Category: Broadband

Are millions of users victims of their wireless Internet connection being hijacked?

If you thought things were a bit slow online for the last two weeks, it may have been the number of people catching up with Olympics coverage online.

To some it may come as a surprise to find out that of those homes without an Internet connection, 34% don't need it and 24% don't want it.

Since the roll-out started in 2000 people have gradually seen their broadband speeds increase as ADSL was gradually unleashed and then ADSL2+ rolled out. Just what is the theoretical limit?

Ofcom has this morning published its UK Communications Market Review 2008 report which shows that 3G mobile and LLU fixed line coverage has increased significantly from 2006 to 2007.

Those who have watched the emergence of bundling will not be surprised by figures from Point Topic showing that providers are making it cheaper to take a second service than buy your broadband as a standalone package.

Our forums have shown a cluster of people with 128Kbps downstream sync and 64Kbps upstream, does this affect you? In which case we would be interested from you.

In a recent survey for Plusnet, 92% of users have revealed that they wanted to keep their broadband connection despite the current economic slowdown.

Point Topic has gone on the record to suggest that it views the current local loop as only having scrap value within 10 years unless BT does invest in fibre.

It would seem Tiscali are taking offence to marketing letter BT sent out to an unknown number of people.