Posts by reg 5

MELTDOWN: Samsung, Sony not-so-smart TVs go titsup for TWO days

I am hoping for a stupid TV to become available.

After following all the problems and issues with so called smart TVs I a waiting for newer stupid TVs to come to the market before replacing my current old stupid TV.

If I want to surf, I have computers, tables and more for such, I do not need that on a TV.

Unfortunately it seems like I will have to wait until someone comes out with reasonable priced 4K monitors that are large enough as TVs just seem to get "smarter and smarter" according to their advertising with no basic TVs available for sale.

Landlines: The tech that just won't die

Landline? What is that? Oh.. I remember..

...It was that thing we had before mobile phones.

In Finland you do not need to have a phone service to get ADSL, they are completely separate. I have not had phone service on the line since I switched from ISDN to ADSL for my internet connection around the turn of the century.

Though the minimum price of broadband has gone up lately as you used to get slow ADSL at <20 eur/month, but all providers have removed them and starting speed are 10m at 27-30 eur/month..

The lower competition from the consolidation of the market is certainly clear..