Archive: broadband
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May 20, 2013
1 CommentA look at Sky Broadband service speeds
It is time to look at the speeds that people are getting from our speed test on another broadband provider. This time it is the turn of Sky Broadband who sell three main products, Sky ADSL2+, Sky Fibre and Sky Fibre Pro which are all unlimited. There is also the off-net ADSL product, but as...
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May 09, 2013
5 CommentsTalkTalk Broadband Service Speeds
We looked at the speeds of the Virgin Media cable broadband service a few weeks ago in our main news feed, where the information from our broadband speed test allowed us an insight into the speeds customers actually experience. Now after a few weeks gap it is time to take a look at another broadband provider,...
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Apr 11, 2013
1 CommentIt is surprising where you can find FTTP infrastructure
Okay so Cornwall has a higher proportion of FTTP roll-out by Openreach than probably any other county in the UK currently, but it is still a nice surprise to spot the different areas. Newquay is usually best known as a place to go surfing or a place for a hen or stag weekend. Catching a...
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Apr 03, 2013
No CommentsPoll Results: What will drive the Internet and what is best way to deliver it?
Across two weeks we ran two different polls to gain a better feel for what our visitors had to say about a couple of questions. The questions themselves arise from some questions that The Institute of Engineering and Technology will be discussing at its Quality or Coverage discussion that takes place on April 25th 2013...
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Mar 27, 2013
5 CommentsIs the Internet slower this week?
So the Internet is under attack and the attack is being blamed for slow broadband speeds. The odd thing is that there seems to be very little sign of this from an analysis of the speed tests people are running on our site. Of course it is possible that people may be finding some services...
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Mar 12, 2013
9 CommentsUK Broadband Speeds – it is not just about averages
So lets talk broadband speeds, we have in the last couple of months (Feb 2013) launched a new broadband speedtester that now uses multiple tests to help gather more information on broadband speeds in the UK and also help people difference understand how their connection is performing. Possibly the most common question for broadband is are...
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Mar 07, 2013
No CommentsPoll Results: Has your subscription TV spending changed?
So here we are in 2013 surrounded by subscription film rental services and the rise of OTT TV (Over The Top TV). For those who have not encountered OTT TV, it means a TV service delivered using another connection, e.g. you might have your broadband with BT Retail but actually watch movies via a NOW...
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Nov 26, 2012
5 CommentsPoll Results: Telemedicine video conferencing – popular but not with everyone
Telemedicine is one of the big items mentioned as why we need ubiquitous fast broadband that is suitable for things like two way video conferencing. Certainly if anyone produces a list of the cost benefits that a full fibre deployment will create telemedicine is very high up the list. A recent telehealth initiative that aims...
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Nov 23, 2012
No CommentsSpotters guide to fibre broadband
With the recent announcement of the blanket EU State Aid Approval we should be able to talk about the Openreach fibre based broadband products without always having to refer to information from Cornwall. The reason why Cornwall features in fibre broadband news so heavily is that by starting its own Superfast Cornwall project well before...
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Nov 08, 2012
1 CommentHow do people connect their smart TV or Internet enabled set-top box?
While obviously no-one will have attempted to use a piece of wet twine to connect their TV to the Internet, we thought it was worth seeing what were the most popular methods for connecting, and perhaps highlighting some of the pro’s and con’s. In one of our regular polls we asked people whether they had...