The mobile providers’ device lineups are ever-changing, and the forces that create the dynamics are difficult to understand. Six month ago, when the Google Nexus One was announced along with T-Mobile as the initial service provider, this subsidiary of the German Telekom appeared to be on the cutting edge of the promising Android market and [...]

I upgraded my FIOS service at home from 5/1 Mbps to 25/25 Mbps for almost the same cost ($10 more). This was a while ago, but for the first time today I actually measured transfer rates close to the nominal speed. I am not using the ActionTec router, but a Netgate M1n1wall running pfSense that [...]

Time has come to replace my T-Mobile Shadow. I am no longer under contract, and the phone is no longer cutting-edge technology. My wife needs a new phone as well. The Verizon Droid has been creating some buzz for a while, so I started looking into what I’d be able to get for my money right [...]