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Virgin Media wires Welsh village for fiber optic broadband using electric poles

Shane McGlaun, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

Virgin Media has made a bold promise in the UK of offering 100Mbps broadband speeds to half the homes in the UK by the middle of 2011. To facilitate this goal Virgin Media has announced a new innovative fiber optic broadband network has been deployed to a Welsh village called Crumlin, Caerphilly. Read The Full Story

Senators reckon FCC’s national broadband plan puts US in second tier of countries

Shane McGlaun, Jul 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

There aren’t many broadband users in the US that don’t want more speed. While many nations around the world boast very fast broadband networks that are available to large portions of the population, most of us here in America only have access to slow connections. Read The Full Story

Verizon FiOS Router With 802.11n Coming in July or August

Evan Selleck, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you're one of the people out there that enjoys Verizon Wireless' FiOS connection, then there's a chance you've got one of their Actiontec or Westell hotspots in your home. If you do, you've noticed that if you want faster wireless connections to all your gadgets, which means support for the 802.11n standard, you've had to buy an extra router to get the job done. Not for much longer, though, according to a Verizon Wireless spokesperson. Read The Full Story

Virgin Media will offer 100Mbps broadband to all customers in UK by mid-2011

Shane McGlaun, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

The FCC here in the US is hard at work drafting our new national broadband plan to bring broadband connectivity to more Americans. Millions of Americans don’t have broadband because they can't afford it, don’t want it, or don’t have access to it. Our broadband speeds in America are also pathetic compared to many other countries Read The Full Story

Google fiber network: 100x faster broadband promised [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

Google have announced the latest stage in their plans to accelerate broadband speeds, with a scheme to offer 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections for between 50,000 and 500,000 people across the US. Describing their planned service as "competitive", the fiber network would offer connections around 100 times the speed of the current average US broadband. Read The Full Story

BendBroadband introduces first commercial use of HSPA+

Evan Selleck, Dec 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Today is definitely Wednesday. But in Bend, Oregon, that doesn't have to mean a bad thing. In fact, we'd be willing to wager that it's a pretty good day for customer's of BendBroadband. Why? Because the company has officially launched its next-generation wireless broadband service, touting HSPA+. And while it may not be able to reach the full capacity of the technology as we know it, there is absolutely no reason why BendBroadband customers should not be excited about this launch. Read The Full Story

Pigeon and South Africa’s Telkom Go Head-to-Head: Pigeon Wins by KO

Evan Selleck, Sep 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

We're not all serious around these parts, and sometimes when we find stories like this, we just have to share. Mostly because it's fantastic, in a sort of ridiculous kind of way. So what's the rub? It looks like over in South Africa, a local IT company in Durban wanted to test their broadband speeds, after conceding that their speeds are next to lousy. They wanted to stress their innovative nature, so they devised a fool-proof plan to test those speeds. What better way to do it, then race it against a pigeon? A shot of the old, in a race of the new. Read The Full Story

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Sprint MiFi 2200 mobile hotspot unboxed

Ewdison Then, May 22nd 2009 Discuss [19]

Sprint weren’t going to let Verizon get all the MiFi 2200 EVDO Rev.A mobile hotspot love, and so sent over their version of the Novatel modem for SlashGear to take a look at. Since both units are, technically, identical, there’s no surprise as to what the Sprint MiFi is: a battery powered EVDO modem, capable of sharing out its connection to up to five WiFi devices.

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Unboxing video after the cut

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Time Warner Cable to offer “unlimited” package for $150 in light of capping plans

Brenda Stokes, Apr 10th 2009 Discuss [1]

Time Warner Cable announced that they will be introducing an unlimited package (0f sorts) for $150 a month once their new data caps are put into effect. The company received harsh criticism for this decision to implement data caps and Landel Hobbs, COO of TWC, took to the web to clarify their services and what users can expect under the policy change. Read The Full Story

RadioShack ad leaks showing subsidized Acer Aspire One for $99

Staff Editor, Dec 9th 2008 Discuss [1]

A leaked RadioShack ad surfaced showing the Acer Aspire Once (with a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and Windows XP) for $99 for signing up for a 2-Year $60/month (or more) data plan through AT&T. The Acer Aspire One has a list price of $499, making this too good to pass up. Read The Full Story

HP Mini 1000 gets mobile broadband

Brenda Stokes, Dec 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

The HP Mini 1000 was first announced back in October, but now you can get the mini laptops with an added feature: mobile broadband. This opens up many connection opportunities for those who need Internet access on the go. Read The Full Story