Rose Cantine » broadband

Links of the day (20 March 2008): Absinthe review, WiMAX on a chip, 200 Kbps not broadband

esme — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:40:03 +0000

It’s been raining for two days in Amsterdam. That’s probably why I’ve been blogging so much. Here are a few blog posts I’ve written across a variety of blogs.

Brunch, lunch, dinner in SF: Absinthe does all three quite well

Why having WiMAX in your device won’t necessarily make you get WiMAX service

FCC finally agrees that 200 Kbps is NOT broadband

Help me decide what to do with 1 Gbps broadband service

esme — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:19:50 +0000

I posted on Pajama Entrepreneur that Breednet wants to know whether I want 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps symmetrical service to my home office. It’s pricey: 1 Gbps costs 675 EUR per month. But if I can somehow cover my costs and enjoy the 1 Gbps life, I’m open to suggestions.

Why the French are ahead in broadband; will free mobile calls for ads work

esme — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:33:52 +0000

The French don’t just have better food and clothes, they have faster, cheaper broadband too. In Paris you get 50 Mbps symmetrical for 30 EUR per month! Want to know how they got there? The French regulator comes down very hard on France Telecom (read here).

How’s Blyk (the free-mobile-calls-for-ads) doing? Not bad. Will this business model fly? Here’s my take on it.