The High Court has ordered our ISPs to start auto-blocking three more sites linked with piracy, as a new batch of torrent providers are made to sit with The Pirate Bay on the inaccessible step. Read More >>
According to Ofcom, the average UK broadband speed is now 9Mbps, marking a 150 per cent increase in speeds since the regulator started measuring speeds back in 2010 making our downloads a helluva lot faster. Read More >>
ISP TalkTalk, one of the key backers of the newly launched YouView TV service, has announced its plans to bundle up the potentially useful catch-up terrestrial telly box with its internet bundles, giving the box away for free to some customers. Like it now? Read More >>
I've had my share of frustrating episodes with Internet Service Providers, but never to the point of hacking into their servers three times in one day; deleting data, or even walking into their office wielding an axe and threatening the owner with it. But that's precisely what Bryce Kingsley Quilley did. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
"The proxy server at the University of Nottingham... throttles Youtube speed, won't let me use Google Drive, blocks file-sharing sites like Mediafire, ..." More »
The last remaining UK ISP court ordered to cut all lines to thepiratebay.se has set up its futile blockade. BT's finally joined Sky, TalkTalk, O2, Orange, and Virgin in the BPI-championed action against The Pirate Bay, not that it makes any difference. Read More >>
Following BT’s lead, TalkTalk is rolling out 80Mbps fibre broadband for just £15 extra. That’s £15 on top of line rental, and your existing broadband subscription mind you, so it works out at a minimum of around £31, but promises impressive 20Mbps upload speeds to boot. Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"for the love of god.. when is O2/Be going to upgrade. I switched to O2 when BT was only giving a pathetic 8mb line. Such a fool. 50, 80, 120... so sad..." More »
I’m not quite sure how this is still happening given the recent EU rulings deeming the practice of forced blockage illegal, but TalkTalk has now been court ordered to rub Newsbin2 off the map. Read More >>
Featured comment by g3f:
"Blocking a site that just indexes primarily copyrighted stuff is a lot different to blocking a Usenet provider.
Its a futile gesture anyway, its ea..." More »
Anonymous is at it again and this time they’ve been irked by the Finns. It launched a DDoS campaign against two Finnish anti-piracy sites, after a court order forced Elisa, a Finnish ISP, to block The Pirate Bay. The Finns seem to be following a similar course to us Brits, with the recent Newzbin2 blockades here in the UK, and Anonymous isn’t happy about it. Read More >>
According to Ofcom, TalkTalk is our worst ISP with the largest number of complaints over the past year, hitting an average of well over two in every 3000 customers having to complain to Ofcom about their broadband service over the last year. Read More >>
Featured comment by Richo:
"I've been with TalkTalk for just over a year now. Very quick activation, reasonable price which was competitive at the time and only one problem which..." More »
The European Court of Justice has rulled that ISPs can't be forced into filtering traffic for the purpose of copyright protection, which may impact on the recent court orders forcing BT to filter out Newzbin and The Pirate Bay. Read More >>
Featured comment by Tokath:
"For once, the EU does something that benefits me! Horrah! Horrah I say for the European Court of Justice!
Now to give my job to a polish man! Chop..." More »
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