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30 Jun 2008

How-To: The 1-2-3 Method Of Troubleshooting Your Broadband

Situation: Your internet connection dies and you’re not sure whether it’s your computer, router, cabling, reception (i.e. wireless), modem or ISP’s fault. If your broadband connection dies for whatever reason, you can use a simple 1-2-3 method which 99%... (posted on 30 Jun 2008 by PCMech)

20 Jun 2008

Moving On Up To The Fast Side

You've heard the one about what a snail says while riding on the back of a turtle? "Wheeeeeee!" Well, that turtle is the current state of broadband deployment in the world. We in the United States are that snail. If we could actually take the ride, the... (posted on 20 Jun 2008 by T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer)

7 Jun 2008

Free Wireless Internet Close To Becoming Reality

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (Kevin Martin) announced yesterday a delay in the voting on his proposal to auction an unused piece of 25 megahertz wireless spectrum. The winning bidder would have to build out a free wireless... (posted on 7 Jun 2008 by The Mobile Technology Weblog)

3 Jun 2008

Fight For Your Right to Broadband

Sick and tired and falling asleep while your PC downloads software updates or high resolution photos? Videos unwatchable because they're constantly stopping and starting? Are you a victim of pitiful bandwidth? Well, you're not alone. In fact, if you are... (posted on 3 Jun 2008 by T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer)

1 Jun 2008

DirecPath: Better than Verizon FiOS?

Last year I had my first run-in with Verizon’s FiOS internet service. I had heard much about it and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread as it was the first application of Fiber-To-The-Home available to many (albeit FiOS is still not in that... (posted on 1 Jun 2008 by PaulStamatiou.com)

26 May 2008

Connectivity and Politics and Diplomacy

Roger Cohen writes today in the Times about the cultural split between a world view that is all about division and one that is about connectivity. Surely this is the heart of the 2.0 adoption cycle for anyone or any organization. Is it all about “me” and... (posted on 26 May 2008 by FASTforward Blog)

20 May 2008

Broadband for Home Working

When planning to work from home you need to ensure you have a sufficiently capable Broadband service as you will probably be placing extra demands on your service than those you might typically use domestically. Something to bear in mind with Broadband... (posted on 20 May 2008 by Jason Slater Weblog)

12 May 2008

Fixed Wireless for Point of Sale Authorizations

Just about everyone uses credit cards these days. That means the credit card authorization terminal is every bit as important as the cash register for today's retail businesses. What helps to make for a fast and pleasant transaction experience could be... (posted on 12 May 2008 by T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer)

7 May 2008

Why GHz is So Last Century

GigaHertz. It's a billion cycles per second. It wasn't that long ago when we used to be impressed with MegaHertz. A PC that ran at 100 MHz was really something impressive when yours was running at 20 MHz. Now that every processor has ramped up to over a... (posted on 7 May 2008 by T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer)

6 May 2008

Smart Grids Picking the Bones of BPL

Have you been waiting anxiously next to your electrical outlets for the day when they'll spring to life with broadband Internet service as well as AC power? That day may never come now. It looks like Broadband over Power Line or BPL is fading fast as a... (posted on 6 May 2008 by T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer)

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