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Rumors began circulating late last year that the FCC was considering making line sharing part of their national broadband plan. Line sharing, as most of you know, involves requiring that incumbent carriers lease their networks to new entrants.

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Tags: carriers, competition, consumers, consumers win, court battles, FCC, fiber service, how small businesses can compete, investments, IPTV, ISP, ISPs, Networks, regulation, regulators, telecom act, VoIP

Cox Offers Free PS3s To Entire State Of Arizona

8 Feb 2010

In what appears to be a promotion gone wrong, Cox Communications has accidentally offered free PlayStation 3′s to every Cox customer in Arizona that signs up for service or upgrades existing service. The deal was supposedly intended only to lure in new Cox customers, but Cox’s marketing team accidentally sent the flyers out to all customers.

Yep, they screwed up.

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Tags: broadbandreports.com, consumerist.com, consumers, Cox, Cox Cable, Cox Communications, ETF, existing service, flyers, marketing, marketing gone wrong, offers, playstation3, Sony PS3

FCC Approves Google Nexus One For AT&T

1 Feb 2010

A new filing with the FCC indicates that the Google phone, the Nexus One, will eventually be coming to AT&T’s network as well.

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Tags: 3G, at&t, Bell, Cellphone, consumers, FCC, google, Google Phone, Networks, Nexus One, Rogers, Telus

Importance of Running Broadband Speed Tests

19 Jan 2010

Broadband speeds are increasing steadily all the time, though recent surveys show that countries in the eastern half of the globe are trouncing their western counterparts in terms of average connection capabilities.

T-Mobile, Google Confirm New Google Phone – Nexus One, Supported by T-Mobile, on Sale January 5

30 Dec 2009

The upcoming Google phone (aka the “Nexus One”) already indicated that the device was designed specifically for T-Mobile, though neither Google or T-Mobile confirmed it – until now.

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Tags: 3G, at&t, Cellphone, cellular phone, consumers, coverage, EDGE, features, google, Google Phone, January 5th, leaked, mobile phone, Nexus, Nexus One, on sale, soon, t-mobile

Disproving The Concept Of The Bandwidth Hog – If the Legendary Beast is Real, Surely Data Will Prove It…

20 Dec 2009

Earlier this month an analyst for the Yankee Group and one of the primary developer’s of Amsterdam’s fiber to the home (and houseboat) network argued that the bandwidth hog didn’t exist, and was instead simply a concept used to disguise poorly designed networks and justify anti-consumer behavior.

AT&T: iPhone Data Pricing Comments ‘Taken Out Of Context’ – AT&T Simply Wants to “Educate” You

12 Dec 2009

iPhone users need to be educated exactly what a megabyte is, apparently. And the argument that an already hugely profitable company wants to charge even more money for bandwidth isn’t one that sits well with consumers.

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Tags: 3G, 4G, Apple, Apple iPhone, at&t, bandwidth, Cellphone, cellular phone, consumers, controversy, customers, data, EDGE, Education, GPRS, GSM, iPhone, LTE, megabytes, metered billing, Networks, pricing, pricing schemes, profitable, profits, unlimited data, wireless data, wireless network

$860 Million Dollar Fines for LCD Manufacturers that Plead Guilty to Price Fixing

In: Breaking|Computer|Finances|Gadgets|Hardware

12 Dec 2009

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), among some others, seemed to have gotten a bit greedy for almost 5 years by secretly meeting and agreeing upon setting the price(s) for some TFT LCD displays used commonly in computer monitors.

The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist – One blogger offers an invitation for ISPs to prove otherwise

6 Dec 2009

One thing lacking in every Exaflood debate or congestion claim has been hard, raw data provided by the ISPs for independent analysis. By and large, the Exaflood, network neutrality and bandwidth hog discussions have been dominated by think tankers who make a living massaging statistics to suit the message.

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Tags: bandwidth, bandwidth hog, broadbandreports.com, bullcrap, Computer, consumers, demands, exaflood, Internet, internet access, ISP, ISPs, lobbyist, lobbyists, metered billing, mostly lies, net neutrality, network congestion, network neutrality, Networks, packet storm, statistics, supply and demand

Top 5 Emerging Cell Phone Issues for 2009

In: Cellphone|Editorial|Finances|Wireless

29 Jan 2009

Enter Consumer Action. Founded way back in 1971 – so they’ve been through two gasoline crises – and have gathered enough data to help out consumers like no other. And they’ve put together a comprehensive list for people to watch their phone bills and check their respective cell phone bills to make sure not one penny is lost to a bad practice or option… so without further ado, the Top 5 Emerging Cell Phone Issues for 2009.

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Tags: backlash_against, bad_business, business_practices, cell_phone_bills, consumers, crapper, crises, full_detail, gasoline, global_economy, immigrants, international_calling_cards, phone_contract, scandal

Digital Cribs and PS Pictures presents: Digital Architect

In: Gadgets|Hardware|Home|Video

19 Dec 2008

I’m quite sure that as a gadget lover that you’ve looked in your house or apartment and just knew that it had to be a better way to make your living spaces and gadget lust just fit all in together better.