Archive for July, 2008
Sandvine Hit Over Net Neutrality Issues
Seems there is a backlash from the products Sandvine offers and the net neutrality debate going on in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere may continue to negatively impact this company on the short to medium term.
Factors undermining the forecast include “the effect of the network neutrality debate on Sandvine’s North American installed base, the reduced predictability associated with expansion into new markets such as Sandvine’s entrance into the tier-one DSL and wireless markets, and the increasing number of opportunities being pursued through the indirect sales channel,” the company stated.
I do not wish ill on Sandvine but this story only hi-lights the forces at work as this debate goes on.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Web Brower Security Vulnerabilities
Approximately 40% of computer users do not have their web lbrowsers updated to the latest standard.
Note: Internet Explorer 6.x users are at high risk for security vunerabilities. Please consult this page for minimum system requirements. I am afraid that any Windows 98/ME users cannot upgrade to IE7. They cannot user Firefox either.
This is particularly relevant to my customers because the vast majority use… (more…)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Panda Internet Security 2008 Not Updating
A recent comment led me to find these resources for the comment saying that Panda was not updating. Sadly they did not say what specific Panda software they were using but assuming it is Panda Internet Security 2008 this may help.
Do not bother to click on the link at the end of this sentence:
Additional Information
For more detailed information about how to configure Panda Internet Security 2008 to update automatically, click here.
It takes you no where really. Just a comment box asking if the page was helpful, which it obviously is NOT because it does not tell you any more information.
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Updated Information Re. Sympatico Traffic Throttling
It seem that the numbers do not add up. This is the percentage of number of congested links taken from the most populous subscriber bases that Bell has. If you look at it it appears not that serious at all. Not near the doom and gloom Bell would have you believe.
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bell Sympatico/Bellnet Speed Issue
I was one of the first Bell Sympatico clients in this area. I had the old Nortel modem and had decent service. Compared to dial-up it was a dream but eventually as I wanted more speed the problems started to occur:
- Service drop-outs lasting minutes at a time.
- Service outages averaging once a week.
- Power supplies on old Nortel modem failing 3 times and 5 business days to get a new one.
- New Speedstream modem does not suppot new speed package as I am too far from the concentrator.
This week I called Bellnet tech support for a client and they have been paying for 6 MB/s internet access for years only to find out they can only get 1 MB/s! The “solution” was offered to “upgrade” the client to the new wireless internet access. Sure it was $6.00 cheaper per month but it was half as fast as the client was expecting from their original service.
It totally amazes me that someone would bother selling such services when the advertised thoughput is no where near the client’s actual experienc.
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