With the hopes of creating a nationwide public WiFi network, Comcast has been pushing new Xfinity WiFi routers into its customers’ homes that broadcast a public wireless network in addition to the home Internet connection. It’s an interesting idea that has been embraced by some, but has raised questions about security with others. As a bandwidth-obsessed engineer, my immediate inclination … Read More
What is Channel Bonding?
Link Aggregation and Mobile Data Offloading Made Easy Speedify’s unique channel bonding technology lets you spread your Internet traffic across all of your Mac, PC, Android or iOS devices’s available Internet connections using our worldwide network of servers in the cloud. With Speedify, you’ll enjoy faster and more reliable Internet using all available Wi-Fi, 4G or 5G, DSL and other … Read More
Is Your Comcast Public Hotspot Costing you Real Money?
UPDATE: Comcast has reached out and indicated that they would like us to retest with both the residential equipment and newer business setup. We’ll update our results as soon as we receive this new hardware. | Comcast has been pushing new Xfinity WiFi routers onto subscribers that broadcast a public WiFi network in addition to their home Internet connection … Read More
How to Stream the World Cup Anywhere
Its the most wonderful time of the year! The World Cup is in full swing, and thankfully real time streaming access is high-quality and plentiful. No matter where you are, with Speedify you can combine all your available Internet connections so you can watch all 22 players on the pitch in pixel perfect HD resolution. Say that 10 times fast! … Read More
Comcast is turning your home into a public hotspot
By now, you’ve probably heard about Comcast’s new initiative to use customers’ routers to create a mesh of public wifi. That’s right, the ISP juggernaut has already turned the homes of 50,000 paying Xfinity customers into public hotspots, and says it will be in millions of homes by the end of 2014. The news has been a hot-button issue in … Read More
Want Faster Upload and Download Speeds in Tests? Try This
Knowing the speed of your Internet connections is increasingly important as daily activities like video and music streaming require more and more bandwidth. Popular Internet speed test sites like speedtest.net give users a snapshot of actual upload and download speeds at the click-of-a-button. Doing a speed test lets you know whether your Internet connection can sustain bandwidth-heavy tasks like video … Read More