Unless you’re an IT professional, you may not be familiar with the term channel bonding. In a nutshell, a traditional channel bonding router is a hardware router that can connect to multiple wired Internet connections at once, and leverage their combined bandwidth for a faster and more reliable experience. The trouble is, channel bonding routers are made with networking pros in … Read More
How Fast is Speedify?
Quora users ask how fast Speedify really is A while ago, there was some discussion on Quora about Speedify that CEO, Alex Gizis jumped in and started moderating. Users were asking for the nitty-gritty on what kind of speed improvements they might expect using the Speedify service. Alex decided to drop everything and actually run some tests to show users … Read More
The 4 Biggest Hurdles for SpaceX Satellite Internet Plan
Making Worldwide Broadband a Reality Elon Musk is up to it again. He’s announced a plan to launch around 700 satellites that will provide high-speed Internet service to the entire world, and now Google is reportedly backing the project with a cool $1B investment. We happen to know more than a few things about satellite Internet. Not long after we … Read More
Hey Comcast, Do The Right Thing!
Entering into Evidence In late 2014, someone has gone and filed a class action lawsuit against Comcast over the Xfinity Public Hotspot fiasco. Turns out, the lawsuit talks at some length about my blog posts from earlier 2014, in which we tested the additional power used by Xfinity Home Hotspot routers. “When news broke that Comcast was turning consumers’ homes … Read More
(No) Surprise! AT&T is Tracking You Too!
“Perma-cookies” are not deliciousYesterday, I blogged about how Verizon Wireless was inserting a “perma-cookie” into their users’ web traffic, so they can track and sell customer browsing data to advertisers. They’re adding what’s called an X-UIDH header to every HTTP request that you send through their network, and to make matters worse, they’re offering no good way to opt-out of … Read More
How to Prevent Verizon from Tracking You
Is Your Data Being Tracked? In fall 2014, the news broke that Verizon Wireless is tracking all of their customers with what’s being called a “perma-cookie” and it’s a major privacy concern. They’ve devised a slick way to capture your browsing data with an “X-UIDH header” and sell it to advertisers. To see if they’re tracking you, visit request.urih.com. This … Read More