Broadband Services Archive

  • Gogo internet to be available on Continental Airlines flights soon

    Gogo internet to be available on Continental Airlines flights soon

    The airline WiFi roll-out continues! Next up is Continental installing Gogo service in 21 of its 757-300 planes by the second quarter of 2010. Prices will start at $4.95, but depending on the flight's length, can cost a bit more. This is clearly the most exciting news of the day.

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  • FCC expands wireless industry inquiries

    FCC expands wireless industry inquiries

    Here, in this glorious land of the free and home of the brave, there is generally one thing that most all Americans can agree on: the major mobile wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint) suck leave much to be desired. As more and more people come to depend solely on their cell phones and the [...]

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  • Slow Chip Stifles iPhone 3GS Upload Speeds

    Slow Chip Stifles iPhone 3GS Upload Speeds

    The “S” in iPhone 3GS stands for “speed,” but it could very well stand for “slow” if you look at the dated chip it uses for uploading data. At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company proudly boasted that the new iPhone 3GS supports 7.2Mbps High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) — a faster, next-generation network standard that [...]

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