connectivity

FYI: Teksavvy, the best local deal in Broadband?

Posted by Thomas Purves on December 10, 2007 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

You may recall some of my historic adventures in finding cheap broadband [ Open letter to 3Web, local broadband internet service provider *]. Well I posed the question to the TorCamp Google Group and received exactly one resounding reply. So I thought I’d pass it on:

Teksavvy.com I have it at home and work now. […]

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Categories: broadband, connectivity, teksavvy

“Go, and never darken my towels again.” -Groucho Marx

Posted by Thomas Purves on October 16, 2007 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

That being said,
Nokia is being handed a sharp lesson in business basics: don’t compete with your biggest customers.
In August, the Finnish phone giant announced it was going “beyond the phone” and creating an online portal called Ovi in a bid to become a major service company. This would offer music, maps and games - bringing […]

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Categories: connectivity, mobile, n81, nokia, opendata, wireless

The definition of mobile devices just got more interesting

Posted by Thomas Purves on September 6, 2007 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

“the much-anticipated iPod touch with WiFi, Safari, and a touch-screen interface—an iPhone without the phone and e-mail capabilities—for $299 and $399. The iPod touch will be able to purchase music directly from the iTunes Store via WiFi. Apple also had a major bit of news with regards to the iPhone, dropping the price for the […]

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The most interesting piece of news this week.

Posted by Thomas Purves on July 22, 2007 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

Now this could change everything. Will Canada follow?
UPDATE:More from the horse’s mouth (thanks Michele: Our commitment to open broadband platforms - google
UPDATE2:
[FCC Says Wireless Could be America’s “Third Pipe”] FCC responds:
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, three out of the five FCC commissioners told lawmakers that they are supportive of the open-access standards as proposed […]

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Categories: Business, connectivity

RIM Slams Canadian Carriers for Data Rates

Posted by Thomas Purves on July 9, 2007 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

BunnyHero (wayne a. lee) says:
Rim blasts Telcos for high cost of wireless:
“Research In Motion Ltd., riding high after finally gaining entry into China’s lucrative wireless market, blasted Canadian cellphone companies yesterday for their high data rates and for not competing against each other strongly enough.” michael geist writes about the article: […]

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Categories: connectivity, mobile, opendata, wireless

Wonderful Wireless UK

Posted by Thomas Purves on June 5, 2007 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

# The UK is one of the world’s most competitive wireless markets
# Read it and weep. Orange here offers the blackberry 8800 for only 79 pounds with plan. The Pearl is free. Compare with Rogers here. ahem, not free.
# There’s wifi networks everywhere, mostly these are not free but they do explicitly offer and advertise […]

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