Following up from my investigation into which ISPs actually provide unlimited broadband, I am beginning to wonder why some ISPs advertise “unlimited” broadband when it clearly isn’t. It confuses me – why can’t ISPs just advertise the amount of bandwidth that you are actually allowed to use rather than advertising a service that isn’t correct? …
Tag Archive: broadband
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Sep
17
2009
[GEEK! Exclusive] UK Investigation: Unlimited broadband, true or false? ISPs put to the test!
The word ‘unlimited’ is an evil and unwanted word in the world of technology. And when I say the world of technology, I more specifically mean the world of broadband. When looking for broadband the word ‘unlimited’ means nothing – you can never be sure. There’s usually a fair usage policy that caps you if …
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Jul
27
2009
The UK’s broadband REALLY needs to speed up!
It amazes me – how does the government of this country get away with having such poor internet technology in this country? We are a very rich country (even in the economic downturn), yet the government still think 8MB broadband is good for most people. OK, well I was reading Speedtest.net‘s world average speeds. The …
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Jun
15
2009
Virgin to attempt to kill music piracy with a brand new idea
Virgin Media has decided to launch a brand new idea which, they think, might kill off some of the music piracy in the UK. The new idea is supposedly going to launch sometime before Christmas, and it will mean that Virgin Media broadband users can download unlimited DRM-free music for a monthly charge to their …
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May
23
2009
Guide: Make your own wifi network with any wireless enabled computer/laptop [Windows Vista]
Do you have an internet connection or broadband supply, but no wireless router to give you wifi around the home. Well have no fear, because there’s no need to spend £50 on a wireless router if you’ve got a computer of laptop with wifi capabilities. It’ll mean that if you have broadband but not a …
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