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wireless

Verizon Offers Discount Bundle to Those Who Don't Want a Landline

There are few reasons to maintain a landline phone these days, which is why Verizon will offer an $8 to $12 discount per month to landline-free wireless customers who sign on for internet or TV service with their new Flex Double Play bundle. Wireless customers that tack on DSL service with downloads at 3 Mbps and FiOS at up to 20 Mbps are eligible for the discount. Futhermore, adding FiOS TV to the package increases the savings by another $8 per month. The plan is set to roll out next week. [Eagle Herald]

4:20 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,128 views, 9 comments

Latest by berribrand: @Mmsupermario: I have Verizon DSL and no problems here. Setup was a breeze and my service was up and running on the day they told me it would be ready. I would totally jump on FiOS if it more »

isps

Are You Getting Screwed? Quick-Glance ISP Pricing Chart

Electronic House has done some serious homework, compiling price, bandwidth and plan information from most US ISPs, from sluggy dial-up to hyperspeedy fiber. (I couldn't spot Cablevision, but there were others I hadn't even heard of.) Due to cable build-out and the territorial nature of phone companies, you can't do as much comparison shopping as the charts would suggest. And man, wouldn't I love it if it were a sortable database where I could see all my options by region? Wishlist aside, though, it's a very helpful resource for, say, figuring out if you're getting screwed by an older monthly rate. I, myself, will be making a customer-service call shortly. [EH]

9:15 AM on Fri May 30 2008
By Wilson Rothman
14,356 views, 41 comments

Latest by Arvin Bautista: Don't forget to haggle! We've currently got comcast basic (the 44.95 kind), digital cable with HBO, AND an HD-DVR for a year for 96 dollars a month (with Time Warner). It used to cost us 130 dollars a month for more »

net neutrality

Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!"

Yesterday on Capitol Hill, two Democratic representatives introduced a House bill that would require broadband ISPs to "interconnect with the facilities of other network providers on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis." It also requires them to treat all content, applications and services as the same, with "equal opportunity to reach consumers," says an IDG story in the New York Times. Any ISPs who start messing around with packets could be subject to antitrust enforcement. Republicans weren't so happy with the bill. More »

1:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,457 views, 83 comments

Latest by B: You write: "Yes, I cry for you, poor downtrodden multibillion-dollar multinationals with borderline monopoly arrangements for persistent and constantly increasing revenues." But the vast majority of ISPs, and especially the ones we want to promote, are local, small businesses. And the more »

cellphones

5 Things to Know: T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home Landline VOIP Service

A few weeks back, T-Mobile rolled out a new broadband-based landline-replacement service in Dallas and Seattle test markets, allowing customers to port their landlines to their T-Mobile account then pay $10 per month for unlimited calling via a special router. Here's a glimpse of the router, a modified Linksys, with Ethernet jacks and two phone jacks, plus internal slots for two SIM cards. It's a good deal, and will be cool for many people when it rolls out this summer, but there are things you need to know:
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2:20 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Wilson Rothman
10,571 views, 27 comments

Latest by Maciek: zan, hartburnkid, dfwguy....Big thumbs up. Brentis, what do you suggest we (gay...or straight) use to describe our "significant others"??? my homey, my bro, my peep??? If you were my "whatever" and have this attitude i believe i'd reffer to you as more »

question of the day

Question of the Day: Cable or DSL

A lot of you read us at work, which is fantastic, but we want to know what kind of pipe you use to read us at home. Are you on some kind of package deal with your cable provider, or are you sucking down bits through your telephone jack. We're assuming that none of our readers have dial-up access here, because that's just shameful. Here's the poll:

5:00 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Jason Chen
10,217 views, 107 comments

poll

Some Broadband Speeds Slower than Advertised - How Is Yours?

In a fresh UK poll taken by 3,000 readers of Computeractive magazine, 62% reported that their broadband performed at less than half of their provider's advertised speed. Do you find this to be the case, or are you perfectly happy—or even pleasantly surprised—by your broadband performance? [BBC News]
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9:30 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,513 views, 35 comments

high-five!

FYI: Kazakhstani Internet Starting At The Low, Low Price Of $3,350...Per Month.

Yes, you read that right. In Borat's beloved homeland of Kazakhstan, the national internet service provider is charging $3,350 per month for DSL service. If you're ever in Kazakhstan and that seems a little pricey, dial-up is availible for $111 per month. If you need more speed, you can go all out and pay $22,032 for a 6Mbps cable connection. Rest assured that Borat has the 6Mbps connection while Nursultan Tulyakbay only has the dial-up...because he's still asshole. [Ars Technica]

3:59 PM on Fri Jul 27 2007
By Adrian Covert
4,507 views, 25 comments

Latest by Skeptical_Geezer: I think it's time to go look for Borat's sister. more »

dealzmodo

$10-Per-Month DSL From AT&T

It seems Uncle Sam is looking out for those of you in AT&T's 22-state landline service area. If you have never been a customer of AT&T or BellSouth broadband, you are entitled to an unadvertised $10-per-month DSL service. More »

6:40 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Wilson Rothman
9,407 views, 13 comments

announcements

$2.60/Day MacBook With High Speed Access

Telecom company Orange is teaming up with Apple for a unique offer. For 2 euros a day, or about $2.60 in overworked American dollars, French consumers can get a MacBook with 1 Mbps DSL. More »

2:35 PM on Sat Dec 16 2006
By Mark Wilson
217 views, 8 comments

wireless

Netgear DG834N 802.11n ADSL2+ Modem Router

We have to hand it to Netgear. When they say they're going to support something, say the 802.11n draft, they really support it. Never mind the ~~bollocks~~ difficulties, they're releasing the first draft 802.11n-compliant ADSL2+ Modem Router whether people ratify the standard or not. More »

7:30 PM on Mon May 22 2006
By Jason Chen
3,042 views, 5 comments

phones

Verizon's One Phone To Rule Them All!

Verizon has come out with the one phone to rule them all! No, seriously, the "One Phone" from Verizon is designed to have all of your equipment built in so that you need not worry about having a seperate router, modem, phone and hobbit who travels to the land of Mordor. There isn't any VoIP function, which would have been a very nice touch, but it doesn't fall short in the features department. In one box you get a high speed DSL modem, a wireless 802.11g router, and a 5.8GHz cordless telephone with a touchscreen display for accessing news, weather, sports, Verizon's Superpages and the Evil Eye of Sauron. You can even add your own personal photos as a screen saver or background. You'll have to shell out $150.00 for the One Phone, but something tells me if you keep mentioning Vonage and Comcast while you order, they'll cut you a break. Full Specs after the jump (and no more Lord of the Rings jokes, I promise). More »

2:30 PM on Sat Oct 22 2005
By gizmodo.com
8,705 views, 2 comments

Latest by beatvault: The most obvious application for this phone is in the hotel industry. more »

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