Posts Tagged ‘speed’
Eircom unveil faster broadband packages »
Eircom have announced details of their new broadband service, which will see uncontended speeds of up to 8mb/s being offered to customers across the country. All Eircom customers will be put onto the faster package once their area is upgraded with the price they pay dependant on the monthly download cap they want. According to Eircom there ...Read On »
Feature: Broadband bone of contention »
With broadband speeds increasing, Ireland appears to be catching up with other countries’ super-fast networks. However, the small print leaves many customers with far less than they pay for. While most of the attention on broadband statistics is given to the headline speeds, the issue of line contention is now proving to be equally ...Read On »
Broadband providers up top speeds »
Eircom and Vodafone have both launched their own 24mbps home broadband packages today. The high-speed services will be available to new and existing customers of both companies and according to Eircom should be available to about 1/3 of households. Vodafone's 24meg service includes a 100GB monthly download limit and will cost €62 per ...Read On »
Windows XP vs. 7 Boot Speed Test »
Microsoft has made a lot of claims about the speed of its new operating system, Windows 7. It wouldn't take a lot for it to be faster than Windows Vista but what about the OS before that - the ubiquitous and still popular Windows XP? We decided to investigate by pitting two netbooks with identical spec (1.6GHz Atom Processor, 1GB RAM ...Read On »
