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July 1, 2008
by David Allen
As from today, users of T Mobile will be able to benefit from being on the first network in the UK to use High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) for its mobile broadband service.
Some mobile broadband networks already use the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) which is great for surfing the net as it will retrieve data pretty fast, matching the higher speeds seen in the ...
by David Allen
For some people this story may seem to be dragging on a bit, and it is fair to say that yes it probably is, after all when the auction was first announced there was some real interest in this company and who was in the market to pick it up.
One such bid was the one from Carphone Warehouse for the UK division of Tiscali and yet their bid ...
by David Allen
The digital divide normally applies to the haves and have nots in broadband connection speeds, but this term can be more aptly applied to the poorest families in the UK who are not connected to the internet at all.
Not only are these people missing out, more importantly it is their children who could be suffering, not because they are missing out on social networking but because they are ...
by David Allen
Once the Office of Fair Trading started looking into Kangaroo, the video on demand joint venture from BBC Worldwide, Channel Four and ITV, there was little chance that it would be getting the thumbs up without any questions being asked.
The OFT has now decided that there are just too many factors to take on board and in effect, as a joint venture between the main UK broadcasters, the ...
June 30, 2008
by David Allen
Another free laptop offer hits the High Streets; this time it is PC World who are trying to tempt new customers to sign up for broadband services.
The incentive being offered to all new customers is a new laptop as well as other offers too.
This deal promises to be one of the better ones for choice, as unlike other offers this one gives the customer plenty of choice, ...
by David Allen
In order to keep up with the competition the BBC are forever attempting to either get ahead in the game or try to keep up with the new developments that other broadcasters bring out.
The problem is that for the BBC it is not just a matter of showing good programming or providing the right services, they need to do everything all of the time.
When Virgin Media began ...
by David Allen
Many gamers will have upgraded their Xbox 360 for the larger hard drive in the Elite system, not to mention the black HDMI, but with all of that the one thing that a serious gamer would want to do is play the games stored on the hard drive of the machine.
But there will have been a problem with the play back, as the collection of games that had ...
by David Allen
Although the BBC HD channel has been available for some time, through satellite with Sky and with the latest addition to the digital market Freesat, those viewers who have been with Freeview have been without, but that is due to change.
The BBC is to begin testing the HD channel for the viewers with Freeview, but only from the transmitter in Guildford for now.
There is the possibility that ...
June 27, 2008
by David Allen
BT look as if they are following the lead set by Virgin Media when it comes to file sharing, as they recently sent an email to one of their four million broadband subscribers, informing them that they had been flagged up as having been part of a file sharing programme, where the Girls Aloud song “Biology” had been shared.
This email was backed up by evidence from the BPI, ...
by David Allen
The day has come when finally Bill Gates will leave the Microsoft HQ and never return to run the company on a day to day basis.
No matter how anyone feels about Microsoft and their products there is no doubt of the influence that he has had on the world of computing.
To many he is an inspiration, while to others he has been looked upon as the dark ...
by David Allen
Sometime during the summer, owners of the Sony PS3 will be able to use the new movie download service.
At first the service will be launched in the US, closely followed by the UK, Europe and Japan.
The big announcement will be made next month where further details will be given on cost and exactly what will be available.
We are supposing that there will be more details released at ...
by David Allen
There are still a few areas in Scotland where getting a broadband connection is impossible.
But all this is about change as Jim Mather, the Enterprise Minister has signed a £3.3 million agreement which will see many remote areas getting a broadband connection for the first time.
The areas affected will be parts of north Sanday and Rousay in Orkney, Jura, the Angus Glens, Skye and Wester Ross, covering ...
June 26, 2008
by David Allen
Could this be the breakthrough that many internet users have been waiting for?
The legalisation of P2P file sharing for UK users could be coming to these shores before the end of the year, making the UK only the second country in the world to offer this service.
The decision to work out a deal would have to be down to the government, which made the music industry and the ...
by David Allen
MPs sitting on the Commons Public Accounts Committee have said that the government's initial hand out to the BBC of £805 million was largely a waste of public money, in fact around £250 million has been wasted because of the lack of take up of the scheme's services.
The BBC were given the £850 million in order to get some clarification and organisation for the switchover from the analogue ...
by David Allen
Whether it was a slip up, or accidentally on purpose release of details, whatever the excuse the details of the PAYG iPhone are now out.
The details were only posted on the O2 website for a short time, before being removed as fast as they appeared.
The O2 deal on the iPhone for PAYG customers means that for the luxury of not having a contract, a customer will need ...
by David Allen
There are quite a few offers doing the rounds at the moment and the latest retailer to join the ranks is Phones4U; they are offering a free laptop to any customers signing up for a mobile broadband service.
Any customer interested in mobile broadband will find it difficult to walk away from these deals, as the free laptop incentive is a pretty good sweetener.
The offer is for the ...
June 25, 2008
by David Allen
One sure way to bring in new customers is to cut the price, offer a fantastic service, or preferably both at the same time.
Anyway back to Plusnet; they are promoting a discounted plan for new subscribers.
For the first three months, all new customers on the Broadband Your Way service will be able to get the first three months broadband at half price.
This would take the price ...
by David Allen
For users of the T Mobile web’n’walk service, a power failure hit the service knocking it offline for around twelve hours, not that many users may have known about it, as apparently it happened way past their bedtimes.
In fact the service was taken down at around half past five in the evening and stayed unavailable for approximately twelve hours.
For many users this would have the worst time ...
by David Allen
In an attempt to promote the Virgin Media video on demand service, they have recruited the Simply Red front man Mick Hucknall to appear in an advertising campaign which will be used to promote the service in cinemas.
It is centred around an anti ageing clinic in Switzerland, where the singer is not prescribed surgery, but is prescribed the Virgin Media catch up TV service, as this will help ...
by David Allen
Despite all of the complaints when BT tested the Phorm advertising system, a test is planned to take place soon.
This is no surprise as both companies have said in the past that a test would be taking place.
The plan is the deploy Phorm onto ten thousand BT broadband users.
Having said that, BT are saying that they have been completely open with customers and will test the ...
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As from today, users of T Mobile will be able to benefit from being on the first network in the UK to use High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) for its mobile broadband service.
Some mobile broadband networks already use the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) which is great for surfing the net as it will retrieve data pretty fast, matching the higher speeds seen in the ...
One sure way to bring in new customers is to cut the price, offer a fantastic service, or preferably both at the same time.
Anyway back to Plusnet; they are promoting a discounted plan for new subscribers.
For the first three months, all new customers on the Broadband Your Way service will be able to get the first three months broadband at half price.
This would take the price ...
