The Web Industry Check out these internet speeds and prices from multiple countries The US has the fifth-fastest downloads By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2019, 9:54 AM 32 comments
Mobile Google Google Fi SIM cards can now be purchased at Best Buy The Fi service relies on multiple carriers, upfront pricing, and no service commitment By Dean Pennington, February 11, 2019, 6:50 PM
Industry The Web More cable users are consuming 1TB of data per month, face fines for exceeding caps The number of terabyte users have almost doubled since last year By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2019, 9:15 AM 45 comments
Industry The Web Massachusetts town votes to build their own municipal fiber network over Comcast alternative The municipal network will cost far more By Cohen Coberly, December 12, 2018, 2:01 PM
Industry The Web Customers could pay more as internet data usage increases dramatically 4K video streaming is a big consumer of bandwidth By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2018, 7:53 AM 25 comments
The Web The end of Net Neutrality has had little effect on wireless carriers Throttling is still common, but not objectively any worse By Greg Synek, November 9, 2018, 9:53 AM 37 comments
Industry The Web AT&T is about to cut internet service to customers accused of piracy More than a dozen users will lose their internet By Greg Synek, November 7, 2018, 9:12 AM 66 comments
The Web Comcast now has the largest gigabit network but it does not come cheap Around $150 a month for Xfinity gigabit tier By Greg Synek, October 19, 2018, 9:33 AM 12 comments
The Web DOJ files lawsuit challenging California's 'Net Neutrality' law The law is deemed illegal since it has ramifications that extend beyond the state's borders By Cal Jeffrey, October 1, 2018, 12:40 PM
Industry US Court of Appeals rules that the FCC can consider areas with only a single ISP 'competitive' Business broadband customers won't be happy By Cohen Coberly, August 29, 2018, 5:40 PM 29 comments
The Web Big Cable wants even more Net Neutrality rules lifted USTelecom wants FCC to issue forbearance on Section 251, which allows small ISP to compete with larger companies By Cal Jeffrey, August 9, 2018, 6:08 PM 29 comments
The Web Millions of Internet users are paying high prices for slow connections Some ISPs are charging outrageous prices for dated DSL connections By Shawn Knight, August 8, 2018, 11:58 AM 29 comments
Industry Facebook looks to launch LEO satellites to provide internet to rural areas Forget about the drones -- Zuck wants satellites instead By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2018, 6:16 PM
The Web Cloudflare's free DNS service speeds up web browsing and helps protect your privacy 1.1.1.1 isn't an April Fool's prank By Rob Thubron, April 2, 2018, 6:08 AM 22 comments
The Web Security Russia goes after Zello app by requesting ISPs block 13.5 million Amazon IP addresses Zello has been a thorn in the Russian authorities' side for some time By Rob Thubron, April 1, 2018, 8:45 AM 8 comments
The Web ISP to customers: piracy allegations could affect your smart thermostats Copyright infringers hate returning to a cold home By Rob Thubron, December 31, 2017, 2:40 PM 20 comments
Trivia The Web Quantum Link (AOL pre-1991) first provided online services for the owners of what computers? By TechSpot Trivia, December 4, 2017, 6:56 AM
The Web Comcast says it supports open internet principles, still has ideas for paid fast lanes Mixed signals from ISPs put open Internet at risk By Greg Synek, November 28, 2017, 11:35 AM 8 comments
Industry The Web UK watchdog tells ISPs to stop advertising "misleading" download speeds New standards should mean more people receive the advertised speeds By Rob Thubron, November 24, 2017, 9:17 AM
Industry The Web Annual US broadband report shows significant improvements in internet speeds The United States still lags behind other countries in internet speed By Greg Synek, September 7, 2017, 7:00 AM 15 comments
Mobile Industry Most populated metropolitan markets in the US ranked by cellular service Bigger isn't always better By Shawn Knight, August 17, 2017, 5:30 PM
Mobile Industry Republic Wireless wants to give you six months of service absolutely free By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2017, 7:11 PM
Industry FCC blocked stricter privacy rules for ISPs that were going into effect today By Jose Vilches, March 2, 2017, 7:15 AM
Google The Web Google launches first gigabit wireless home internet service Connectivity comes as part of Google's newly acquired Webpass service By William Gayde, February 23, 2017, 8:15 PM 10 comments