When it comes to Mobile Internet, o2′s fastest for music downloads in the UK, and fastest work web pages in London, at least according to a recent survey by network measurement specialists Siroda (and verified by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications) Tests were completed in 150 locations in the UK at peak periods over [...]
Archive Stories: 2010
Mobile Broadband – Who’s fastest?
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Free SIM cards with free Skype
Fancy two free SIM cards with unlimited Skype-to-Skype? 3 are offering each household two free SIM cards with free Skype-to-Skype calls and free Windows Live messenger chats. You don’t even need to top up the SIM to get these benefits. If you do top up your SIM, you also get free text messages, free Internet [...]
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Podcast Release: Faster Broadband, iPad and weatherstations
Show 48 of FrequencyCast is out now FrequencyCast is the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, and in this show, we look at faster broadband from BT, the Apple iPad awe get hands on with a new micro-PC and media streamer. All of our shows are free, and you can download today’s at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. If you [...]
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Apple iPad announcement
Apple has just wrapped up their announcement of the long-expected iPad. It’s essentially a large iPhone. Here’s a summary: Screen: 9.7inch multitouch Battery: 10 hours Price: $499 for the 16GB version (appox £310). Availability: 60 days for wi-fi version in the US – longer for 3G. “International” expected June/July 2010 Dataplans: 250Meg a month on [...]
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BT rolls out up to 40 Meg broadband
BT has today launched their new “BT Infinity” product (cue Buzz Lightyear jokes…) BT Infinity is BT’s fibre optic broadband service and offers customers speeds of up to 40 Meg (for downloads) and 10 Meg for uploads. Prices: £19.99 (20 Gig a month download) or £24.99 (unlimited download) Installation: Free installation. An engineer will need [...]
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Is this the answer to poor mobile phone coverage?
If you’re not able to get a strong Vodafone signal where you live, you may be pleased to know that Vodafone offer a solution. Known as a Femtocell, this is a box that plugs into your fixed broadband connection and uses the Internet to provide you with your own mobile phone base station. Vodafone launched [...]
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imax mini UK review online
Trapped indoors by at least 2 inches of show has focussed our PC reviewer to crack on with a review of the Packard Bell imax mini. This is a small but impressive micro (a.k.a. nettop) PC that sits quietly on a desk or in a lounge behaving just like a larger PC – top selling [...]
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Tiscali Broadband – Time to switch?
On the 7th of January 2010, existing Tiscali Broadband, Phone and TV customers will find themselves switched over to TalkTalk. This follows last year’s acquision of Tiscali by the Carphone Warehouse. Current Tiscali customers that only use Broadband will find that their monthly bill will rise from £14.99 a month to £19.99 a month, unless [...]
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