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With FCC Study Showing Internet Speeds Are Slower Than Advertised By Internet Service Providers, Why Isn’t The Government Fining Them For False Advertising?
A Federal Communications Commission report Tuesday revealed that Cablevision provides much slower Internet speed than it promises in advertisements, while Verizon FIOS is faster than advertised.
“In general, we found that even during peak periods, the majority of ISPs were providing actual speeds that were generally 80% or better than advertised rates, though there was considerable variation among the ISPs tested,” says the report.
Why is the government okay with any misrepresentation about the speed of the connection advertised by ISPs?
If 20% of the performance numbers th
Referral Key Claims To Get You Referrals But Let's Verify Before We Trust It
Referral Key is slick. But before I trust it, let's verify that it is the real deal.
Citibank Heads into Mint's Territory with New iPad App
Citibank released a new banking application for iPad designed to give customers access to common banking tasks (balance checks, bill pay, transfers, etc.) as well as financial analysis tools.
The tools take inspiration from similar online services, like Intuit's money management suite at Mint.com. reports ReadWriteWeb.
Meth Addicts Reportedly Ransack Homes Of Airbnb Customers: Site That Let's You Swap Homes With People Living In Places You Want To Go Gets A Black Eye
If you're visiting a spot on the other side of the world or other side of the nation, swap spaces through Airbnb. But this great innovation reportedly turned into a nightmare for a couple of users when their homes were ransacked by meth addicts.
TechCrunch, which wrote enthusiastically about Airbnb reported on one case of a user's vandalized house, and now another user has come forward with a similar horror story.
While trading spaces online is a great idea and many sites are getting into this business, the business model needs to nail down safety issues.
