it can be downright easy.
How easy? Well, despite what you may [...]

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