Download Speed Archive

  • FIOS packages strike your fancy?

    FIOS packages strike your fancy?

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Verizon has a bunch of new FIOS packages that may interest you. The top of the pile is the Ultimate package, which gives you "90 or more" HD channels, plus an Internet connection of 35/35, which is 35 mbps download, 35 mbps upload. The upload speed is impressive, but I still have triple the download speed. (I seriously run at 11 MB/s when downloading from Usenet. It's almost unnecessary how fast it is.) This top package is $149 per month.

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  • Verizon Leads, AT&T Runs Last in Wired.com’s 3G Speed Test

    Verizon Leads, AT&T Runs Last in Wired.com’s 3G Speed Test

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
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  • Slow Chip Stifles iPhone 3GS Upload Speeds

    Slow Chip Stifles iPhone 3GS Upload Speeds

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    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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  • Slow, Unreliable Wi-Fi Plaguing Some iPhone 3GS Units?

    Slow, Unreliable Wi-Fi Plaguing Some iPhone 3GS Units?

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | No Comments
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  • Hey: Mac software haus Panic is having itself a 50 percent of sale

    Hey: Mac software haus Panic is having itself a 50 percent of sale

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Panic, the maker of shockingly good Mac software, is having itself a nice little sale that you may want to take advantage of. From now until 11:59 PM PDT on May 29 (so, a little over a day) you can buy Transmist, Coda, Candy Bar and Unison for 50 percent off.

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