Broadband Category

Cable Broadband provider Virgin Media is about to start rolling out a speed increase for its customers, and the good news is, it’s going to be free! From February 2012, customers of Virgin Media’s broadband service will start to see a sizable increase in speed or their already fast fibre-optic cable Internet connection. For customers [...]

Seasons greetings to all of our loyal listeners. As it’s December, we feel we’re able to mention Christmas safely, and that’s just what we do in our December show. For this show, we look at the future of the Internet – We were invited to attend a special session discussing broadband trends, Internet demand, and [...]

FrequencyCast Show 70: Future Of The Internet [ 30:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s the first of June, and being the first of the month, it’s time for a new show. FrequencyCast Show 64, has just been unleashed, and you’re free to download the show and have a listen. In this show, we have a lot to cover. Here’s a summary: News Updates: BBC Goes Full HD, Apple [...]

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In May 2011, FrequencyCast had the opportunity talk to Richard Fletcher, the Chief Operating Officer of broadband provider Plusnet. An extract of the interview will be used in our June radio show, but we’d like to offer the full interview to our listeners. Over the coming months, the Internet will be transitioning to IPv6, and [...]

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It’s the first of the month, and time for a new show – FrequencyCast Show 62, for April 2011, is now available. Here’s a look at what we cover in this show: News Updates: Digital Switchover update, BBC local radio and Powerline adapter news Focus: The Internet is changing – A look at how IPv6 [...]

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We’ve covered the subject of Powerline Adapters, a.k.a PLT, a.k.a. HomePlugs, and the interference that they can cause to the radio spectrum, on a number of our older radio shows. Powerline Adapters use a home’s mains wiring to distribute the Internet to other rooms in your home, but the radio interference that they generate, can be [...]

FrequencyCast Show 58, for the 1st of December 2010, is out now. In this latest show, here’s a look at what we cover: News Updates: Tablet newspapers, 3D BT, and no more Tease Me Focus: Broadband Suppliers – Making the right choice Hands-on: Big Trak Junior 2010 Your comments and questions on Nokia’s DAB, slow [...]

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The first of the month means a new episode of your favourite TV and Tech Podcast. FrequencyCast Show 51 is a bumper edition, looking at the following topics: News Updates: New iPhone details leaked, 3D TV is here, HD news and HomePlug hassle. Focus: How the rushed-through Digital Economy Act affects you, TV, radio and the [...]

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BT has officially started offering their “up to 40 Megabit” high-speed broadband service, under the brand “BT Infinity”. Initially, it’s only available to a few areas of the UK, but coverage will increase as BT continue to expand their fibre optic network. By the end of 2010, it’s estimated that around 4 million homes and [...]

Users of Tiscali’s broadband and phone service will find that from this Thursday, the 7th of January, they’ll have a new provider – TalkTalk. In May last year, the Carphone Warehouse announced the acquisition of troubled Tiscali, and the user migration happens this week. However, some users may find that they’re in for a shock. [...]

Tomorrow sees the start of the 2009/2010 English Premier League footy season. In case you’re not kitted out with Sky, Virgin, or any other digital services offering sporting coverage, you can still watch tomorrow’s matches, coutesy of an online service from Sky: Everton vs Arsenal (EPSN) and Chelsea vs Hull (Sky Sports) are both available [...]

Show 41 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In our regular online radio show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Setanta Sport collapses, a date is set for Freeview HD, plus what’s set to change in [...]

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The Digital Britain report is finally out. On the 16th of June, Lord Carter’s long-awaited report into plans for our digital future were revealed. There’s been lots of media chat about this already, but in case you’ve missed it, what we think are the three headlines are as follows: 1. Analogue Radio off by 2015: [...]

Tired of your slow old “up to 8 meg” download? BT’s about to ramp this up to “up to 20 meg” at no extra cost. As part of their roll-out of ADSL2+, around 40% of properties are about to get the speed ramp-up, with this number rising to 55% by March 2010. The bad news [...]

As we reported in our podcast, Tiscali users are about to find themselves getting their broadband from the Carphone Warehouse, after CPW stepped in to bail out floundering Tiscali. BT’s been quick to leap in with a deal to tempt people from Tiscali. On offer is £50 off your first bill, a new 802.11n high [...]

Show 40 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In our regular online radio show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Plans for Freeview HD in doubt, all change for the charts, new content for Top Up, [...]

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Don’t want your Broadband capped? Sky’s just changed their Broadband Max tariff, removing the Fair Use Policy – this means that Sky’s currently the UK’s only ‘truly unlimited’ broadband service. If you’re a heavy Broadband user, switch to Sky Broadband Max for your actual unlimited Broadband service Go to packages.sky.com/surf for details of Sky’s three [...]

BT’s just released a new addition to their Total Broadband package… “BT Total Broadband Anywhere”. For an extra £5 a month, you can get a BT ToGo – This is a Windows Mobile smartphone that switches between wi-fi and the mobile phone network to let you surf and handle emails on the move. Think ‘Blackberry’ [...]

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