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100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback 100Mbps? You must be joking - it will only apply to cable (available in 79% of UK). Down here in the South West there is little or no cable. It has taken me 18 months since BT made Bude exchange capable of ADSL to get broadband.
[September 30, 2005, 11:15]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
News Telewest is looking at technology which could eventually boost broadband speeds up to 100Mbps, the company announced today. The cable company claims it will achieve this hundred-fold increase in broadband speeds, compared with the average...
[September 23, 2005, 16:55]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback Well, I live in the London area (Surbiton), and Telewest advised me last week that I've already been uppgraded to 10 Mbs from the previous 4Mbs. Can't say I've seen 10Mbs speeds yet but I've seen some evidence of a speed increase.
[October 3, 2005, 9:23]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback Hey I'm with Blueyonder, I'm apprently on a 1mbit service but its sometimes doesn't feel like it. However a few days ago I got a gig of porn in about half a day so I guess its not too bad. One thing I don't understand is if these speeds can be...
[September 23, 2005, 18:39]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback i just upgraded to 10mbps on blueyonder ive been on 4mbps and the speeds have been great about 90% of the advertised speed but since they upgraded me to 10mbps i am only getting about 50% of the advertised speed about 500kB/sec never saw more...
[October 16, 2005, 15:34]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback C'mon on baby, light my fibre. All these guys should stop pratting around and get the fibre lit and give us unlimited bandwidth and stop pretending it's some sort of scarce commodity. Globally, we aren't apparently using even 1% of the fibre...
[September 30, 2005, 20:41]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback Well, I've been waiting for my upgrade for months now. My Uncle who lives just 5 miles away in Bristol has alreayd been upgraded, yet 2 months after he was, I'm still waiting.mb. It's possible. Might be a bit slow to roll out and there will almost...
[October 30, 2005, 8:55]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback Nice article. However, there are some innaccuracies regarding the current upgrading of BY users accounts. Initially only available in Scotland, the 10Mbps service should reach London at the beginning of next year with the rest of the country...
[September 27, 2005, 16:00]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback Telewest have done it again! Just as soon as I think of changing my comms providers (including TV and telephone), they go and upgrade the internet connection for nothing! Excellent customer service, and the network is extremely reliable.
[September 26, 2005, 9:44]
100Mbps broadband a reality by 2007
Talkback I recently Moved house and was looking around for a different broadband provider, in my old place i used BT, They are good but abit expensive at £29.99 for 2Mbps, I choose Telewest and ordered the service (24.99), during the on-line subscription...
[October 12, 2005, 16:01]
Strategic Towns with 100Mbps Broadband
Talkback @SeanTheMac, It would be great if people could vote with their feet but BT have already put paid to that with a revolving 18 month contract. The idea that if you currently get 2Mbps , you'll get 4Mbps is taking a very small sample that live very...
[June 12, 2009, 19:15]
Netgear FB105 100Mbps Network Starter Kit review
Reviews The FB105 kit comprises an FS105 Fast Ethernet switch, a pair of FA311 10/100Mbit/s PCI network cards, two three-metre Category 5 Ethernet cables for connecting the network cards to the hub, an Internet Sharing Resource CD and a fold-out user guide.
[June 5, 2001, 0:00]
100Mbps Wi-Fi 'just around the corner'
News Wireless-networking kit capable of supporting connection speeds of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) or faster will hit the market before the end of next year, said the Wi-Fi Alliance, a wireless interoperability group, at the CeBIT trade show on...
[March 18, 2004, 14:35]
D-Link RangeBooster N 650 review
Reviews The DIR-635 is also a compact device with three prominent MIMO antennas at the rear, an integrated 4-port 10/100Mbps switch and a USB connector that can be used to configure the security settings using Windows Connect Now.
[November 20, 2006, 9:48]
Digital Britain needs foresight, not flannel
Leader Ten years ago, BT launched its first public ASDL trials. For the first time, it was possible for ordinary users to have 2Mbps broadband at home — a rate often faster than they had in the office. Today, 100Mbps business broadband is a reality and...
[January 30, 2009, 15:55]
ASIX AX88772 USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter
Downloads ASIX AX88772 USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter is a high performance and highly integrated ASIC with embedded 28KB SRAM for packet buffering. It enables low cost and affordable Fast Ethernet network connection to desktop, notebook PC, and embedded...
[September 9, 2004, 8:00]
Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array review
Reviews In terms of hardware the iSA1500 is effectively a 1U rack-mount server based on a SuperMicro motherboard fitted with a 1.6GHz Intel Xeon processor and 1GB of memory. Four hot-swap 250GB Maxtor SATA disks provide the storage space, cabled to an...
[February 15, 2005, 9:35]
SonicWALL TZ 210 review
Reviews The USB ports at the front of the TZ 210 can be used to add a 3G wireless dongle or an analogue modem. At the back, the TZ 210 has two Gigabit Ethernet and five Fast Ethernet interfaces. Available with or without an integrated Wireless-N (802.11n...
[October 15, 2009, 10:19]
Wi-Fi - racing to the next level
News When Vic Hayes was designing wireless networks inside Toronto auto plants, he had an inkling about the potential for the technology. Throughout the 1990s, the Dutch native kept at his labour of love, which earned him the sobriquet of father of Wi-Fi.
[December 9, 2002, 7:55]
Nice network, BT. Where's the data?
Leader BT has always been fond of self-congratulation. From its days as an organ of the State, it has inherited an almost propagandistic drive to present itself as the recipient of the same divine providence that made Great Britain the natural ruler of...
[November 16, 2006, 11:27]
