bandwidth
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How Will Peak Hour Internet Affect Your Network?
Like commuting to work or lovemaking, your network is much faster at some times than others. What implications do changing usage habits and the emergence of an internet ‘peak hour’ have for how we design and build networks?
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Beware Of Skydrive Sync Chewing Up Your Monthly Bandwidth Allowance
The ability to sync files stored on SkyDrive with your computer can be very useful, especially given the generous space allocation (7GB for everyone, up to 25GB for early adopters). However, one Lifehacker reader has noticed that keeping a large SkyDrive collection in sync can use a lot of bandwidth, potentially trigging shaping or an…
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Netflix Wants ISP Partnerships For Australian Launch
Netflix dominates the US online movie and TV rental market and is integrated into all sorts of devices, but isn’t officially available for Australian consumers (unless you fancy messing around with VPN and credit card details). That might change with news the company is exploring ISP deals for a potential local launch.
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Foxtel On Xbox 360 Dumps Data Charges For Telstra BigPond Customers
When Foxtel launched its Xbox 360 service last October, we couldn’t help but point out that it would be an expensive undertaking given that all the data you used to watch would come out of your monthly cap. That has now changed for Telstra BigPond customers, who will get unmetered access to Foxtel on Xbox…