Ran Zhang
Maximum PC Member Since: May 15, 2005
Total Posted Comments: 6 Comments on 6 Articles
Maximum PC Member Since: May 15, 2005Total Posted Comments: 6 Comments on 6 Articles
Been reading Maximum PC for almost 10 years. I started after Boot became Maximum PC.
Too bad I lost many issues when I moved 5 years ago. It's been fun and this is the BEST magazine out there.
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"It Just Works" Seventy Percent of the Time
Posted 10/01/2009 at 10:53:29pm
After 15 years of AT&T, their service coverage has only gotten better for me. I've only had dropped calls a handful of times and mainly they were my fault (pressed the end button or entered the subway).
I had reception issues a while ago and I recall calling AT&T about it and the next day I was getting full bars instead of none. Don't know what they did, but they made me a happy camper.
As with the iPhone, I'm not a big fan of it, but so far I haven't had any issues. The only gripe is the lack of tethering—paying $65 a month for data alone… that's off track.
--- Ran
FCC: Internet Speeds Much Slower than Claimed
Posted 09/30/2009 at 12:20:33pm
I recently got Comcast. I heard about their lack of proper service. Well it turns out it's not as bad as I thought.
Anyways, I pay for a 16D/2U plan for $60/month. Not exactly cheap, but from my tests I get at least 2MB/s anytime I use it which is 16Mbps. Uploads hover around 250KB/s which is 2Mbps. That's pretty good.
The downside is I have to pay for business class service to get here; they have to make at least the guarantee and maintain priority access. At least I don't have bandwidth caps with this business service, but as a residential customer I shouldn't have to pay more for slow speeds to avoid such a cap.
That said, I'm getting 99.999% of my promised bandwidth which is satisfactory—all this just at a less than willing price.
--- Ran
Nvidia Silently Launches $60 9400 GT
Posted 08/27/2008 at 09:43:02pm
So this will have HDCP and Purevideo HD?
--- Ran
ICANN Approves .tel Domains to Be Used for Directory Information
Posted 08/19/2008 at 04:57:26pm
I just spent a big chunk of money and bought a .me domain with my name in it? Now they have this? What's this--marketing gimmicks trying to make us all poor?
--- Ran
Everything You Need to Know About USB 3.0, Plus First Spliced Cable Photos
Posted 08/19/2008 at 04:35:32pm
Ever since USB came out people have been unhappy with the rectangular plug--with 3.0 at least make it so it will only fit in one direction!
I'm going to have to stay with Firewire.
--- Ran
Shure SE530PTH Earphones
Posted 08/17/2007 at 01:03:27pm
Have owned the E500s for almost a year now and they have excellent sound quality. You have to also give Shure bonus point for outstanding warranty services. I've never used another company that provides replacements without hassles and delay. Did I mention they have a 2 year warranty? --- Ran