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Delivering Fiber to More Areas in 2021!
GVEC Internet continues moving full speed ahead in the new year to deliver extreme-speed Fiber in more areas of the Guadalupe Valley! GVEC Internet continues moving full speed ahead in the new year to deliver extreme-speed Fiber in more areas of the Guadalupe Valley!...
Seven Tips for Helping Keep Kids Safe on Social Media
In the times we live in, many children learn how to use the internet before they know how to read or write. In fact, one study in 2011 by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a research group affiliated with Sesame Street, found that 25% of children under age 6 regularly...
Your Techy New Gifts Demand High Quality Internet for Christmas
As time goes by, our toys and gadgets get more sophisticated and more connected. There might be no better gauge of that increasing complexity and connectivity than the gifts we give and receive at Christmas. Every year brings a new generation of blinking, ringing,...
Find Out if Fiber is Available Where You Live!
Nothing in 2020 slowed us down when it came to GVEC’s construction of new infrastructure to allow us to deliver fast, reliable internet to new areas in the Guadalupe Valley! Check out our Internet Availability Map to see if you have access to our extreme-speed Fiber...
What is Open-source Software?
You may have heard the term “open-source software” before, but have you ever wondered what it is or given any thought to if and how it affects you and your online experience? If you have, or even if you haven’t until now, we’re here to offer a simplified...
Will Livestreaming Take You Home for the Holidays?
COVID-19 has some people preparing for the holidays differently this year. Concerns for the health and safety of family members and friends have spurred smaller dinners and gatherings for many. The thought of not being with some of your loved ones, especially those...
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop—Bringing Extreme-Speed Fiber Internet
2020 hasn’t slowed us down when it comes to delivering extreme-speed (up to 1 Gbps) Fiber internet to new areas in and around Cibolo, Gonzales, Wilson County, New Berlin and Seguin. Nearly 3,000 new passings have been completed in these areas so far this year, making...
GVEC Fiber Expansion: Delivering Dependable Internet Across the Communities We Serve
GVEC Fiber, which utilizes the world’s fastest, most reliable internet technology, started as a pilot project. That project formally launched in La Vernia as GVEC Fiber to the Home in 2013. Our reasons for developing and launching GVEC Fiber were much the same as the...
Why Fiber is Better Suited to Online Gaming
If you’re an online gamer, you may well relate to the following scenario: You’re spending some time in the loopy world of Plants vs. Zombies protecting your team and turf from zombie hordes. You’re playing as a Peashooter, and you’ve got a pesky Conehead Zombie in...
The Internet You Need for Virtual Meetings
Although the internet has long been an important part of day-to-day life, the last year has raised the stakes. Stay-at-home orders, social distancing and other public-health measures introduced over the last few months have increased the world’s internet dependence to...
Grocery Shopping Gets Techy
We’ve said it before—the world we live in is growing more and more connected. This includes even some of the most mundane tasks of everyday life, such as grocery shopping. Online grocery shopping was already growing in popularity and has become even more prevalent...
Recycling Old Tech Hardware: How and Where
Like any other product, technology devices have a limited lifespan. That new smartphone you recently bought will eventually become out of date or simply stop working and need replacement. The same is true for tablets, smartwatches, computer monitors, smart...
5 Ways to Unplug from Technology for a Healthier Lifestyle
Technology—especially internet-connected devices—have become part of our modern way of life. Many Americans spend each day’s first few and then final minutes connected to the internet and glancing at a screen. And of course, we spend countless hours in between, at...
Blue Light-Blocking Glasses—Worth It or Worthless?
We live in a world of screens. Evolutions in broadband connections, like GVEC Fiber—the fastest internet technology available, may mean you’re spending more time online at home. It also means many other places we visit or have interactions almost daily,...
Once Upon a Time in GVEC Internet
When people think of GVEC, electricity may be the first thing that comes to mind. We’ve been providing this resource to the Guadalupe Valley since 1938, after all. But just as GVEC was a pioneer in bringing electricity to under-served areas, we were...
GVEC Fiber Coming to New Areas East of Seguin and Gonzales!
Great news! GVEC Fiber construction is underway in new areas east of Seguin and Gonzales. Projected completion is October 2020. Call us at 800.699.4832 for more information about signing up for the fastest internet technology available!
Know Your Parental Controls
A parent’s job is never done. At no point in history, perhaps, has this been truer than in the era of smartphones, computers, gaming consoles and PCs. As parents ourselves, we at GVEC Internet know how tricky it can be to stay on top of what kids do and see...
Five Reasons Why Fiber is the Future of Home Internet
GVEC Internet launched our Fiber to the Home pilot project back in 2013 for a simple reason: On a number of critical technical factors, no other internet-delivery technology comes close to matching the strengths of fiber-optics. Here are five reasons why fiber is...
What Sets GVEC Fiber Apart?
If you’ve been wondering what the hype surrounding GVEC Fiber is all about, the answer is pretty simple. However simple, though, it also makes a world of difference and sets our Fiber apart from many similar products. GVEC Fiber runs a seamless connection...
Bad Business? Using Personal Devices for Work
As our world grows more connected, we become reachable virtually anywhere. This not only makes it possible for friends and family to stay in touch from anywhere; it makes it possible for many of us to work from virtually anywhere, too. While we may think...