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Cox Speed Test – Improve your speed today
Welcome to the Cox speed test, this will show you what speed has been designated for uploading and downloading all your media. Internet speeds are measured by Mbps, but how can you understand these speeds shown in this test? Easy, let us explain: Your internet connection speeds are the ones in which data or content […]
Read more...How to Run an AT&T Speed Test
Sitting behind your phone or computer screen waiting for a website to load, file to download, or video to buffer can get on anyone’s nerves. We live in a fast-paced society and expect immediate results, which means we need reliable internet with quick speeds to keep up with the world around us. If you’re having […]
Read more...Rural America Needs Faster Internet Speeds
With Google Fiber, AT&T GigaPower, and other gigabit services increasing their network footprint across the country, they tend to concentrate in urban areas where the majority of potential customers live. At the same time, the nation’s hinterlands struggle to get even basic Internet service based on the original definition of broadband, not the FCC’s new […]
Read more...Internet Nutrition Labels for Broadband Shoppers
The myriad of information to sift through by customers shopping for Internet service can seem daunting at times. Download speeds, upload speeds, and those dreaded data caps all combine to confuse some consumers, especially when also considering bundles, two-year contracts, and early termination fees. Could the equivalent of a food nutrition label for the Internet […]
Read more...Verizon Wireless Buying XO Communications’ Fiber Optic Network
While many technology pundits feel future Internet access will be primarily delivered over wireless networks, there’s no denying the extra bandwidth provided by fiber optic cable. It remains the primary reason why many cities hope Google Fiber and AT&T GigaPower come to their town soon. One gig Internet service is simply the current gold standard […]
Read more...Sponsored Data Caps — Does It Violate Net Neutrality?
One of the driving principles of Net Neutrality is the fact that all data is essentially created equal. ISPs are forbidden from segregating Internet traffic or creating “fast lanes” for companies looking to deliver streaming video or other rich media content into your home. This theoretically creates a level field where content creators — no […]
Read more...Is Your ISP Gaming Your Internet Speed Test?
When you run an Internet speed test, you want to know the results reflect an accurate representation of your current streaming capability. Maybe you are trying to watch a 4K video or take part in a graphics-intensive MMORPG? If your ISP knew how to manipulate the test to make your service appear faster than reality, […]
Read more...Google Fiber Looks to the North and Southeast
As other ISPs — most notably AT&T and their GigaPower offering — continue to expand fiber-optic one gigabit service across the country, Google Fiber approaches things at a more deliberate pace. At this time, Kansas City, Austin, and Provo are the only cities where Fiber subscriptions are actually available. Recently, however, the technology giant announced […]
Read more...Google’s New Chromecast Ups the Ante for Cord Cutters
With Cupertino upping the video streaming competition with their new Apple TV and its tvOS operating system offering a platform for games and apps, Google naturally counters that action with an enhanced Chromecast. As more users take advantage of fast Internet speeds to watch TV shows and movies, the market for video streaming devices continues […]
Read more...Sling TV — Valid Alternative for Cord Cutters?
With more people eschewing their digital TV subscriptions to take advantage of an Internet connection to stream movies and TV shows, new services hope to attract these potential customers by bundling some of the more popular Cable channels under one offering. Sling TV site, a subsidiary of the Dish Network, is a notable example of […]
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