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NTL 128Kbps Product 'not Broadband'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against NTL for calling its 128Kbps Internet access service a "high-speed broadband product" -- a ruling that has left the cable firm furious.
[April 9, 2003, 12:00]
NTL Hits Back In 128Kbps Broadband Row
News The ongoing controversy over which types of Internet products should be called broadband resurfaced on Tuesday, as NTL slammed operators who have complained that its entry-level product isn't worthy of the description.
[May 20, 2003, 15:45]
The Week In Review: When Is Broadband Not Broadband?
News Weirdly, the Advertising Standards Authority has decided that it knows what is and isn't broadband. NTL's 128kbps product isn't, it said, and mustn't be advertised as such, because people would feel misled.
[April 11, 2003, 16:29]
Midband To Launch This Summer, With Limitations
News BT is planning a commercial launch of Midband, its forthcoming 128kbps Internet access product, within months. However, the product will not offer as much functionality as previously announced, which could limit its ability to help close the UK's...
[March 18, 2003, 14:23]
Midband Falls Short Of Early Promises
News Technical and pricing details of BT's Midband service were released on Thursday, and the reality is significantly different from the picture painted by the company last year. The 128Kbps ISDN-based product will cost £35 per month, almost as much as...
[May 1, 2003, 14:09]
Broadband Britain Storms To Three Million Customers
News Broadband Britain notched up another milestone on Wednesday, when telecommunications regulator Oftel announced that the UK's three-millionth high-speed Internet connection had been installed. This marks a good year for Britain's broadband industry...
[December 10, 2003, 11:35]
Broadband Britain Booms With Two Million Home Users
News As earlier reported by ZDNet UK, Britain recently reached two million broadband subscribers, about seven months after reaching one million. In contrast, it took two years to accumulate the first million broadband users, according to the telecoms...
[May 22, 2003, 9:43]
Tories Hit Out Over Broadband Speeds
News The shadow minister responsible for IT has slammed the government for allowing services as slow as 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) to be classified as broadband, in a sign that broadband could be a major factor in the next general election.
[January 29, 2004, 16:05]
Creative Player Serenades IPod Audience
News Creative Technology on Monday launched a new portable music player in an effort to keep Windows users from dancing with Apple Computer's iPod. Creative's player, the Nomad Jukebox Zen MP3, will cost £329 inc VAT in the UK -- compared to $299 (about...
[October 15, 2002, 8:12]
Cable Beats ADSL To One Million Mark
News Over one million people now get broadband via cable, as NTL and Telewest continue to keep pace with BT in the high-speed Internet stakes. Figures released by the UK's two cable companies on Wednesday showed that the one million barrier was broken...
[April 30, 2003, 17:10]
DDance.FM Tuner
Downloads DDance.FM Tuner is a little widget that will connect to DDance.FM's 128kbps stream. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[July 10, 2007, 9:56]
Oftel To Push For Wholesale Midband?
News BT could be required by Oftel to offer a wholesale version of Midband, the forthcoming 'sub-broadband' product that the telco has claimed will help to close Britain's broadband divide. Sources close to the issue have told ZDNet UK that Oftel is...
[February 10, 2003, 12:21]
DIAS (Direct Internet Access System): A Technological Overview
White Papers DIAS or Direct Internet Access System is the technology which benefits it’s customers by giving access to them to both voice and data on their existing copper wire used for normal telephony. Hence DIAS subscribers have access to high speed internet...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
RingtonEditor
Downloads RingtonEditor is a very simple-to-use tool for editing MP3, WAV or MID music into mobile phone ring tone. User-friendly auto-looping allows you to extract a loop easily for making mobile phone ring tone.
[March 21, 2007, 11:46]
Operation Flashpoint Multiplayer Demo
Downloads Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis immerses you in a massive plot-driven single-player campaign, featuring well over 30 missions. A rich selection of standalone single missions rounds out the challenge.
[November 8, 2003, 13:32]
MP3 Stream Editor
Downloads MP3 Stream Editor is an audio tool, built around the visual non destructive MP3 (and other compressed format) editor, that is you can edit MP3 audio without decoding and quality loss on a convenient 3D display with the mouse.
[December 19, 2007, 20:31]
BT Pulls The Plug On Midband
News BT is canning Midband, a sub-broadband service it unveiled less than three years ago. The telco confirmed on Tuesday that it will no longer sell Midband, although existing users will still be supported for the next 12 months before being migrated...
[September 6, 2005, 14:15]
Satellite Broadband From Freebox
News Freebox -- the firm that promised to tackle the digital divide by giving away free Net-enabled set-top boxes -- is rolling out a satellite broadband service. Unlike the set-top box service, this service will not be free.
[November 3, 2000, 11:44]
Ntl To Launch Wireless Broadband Trials For London
News Ntl is offering London-based computer users the chance to take part in a free trial of a wireless broadband network, but is insisting that there's little chance of a commercial service coming soon. The company has posted a request on its Web site...
[August 20, 2001, 16:33]
BT Hit A Low Note With Midband
Leader No-one likes to see a good technology die. The relentless march of progress means that yesterday's bleeding-edge breakthrough is almost bound to become tomorrow's legacy kit, being ignominiously kicked around the room or gawped at in a museum.
[September 6, 2005, 15:40]
