Virgin 3G Dongle: Mobile Broadband Review
Posted by Steve Kennedy on 2 June 2009 | Tagged as: 3G, Broadband, Mobile, UK, Wireless
This little 3G dongle performs well.
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Netgear XAVB101 Powerline Adaptor Review
Posted by Steve Kennedy on 29 May 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Infrastructure, Internet, Networking
If you’re looking for a way to get Internet around your house using ethernet, this can provide a very workable solution. The Netgear XAVB101 Powerline kit comes with two powerline adapters and two Ethernet cables. The units look a bit like a phone or camera power supply except they have a few flashing lights and [...]
Dl Hulu UK Launch In September?
Posted by Simon Perry on 21 May 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Services
As has been widely predicted, Hulu, the online TV catchup service that currently only works in the US, could launch in the UK as early as September this year. The broadband delivered services, a joint venture between News International, NBC and Universal, has been highly acclaimed for the quality of the video, much the same [...]
Channel 4 Say Sorry To Mac Users (video)
Posted by Simon Perry on 9 April 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, UK, Video Services
UK Channel 4 has finally sorted out their video catch-up service. Channel 4 previously only offered 4oD which only ran on PCs running Windows, because it uses Microsoft’s DRM.
BT Announces First Fibre Link Exchanges
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 23 March 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Fibre, Optical networking, UK
Are you lucky enough to be on the high speed list?
Virgin Media Upgrades All 2Mb Broadband Customers To 10Mb
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 24 February 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, UK
It’s apparently the ‘UK’s biggest ever upgrade’ as Virgin crank up the speed for all.
Nortel Files For Chapter 11
Posted by Simon Perry on 14 January 2009 | Tagged as: Business, Financials, Networking
Wowser. Nortel, (ex-?)networking giant, have filed for Chapter 11 due to financial difficulties. In their words … Nortel made this decision with the unanimous authorization of its Board of Directors after thorough consultation with its advisors and extensive consideration of all other alternatives. This process will allow Nortel to deal decisively with its cost and [...]
Virgin Media To Offer Superfast 50Mbps Broadband Service
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 15 December 2008 | Tagged as: Broadband, UK
Hold on to your hats – Virgin is about to turbo charge broadband connectivity.
UK Internet: Censored Since 2004
Posted by Simon Perry on 9 December 2008 | Tagged as: BT, Networking, Privacy, UK
The recent story about Wikipedia being censored by a large number of UK ISPs has raised a lot of blog post/ tweets / column inches about quite how terrible / good it is that our Internet is not free and open. Wake up UK! … this ain’t nothing new.
IWF: How Web Sites Become Banned In The UK
Posted by Simon Perry on 8 December 2008 | Tagged as: Data Loss, Legal, Networking, Privacy, Security, Services, UK
Given all of the attention on the banning of Web sites in the UK (read Wikipedia / Scorpions album), we thought we’d give you the inside view on how it comes about. The setup If a member of the public raises an objection to a Web site to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the IWF [...]
