No more blank could not find site errors. Verizon is taking this oprotunity to direct you back to a Verizon Search page.
From DSL REPORTS
Verizon has been implementing a DNS redirection service for select DSL and FiOS customers. The service redirects users who mistype URLs to an Verizon-run search page (complete with referral links) instead of giving a traditional error message. While Verizon insists the service was created to help users, it’s really just a revenue generator. In essence, butterfingers create a revenue stream.
Verizon isn’t alone. ISPs such as Cox, Earthlink and Charter have all tinkered with DNS redirection services. While the majority of users aren’t bothered by them, many users believe they “break” core Internet functionality — causing errors in useful network monitoring tools that require a “clean” ‘net.
Is this breaking the internet or are they offering a service to the internet newbies so they won’t get lost?
I am not sure, but I am leaning towards it being a bad thing a small step in the wrong direction. This small step for unknown pages, what is to stop them from putting other entries for sites the Government or Verizon doesn’t like. Very murky waters…
DSL price has dropped so far that I had to make the change. The cable company charges $50/per month with a whole $5 discount for having cable in the first place. I will give them that the speed is great, but the price sucks.
I just went to Verizon DSL for an offer of $14 dollars a month. Speed is less but for email, and surfing it is fine. Moving big files I do it from work.
Article about the pricing. Cable your going to have to do better.
Verizon Wireless’ EVDO has won itself many fans, and those fans will have a lot to cheer about later this summer or early fall, when the company rolls out an upgrade to its wireless data network.
Verizon’s key supplier Nortel Networks today announced that it will be supplying gear to Verizon and has finished trials successfully. In comparison to today’s EVDO technology, the Rev A technology is able provide peak data rates of up to 3.1 Mbps on the forward link (information flowing from the cellular base station to the subscriber) and up to 1.8 Mbps on the reverse link (information flowing from the subscriber back to the cellular base station).
Thanks to GigaOM for the story. READ THE WHOLE STORY
OK maybe this has a limited audience but I have a Blackberry 7250 from Verizon.
It was upgraded to use evdo.(High speed internet). The only problem was that with the upgrade came the DATA CONNECTION REFUSED errors that would prevent the device from working.
Well that has finally be resolved. I downloaded the new os for the handheld and the new desktop manager from blackberry. Installed it and now my Blackberry is fast and stable.
My only complaint is I had to do this without Verizon because like normal they are slow as shit when it comes to releasing the upgrades. Who do they think they are Microsoft?
Anyway if you have a BB 7250 google and find the upgrade it is worth it.
As I post this I am sitting on a bus, crossing into New Jersey.
My internet connection is from verizon. Not one of their broadband cards but my Blackberry 7250.
It is cool, and not too many people know about it. Your 7250 can run on EDVO. High speed internet.
The kicker is for an extra $15 a month you can then use the BB 7250 as a tethered modem, and let your laptop take advantage of that speed. Let me tell you, it is much faster than I thought and more stable.
They will tell you to run Desktop manager (Rim software) but don’t. Use the VZ-Access program. It has a place to setup a BB and all you have to do is enter your number.
I love this. It gives me back two hours a day to work on my web stuff.
And it being $15 instead of $60+ I got my company to just tack it onto my blackberry without complaining.
That’s all folks.
Article
The FCC Chair said in comments that he thinks the Telcos, (AT&T, Verizon) should be able to tell Google, Vonage, Amazon, any large internet app to cough up more money if you want users to be able to reach your site in a timely manner.
Is he nuts!!!!
I Pay $50 per month to get online. Websites buy bandwidth. Telcos make money on both sides already. So now they come in and see people and companies making money and say…I NEED TO GET ME SOME OF THAT! I Say Hell No! This is tripple dipping and will stop companies from wanting to invent on the Web and stagnate our one booming sector of the economy.
I say the Telcos should not be able to set up tiers of service for paying and non paying sites. They should deliver what they have already been paid for and not change the rules in the middle of the game.
Thanks to www.networkingpipeline.com for bringing this to my attention.