Man connecting to network with his smartphone Gettu Understand speed. When it comes to internet speed, most internet users are likely familiar with “5G,” which represents the fifth and most current generation of mobile/cellular technology. 5G can be used to deliver high-speed internet service to your home, using nearby cellular towers to send a signal […]
1. You may qualify for low-cost internet. Morsa Images via Getty Images If you receive government assistance, chances are you qualify to receive $ 30 off your internet bill through Cox’s Affordability Program. Check out Cox’s low-cost options to see if you qualify. 2. You can get download speeds up to 100mbps. 10’000 Hours via […]
Verizon may have been the first to start deploying actual 5G, but its network was small and spotty. T-Mobile was the first to an arguably much more important title — the first to launch nationwide 5G network coverage. And, along with that nationwide network, the company has also started deploying its 5G home internet service. […]
Openreach BT has said it will “build like fury” to roll out full-fibre internet connections after new rules announced by the UK’s telecoms regulator. Ofcom has decided not to impose price caps on full-fibre connections provided by the firm’s Openreach subsidiary. And this will remain the case for at least 10 years. In addition, Ofcom […]
Enlarge Getty Images Criminals are upping the potency of distributed denial-of-service attacks with a technique that abuses a widely used Internet protocol that drastically increases the amount of junk traffic directed at targeted servers. DDoSes are attacks that flood a website or server with more data than it can handle. The result is a denial […]
Older adults living alone often lack access or an understanding of technology, and many are unsure how to sign up for an appointment. Annette Carlin feels trapped. Before the pandemic, Ms. Carlin, who is 84, loved to go on walks in Novato, Calif., with her grandchildren and dance at the senior center. Since March, though, […]
SpaceX’s Starlink service is already serving more than 10,000 people with broadband beamed down from space. Elon Musk, the chief of California-based SpaceX, has just revealed how he sees the $ 10 billion project progressing over the next couple of years as the company continues with regular rocket launches to deploy its Starlink satellites in low-Earth […]
When companies move all employee communications online, they face the same problems as the rest of the internet. But they don’t have to let bad behavior seep in. Gustavo Razzetti, who gets hired by companies to improve their work cultures, has noticed a change since the pandemic began last year: more political brawls, more managers […]
McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday that coupled $ 2,000 stimulus checks — supported by Democrats and Trump — with revoking Section 230, a law that offers broad legal immunity to Internet companies. The law, now more than 20 years old and that has helped define the way we all communicate on the Internet, is unrelated […]
Launching IE in Windows 10 immediately brings up a page suggesting Edge. Samuel Axon Here’s Microsoft’s timeline for this series of changes. MIcrosoft Microsoft 365 apps will end support for Internet Explorer 11 by the end of 2021, Microsoft announced in a company blog post this week. It’s a big step from the company, which […]
UK adults spent a quarter of their waking day online during lockdown – a record high, according to Ofcom. During April, adults spent an average of four hours a day online, up from three-and-a-half in September 2019, the communications watchdog said. And seven in 10 people made video calls at least once a week during […]
Restricted to our homes for months now, many of us have been putting up with a persistent annoyance: a lousy internet connection. When we are working, a video call with colleagues becomes pixelated, with delayed audio. When we are relaxing, movies and video games take ages to download. In the worst cases, the connection drops […]
Today, though, the brands are mostly quiet. Like so many of our other creature comforts, from sports to concerts, they’ve taken the year off amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s probably for the best. “It would just be seen as just so tone-deaf with people dying, and we’re not even at the peak yet,” said Donna […]
WASHINGTON — In late January, as China locked down some provinces to contain the spread of the coronavirus, average internet speeds in the country slowed as people who were stuck inside went online more and clogged the networks. In Hubei Province, the epicenter of infections, mobile broadband speeds fell by more than half. In mid-February, […]
Derek Pando rarely had problems with his home internet service — until last week. That was when he began working from his house because of the coronavirus. Mr. Pando, 35, a tech worker in Palo Alto, Calif., immediately started using work applications like video conferencing that ate up a lot of data. And he shared […]