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Nov 4

FiOS Speedtest

New broadband connection at work

After almost a month after first ordering service with Verizon, our FIOS Internet connection was finally installed at work this morning.

Some informal bandwidth testing tonight yielded some great results. As you can see, at a maximum we achieved a little over 38Mbps down and 11.5Mbps upstream (we ordered a 50/20 business plan from Verizon). Testing was done on a MacBookPro running OS X 10.5.5 with Firefox 3.03, directly connected (100Mbps/Full-duplex) to a Netgear FVS114 router.

While we did not achieve a full 50 Mbps, that is the maximum our account should support,  we are please with close to 40Mbps.  The weak link here might actually be the FVS114 router.  We will try some additional testing tomorrow and see if we get a significant change. Read more

Dec 4

Verizon Embraces Google’s Android

It is premature to remove Verizon from the list of anti-tech companies, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.

In yet another sudden shift, Verizon Wireless plans to support Google’s (GOOG) new software platform for cell phones and other mobile devices. Verizon Wireless had been one of several large cellular carriers withholding support from the Android initiative Google launched in early November.But given the stunning U-turn Verizon Wireless made Nov. 27, announcing plans to allow a broader range of devices and services on its network, Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam says it now makes sense to get behind Android. “We’re planning on using Android,” McAdam tells BusinessWeek. “Android is an enabler of what we do.”

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