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Where to Find Deals on Cyber Monday
The 2021 holiday shopping season is just around the corner—and with global supply chain shortages and delays, online shopping will be more competitive than ever. And the competition for the best 4K TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart home devices will be red hot. So when is the best time to find the biggest discounts and sales on the year’s must-have tech—and well in time for them to arrive to be gift-wrapped? On Cyber Monday, which falls on November 29,2021. Cyber Monday, the...
“Make Ready” In Sierra County
Sierra Electric Co-op and Ethos Broadband have partnered up to bring fiber internet to 1,400 homes in Sierra County, New Mexico. Crews of R&R Line Services are shown here replacing an electric pole in the Lakeshore Highlands area in “Make Ready” preparation of Fiber Cable on the Co-op’s electric grid. Construction of the fiber network will begin after the “Make Ready” crews have completed their work of pole replacement, pole insertion, and miscellaneous clean up in the power space. If you...
Where to Place Your Router for the Best WiFi Experience
When it comes to the dependability and speed of the internet service in your home, a lot depends on your WiFi router―specifically its location in the house.
Why You Should Ditch DSL and Cable for Fiber
Not all internet options are created equal. All it takes is one missed virtual meeting or one lagging video game to realize that your current internet speeds may not be sufficient.
Why Upload Speed Matters
The future of the internet is sharing―from capturing Instagram-worthy meals to enjoying video chats with friends―and our unmatched upload speeds make that future a reality.
Understanding Speed Test Results
Testing the speed of your internet connection is easy, but it’s also easy to misunderstand the results. Your devices — TVs, routers, smartphones, laptops, desktops, etc. — have different capabilities, and you can get different results on each one, even while using the same internet connection.