-- In recent years, data caps have become a growing trend for home internet usage, causing headaches for consumers who use the internet for work, streaming, and gaming. Data caps limit the amount of data that can be used during a...
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What is a Good Home Internet Speed in 2023?
Internet speed is a crucial factor for most of us in this digital era. From work to entertainment, we rely heavily on the internet, and a slow internet speed can put a significant damper on our daily lives. While we all have...
STUDY: Despite Return To Office Trends, Average Home Internet Usage Tops All-Time Highs in 2023
Highlights from GammaWire 2023 state of home internet: Home internet usage continues to spike, with 2022 average home broadband usage topping 500GB monthly in H2 2022, a 23%+ increase from 2020. "Mega users" (those who use more...
No New Streaming Services Will Launch in 2022
-- After years of continual growth, the number of new streaming services launching has come to a halt, with no new major service scheduled to launch in 2022. Reviewing the last 10 years of an industry that rapidly expanded, there were 30 major launches of new...
YouTube Ads Have Increased By Almost 45% in the Last Year
If you feel like you have been seeing more ads on YouTube this year, you're not imagining things. A study conducted by the GammaWire analytics team has determined that the average YouTube user in the United States is seeing an almost 45% increase in pre-roll...
The Average Cable Bill Is Now Over $250 Per Household in 2023 [UPDATED]
-- Updated for 2023: The average cable bill in the US is now $253 This is a 15.5% increase over the last four years Inflation and cost increases for service are most responsible for price increases over the last 12 months. In an economy where everything seems to only...
It Would Cost Over $500 Per Month to Subscribe to Every Streaming Service in the US
Fast facts: The total cost of every streaming service available in the US exceeds $580There are 52 total streaming services included in this calculationWhile the above number is shocking, most consumers only subscribe to 2-5 individual services at a time (but this...
Netflix to Start Testing Warnings for People Borrowing Login Info
It's still a small sample size but we have confirmed from a number of Netflix users that the streaming service is starting to roll out a test of warnings to those allegedly borrowing account login information from users outside of their home or family. For the time...
Study Finds One in Four Drivers Still Using a Cell Phone “Regularly” While Driving
The odds are always pretty good that if the car in front of you is swerving a bit back and forth in their lane, the driver is looking at their cell phone. At night, it's even more obvious, that light glow hitting their face while they're operating a vehicle going 60...
5G in 2021? It Will Be One of Tech’s Biggest Trends
Of all the technology improvements likely to expand rapidly in 2021, the GammaWire research team predicts 5G will be the biggest change in consumer tech. While most carriers invested heavily in 5G in 2020, the effects will start to show in 2021 as more device...