Apr 22
Does your internet always seem too slow? Chances are, it is: a study by the Wall Street Journal suggests that the majority of ISPs deliver slower speeds than they advertise.
Mar 07
Italy is cracking down on piracy in a mass shutdown of websites — in the form of blocking at the Internet service provider level — that are related in some … Continue reading
Feb 15
This article was written on May 13, 2011 by CyberNet.
Do you have suspicions that your ISP may be throttling (a.k.a. traffic shaping) some of your Internet traffic? It’s easy to tell if your ISP is blocking something, such as BitTorrent traffic, since nothing will get through, but it is more difficult to tell whether they are just restricting your download/upload speeds. That’s where the free Glasnost service comes into play.
Glasnost is a Java-powered web service that lets you run various tests for checking whether your P2P, email, or web traffic is being throttled by your ISP. Here’s a quick list of the 9 different tests you can run as well as a brief description of what gets tested with each of them:
- BitTorrent – Filesharing with BitTorrent.
- HTTP – A file download from a webserver using HTTP.
- IMAP – A download of an email with a large attachment from an IMAP email server.
- POP – A download of an email with a large attachment from a POP email server.
- Flash Video – Flash video over HTTP, as used by, e.g., YouTube.
- SSH – A file transfer over the SSH protocol, as done by the SCP utility.
- Gnutella – Filesharing with Gnutella.
- eMule – Filesharing with eMule.
- Usenet – Sharing Binary Files using Usenet Server (NNTP protocol).
I use Comcast for my ISP and I was happy to see that the couple tests I ran all came back saying that my traffic wasn’t being throttled. Of course this isn’t a definitive answer as to whether it is actually being done since they may only do it at specific times (e.g. during peak traffic periods), but it is a little more reassuring.
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Feb 13
To the consumer, having a municipal broadband network in your city probably sounds like a great thing. It could get you better speeds and lower cost. To the major ISPs, … Continue reading
Feb 09
Getting content delivered to your PC, TV or mobile device via the Internet is no simple matter, but the business ecosystem working behind that can be even more convoluted. While … Continue reading
Nov 20
Google has built a fiber-optic network in Kampala, Uganda, the company announced today, and it is a huge step forward for the city’s Internet infrastructure. Until recently, Kampala was mostly on pre-broadband speeds. Today, the modern city of 1.2 million residents can now access the Internet at modern speeds. The initiative is called Project Link. […]
Aug 22
According to a Bloomberg report, Amazon has tested its own wireless network. As in a network that people would use to connect to the Internet. As in axing the middle man and essentially becoming a carrier or ISP on its own. As in potentially using a ‘Amazon Wireless’-type service to get on the Internet from our Amazon Kindle Fire tablets to shop on Amazon.com or stream Amazon Instant Videos. Crazy.
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Aug 20
Sony strikes broadband deals for PS4: Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Media and more (update: UK details)
Posted in: Today's Chili
Sony knows that high-speed internet access is vital to the PS4’s success, but that level of service isn’t always guaranteed in Europe. To solve this problem, the company is striking deals for PS4-friendly internet access with a slew of European providers. Ono, Orange, T-Mobile and Virgin Media are some of the first confirmed partners. Details of the partnerships are scarce at present, although the companies involved suggest that Sony’s ISP agreements will at least cover bigger European countries like France, Germany, Spain and the UK.
Update: Virgin Media adds that it’s the only UK partner.
Filed under: Gaming, Internet, Sony, T-Mobile
Source: Virgin Media
Aug 13
In a Wired piece published recently, Ryan Singel assails Google’s newfound hypocrisy when it comes to net neutrality. And he’s right. Having spent many years fighting to stop Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from discriminating between different types of Internet traffic, the tech giant is now perpetuating a long-standing form of that discrimation with Google Fiber, its own ISP, by adopting a terrible Terms of Service clause that bans the use of “servers.” Google’s ban on servers is sadly not a departure from the norm, as similar prohibitions can be found within the Terms of Service of other large ISPs.
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Aug 07
Late last month, a failure to negotiate fees between Time Warner Cable and CBS resulted in the first company dropping the latter one from its service in many markets, causing about 3 million people to lose access to the network. Although a truce was offered earlier this month, the spat continues, and in its wake […]
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