All the stories tagged with isp
Netflix Launches ISP Speed Index Site To Rank Global Video Streaming
03/12/2013, In its attempt to fight for its users to experience episodes of Pawn Stars in as high definition as possible, Netflix started ranking ISPs dubbing Google Fiber as the best service to watch its video streaming service on. Since then, [...]
FreedomPop Sets To Upset ISPs By Offering Free Broadband Internet
03/06/2013, As important as having a reliable home Internet connection is, we know there are people out there who simply can’t afford an additional $50 a month so they could constantly watch cat videos on their Facebook wall. There aren’t many [...]
Comcast Offers Glimpse Into Copyright Alert System Messages
02/28/2013, We reported a few days ago some big-name ISPs would begin incorporating the Copyright Alert System (CAS) into their systems, which would send out alerts to users who they believe may have download copyrighted material through “peer-to-peer” services. Verizon and Comcast [...]
ISPs Adopt Alert System To Warn Users of Illegal Downloads
02/26/2013, If you’re a person who downloads torrents on a regular basis, you might want to watch what you do from today on as Internet service providers will begin cracking down on users who download copyrighted material. The Copyright Alert System [...]
Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Service In Chelsea Neighborhood Of New York City
01/08/2013, Google has been an official ISP only in Kansas City for a couple of months now, but its Google Fiber service is one many people are dying to get a slice of in their neighborhood. It looks as though Google’s ISP offerings [...]
Time Warner Cable Boosts Standard Internet Speeds By 50% For Free
12/21/2012, Time Warner Cable may not be the cream of the crop in terms of watching Netflix on, but the company has announced it will be boosting its download speeds to its Standard Internet customers by 50% at no additional cost. [...]
Netflix Deems Google Fiber Best ISP To Watch Its Service With
12/11/2012, Netflix announced the most popular platform for Netflixers, if that’s even a real term to call people who use the service, last week being Sony’s PlayStation 3 even, at times, surpassing the PC as Netflixers go-to video-streaming platform. Today, they took [...]
Most American ISPs are implementing a Copyright Alert System
10/09/2012, It’s been a long time coming, but the United States’ major internet service providers are finally implementing a system which will disrupt internet service for alleged copyright infringers. Although Washington failed to pass anti-piracy bills like SOPA and the Protect IP act, [...]
Netflix set to embarrass uncooperative ISPs?
01/26/2011, ISPs probably don’t have that many fans, but things could get worse for them if Netflix goes ahead with its threat. The company’s CEO has said that it’s inappropriate for Internet service providers to require the company to pay all [...]
MonkeyBrains Wireless ISP Offers Fast Connectivity For $40/month
09/14/2010, The son of Sci-Fi author Rudy Rucker has partnered with a clever crew to come up with the creatively-named MonkeyBrains wireless ISP service that provides Wi-Fi connections in the San Francisco area, providing a 10-30Mbps connection to users at $40/month. MonkeyBrains [...]
Demon Internet targets gamers with new service for lower pings
08/20/2010, UK Internet service provider (ISP) Demon Internet recently unveiled a new service which will target gamers who want nothing but the very best. We’re talking about the Demon Game Pro package that is touted to deliver “traffic prioritization” to gamers [...]
