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Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:19 AM

Looks like my Verizon FIOS data plan changes to 20/20 next week

The heat is on and the ISP connection speeds here in the US are getting ready to get crazy.  With DOCSIS 3.0 rollouts happening in the cable company turf, Verizon announced today they are increasing the speeds of their fibre optic plans. Verizon
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Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:33 PM

Dell XPS 420 six month report

I've had my Dell XPS 420 six months now so I thought I'd give you an update on my impressions of the machine and changes I'm made to it since the initial purchase.  In reality, it just now does everything I want correctly.  Windows Vista SP1
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Monday, April 07, 2008 9:27 PM

Symmetrical 15meg speeds rock

At lunch time, I called Verizon to bump my FIOS data plan speeds up a notch. I left my download speed alone (15meg) but had them change the upload speed from 2meg to 15meg. Yep, I have a 15meg connection each direction now. I’m on the month-to-month plan
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Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:14 AM

When Upscaling DVD Players Are Good Enough

Tonight I was surfing the guide on my TiVo S3 an noticed Showtime HD has Casino Royale scheduled. Considering I had just watched half of the movie last weekend on DVD before heading to Phoenix and Las Vegas, I thought it was pretty interesting timing.
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Saturday, April 05, 2008 7:55 PM

Walt spills the beans on new iPhone release?

Walt Mossberg was filmed talking about a lot of interesting subjects a couple of days ago. He went on a bit of a rant about the lame broadband connections most people have in the US. In fact, he singled out Verizon. I thought that was pretty interesting
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Monday, March 24, 2008 12:24 AM

Is the laser on?

I’ve been a fan of Verizon FIOS since day one.  I was one of the first people outside the initial pilot on Keller, Texas to receive the service.  I’ve had it over three years.  The data service has been stellar.  Reliable. 
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:30 AM

How do you learn?

A recent Wall Street Journal article, " The New Workplace Rules: No Video-Watching " written by Bobby White highlights the fact that many people are watching videos at work. It's even more interesting that the heaviest consumption of those videos takes
Posted by Keith Combs | 8 Comments
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:40 PM

And you thought I was kidding about a 100Mbs fibre connection to my house

NEW YORK - Verizon technicians are upgrading FiOS with next-generation electronics to dramatically enhance the speeds, and thus the capabilities, of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS broadband, video and voice network. Known as gigabit passive optical network
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Monday, December 17, 2007 1:17 AM

Verizon FIOS Turns Three - ups the ante

The Verizon fiber optic data service called FIOS is having it's third birthday here in the US, and to celebrate, Verizon is rolling out new plans.  I'll be calling them later this morning and if the news is true, I'll have to decide what new service
Posted by Keith Combs | 6 Comments
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:39 PM

Is your internet service 20/20 ?

Verizon is at it again.  Over on the east coast of the US they are cranking up the service line offerings of the fiber optic FIOS data service.  They just announced a symmetrical data plan with 20meg down/20meg up.  Great.  What am
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Saturday, August 04, 2007 1:48 PM

NFL Network begins HD season this weekend

I am looking forward to having a new channel this year. One of the Verizon FIOS HDTV benefits is the ability to receive NFL Network in HD. Of course the pre season for US NFL Football officially kicks off this weekend and having another broadcast channel
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Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:11 AM

Closing the books on Fiscal Year 2007

First of all, I want to say thank you personally and on the behalf of my company!!! Microsoft appreciates your business and the opportunity to help you solve problems, make money and have fun. FY07 has been a blast for me. Let's rewind a bit and see what
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Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:30 AM

Ready, Set, TiVo

I could not resist. The recent promotions on the TiVo Series 3 HD DVR made me bite. I tried to resist the temptation, I really did. If you aren't aware, they dropped the price of the TiVo from $800 to $600 then offered a fathers day rebate of $200 on
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:40 AM

Now if we can just get this client into Xbox360

Microsoft Mediaroom. I love the name. However, what the name conjures up in my mind isn't what the new name is all about. Here's the full marketing description: Microsoft ® Mediaroom™ enables a new, personalized television experience. Consumers can easily
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Friday, April 20, 2007 5:47 PM

Is this going to be a dud or a home run?

As you know, we are on a mission. The mission is to come up with an affordable HDTV recording solution. Most of the solutions on the market are not affordable and therefore aren't used by us mere mortals. Sitting on the fence and waiting is boring. My
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