News tagged with download speeds

Internet service providers not keeping up with user trends

There's a revolution happening on the Internet -- though broadband providers have not seemed to notice.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Verizon pushes faster (and pricier) FiOS bundles

(AP) -- Verizon is boosting speeds on its FiOS service. And it's throwing in a high-definition Flip video camera or Hewlett-Packard computer to get you to join.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadband ISPs test download caps, face resistance from more data-heavy users

All-you-can-eat buffets lose a lot of their luster when you have to pay by the pound. Will the same hold true for broadband Internet access?

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hollywood scores win over Pirate Bay, 4 convicted

(AP) -- The entertainment industry won round one Friday in a legal battle against file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, with guilty verdicts and one-year prison sentences handed down to four men accused of running ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (13) | comments 44

Swedish court to issue verdict in Pirate Bay case

(AP) -- Innovative digital pioneers or reckless cyber pirates? The founders of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay are either heroes or villains depending on whom you ask.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest'

(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon Communications ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Companies often overstate 3G cell speeds

Q. How do 3G (third generation) data networks of the cell phone companies compare when it comes to Internet speed?

Technology / Other

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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