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. Chris Miles, business development manager of Globalwave -- the company implementing...
[November 3, 2000, 11:44]
Freebox to open phone lines Monday
News The latter two services will probably not be available without broadband access, however, according to Freebox. Few company details are available on the Web site, but ZDNet understands that Freebox is funded by British backers who are keen to move...
[October 6, 2000, 14:09]
Free set-top boxes for all to end digital divide
News The company -- dubbed Freebox -- plans to make money from e-commerce and advertising, although no content deals have yet been announced. Freebox believes its freebie technology will help end the digital divide.
[September 27, 2000, 15:31]
Set top boxes poised to dethrone the PC in Xmas rush
News The boxes, which are similar to set-top boxes sold by Bush for £79.99 (inc VAT), will allow users to surf the Net on their television set, but unlike digital set-top boxes from companies like Sky, OnDigital and Freebox will not support digital...
[October 31, 2000, 10:31]
PowerChannel's Internet boxes to ship December
News Another UK company, Freebox, is planning to distribute devices that will allow surfing via a PC. The Freebox device will also support digital television and play DVDs, and a company spokesman believes that its £1,100 offering is superior to the...
[November 15, 2000, 6:18]
Roundup: Are PCs losing their grip on the Internet?
News Freebox to open phone lines Monday But will Freebox succeed where other "free" deals have failed? Getting consumers on the Internet using televisions is fast becoming a preoccupation with high-tech companies.
[November 15, 2000, 15:17]
Widget CineTV
Downloads Alertes dans iCal, Programmation eyeTV et Freebox (via VLC et iMagneto), les fonctionnalites sont variees Ce widget permet d'afficher votre programme TV ou Cine. Vous pouvez utiliser des listes de chaines pre-existantes ou bien personaliser...
[October 24, 2009, 14:19]
Cut-price digital decoder to hit UK
News Less encouragingly, the "sell at a loss" plan is also reminiscent of Freebox -- a UK firm that said in September 2000 that it was planning to give away set-top boxes that would provide access to digital TV and the Internet.
[July 12, 2002, 16:15]
