If you normally upload large amounts of data while you are not at home, you may have a problem with the cloud upstream or backup replication in times of home office. Likewise, it can lead to problems when family members upload large amounts of data in parallel....
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Telekom user prompted to change password
Apparently functioning access data for Telekom customers is floating around on the darknet. The Bonn-based company is calling on customers to change their passwords, but denies a server hack. Telekom suspects the origin of the data to be phishing attacks - a ...
Continue readingBayernWLAN: 20,000 WLAN hotspots created with Vodafone
The BayernWLAN, in which 20,000 Wifi access points are to be made available throughout the state, is being further expanded with the help of Vodafone. In Bavaria, WLAN hotspots are to be set up at universities, tourist destinations and public authorities by 2020 - a total of 20,000 ...
Continue readingFax via VoIP & VDSL: Cisco SPA112 to Fritz!Box 7490
Anyone who wants to operate a hardware fax on a VoIP connection must either connect this directly to the Fritz!Box or use an adapter such as the Cisco SPA112. Operating an analog fax machine is not possible for customers with an "All-IP" ...
Continue readingUsing your own mobile phone in Australia with Telstra
If you are planning a vacation in Australia and want to stay reachable or make cheap local calls, you can use a Telstra prepaid package. Using a German cell phone contract to make calls outside of Europe can very quickly ...
Continue readingMerkel questions net neutrality
At a Vodafone conference, Chancellor Merkel spoke out in favor of giving preference to special services on the Internet - and thus against net neutrality. Although the chancellor was referring to applications such as autonomous cars (where there are definitely ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Faster Internet with DNS caching
While DNS resolution is a topic that most probably don't think about, the process that resolves an IP address from a domain still has a significant impact on browsing speed. Some relief ...
Continue readingo2 also wants to throttle DSL
After Telekom has already received a lot of criticism for its throttling initiative, o2 has now also announced that it wants to throttle DSL and VDSL connections in the future. However, the limits are somewhat more generous: from 300 GB, ...
Continue readingJammer against Internet price comparison in electronics stores?
Golem reports that an employee of an electronics store voiced in an RTL documentary that jammers are being used so that customers can no longer easily compare store prices with Internet prices. Personally, I think this is a daring ...
Continue readingTelekom: Prices for unchoked DSL
After there is still negative feedback due to the announced throttling after reaching certain volumes, Telekom has now talked about how much money you can get a real flat rate for. Between 10 and 20 euros ...
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