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Simplifying the Search for Internet Service
If you’ve been in search of an internet service provider (ISP), you probably know what a source of aggravation it can be. Many ISPs’ websites can be hard to navigate, and some make you fill out contact information before you can even check their plans and pricing or...
Great Gift Ideas for Techy People
Are you still looking for great gift ideas for the techy people on your holiday shopping list? Don’t fret! We’ve got a list of presents even the pickiest of cutting-edge connoisseurs will be sure to love. Clean and Connected Keeping your home clean is easier than it’s...
GVEC Fiber Coming to New Areas By the End of 2021!
December is a busy month for lots of people and companies, including GVEC Internet! We’re Delivering More of the fastest internet connection available to new areas of Cuero, Gonzales, McQueeney and La Vernia by the end of the year. Plus, we’ve updated our speed plans...
Giving the Gift of Swift with Updated Fiber Speeds!
What’s faster than Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve? GVEC Fiber’s NEW speed plans! The Bandwidth to Keep on Giving GVEC Internet began delivering the fastest internet technology there is in La Vernia in 2013. Since that time, our Fiber network has spread to more...
Five Reasons to be Thankful for GVEC Fiber
During 2021, the Cooperative hit an important milestone in deployment of GVEC Fiber: 1,000 miles of total fiber-optic infrastructure installed across the Guadalupe Valley and surrounding areas. At present, we have over 10,500 homes subscribed to GVEC Fiber, with...
GVEC Fiber Coming to New Areas of Seguin in November!
GVEC Fiber is delivering more to be thankful for this month to new areas of Seguin! See if Fiber will be available at your location by checking our Internet Availability Map. Then contact us to subscribe to the fastest internet technology there is!
How to Let Us Know GVEC Fiber’s on Your Christmas Wish List
The magic of the holidays is here. It’s a season of decorating, caroling and Christmas music, holiday TV and movies, sending and receiving cards, online shopping and greetings, and of course, Christmas wish lists. If your family is like most, you’ve probably got more...
How GVEC Fiber Changed My Life at Home
Not long ago at the Linzy house in La Vernia’s Rosewood subdivision, internet data caps were a costly, inconvenient way-of-life for the family of five. Then GVEC Fiber came to the area. The Costly ‘Bargain’ of Subpar Internet The Linzy Family was among the first in...
Busy in September, Even Busier in October!
We got a lot done in September, completing Fiber construction in new areas in Gonzales, Cibolo and Schertz. We plan to get even more done in October with construction in new areas of Geronimo, Gonzales, Nixon, and Seguin. Remember, you can always check what GVEC...
How Does a Virtual Private Network Protect You?
The Perils of Public Wi-Fi Publicly available Wi-Fi networks usually offer no security at all or not enough to be of practical use. This means any information you send over such networks can be potentially intercepted by anyone else accessing the network, including...
GVEC WiFi App: Home Network Management Made Easy
GVEC Internet now makes managing your home WiFi network through your GVEC-rented Calix router easier than ever! Introducing the new GVEC WiFi mobile app! Got a GVEC Calix Router? Renting a GVEC router already delivers the conveniences of comprehensive...
GVEC Fiber Now Available To New Areas of Shiner!
Hey, Shiner—GVEC Fiber is now available to new rural areas of the Cleanest Little City in Texas! New construction completed in July and August makes the fastest internet technology in the world accessible to you! Check availability to your Shiner address on our...
Keeping Your Home Network Secure
Ah, the good old days. Remember back when the extent of protecting your personal information was based on owning a home paper shredder and not throwing away mail or documents with sensitive material printed on it? Yes, gone are the days of simple dumpster...
Pratik and Rushabh: Keeping Your Service Stable and Secure
If you’re a GVEC Internet subscriber, you may have received an email before letting you know of system maintenance we’re scheduled to do. These emails explain the necessity of maintenance to sustain fast, reliable service for our customers. In short,...
Streaming Video Data Usage: What Internet Speed do I Need to Stream?
A Tale from a Long-Ago Era in Home Video Once upon a time, a small video-rental company launched in Dallas. The year was 1985. This small shop would quickly grow itself into an international behemoth that ruled the world of video rentals for over 20 years, with...
What Internet Speed Do I Need for Online Gaming?
If you’re an online gamer, you may have experienced the frustration of glitchy game play. Maybe you’re playing an online shooter, and you’ve got an enemy in your sights. Just before you press the trigger, though, the screen shudders, freezes and suddenly jumps ahead,...
How GVEC Fiber Delivers a Connection You Can Count On
Fiber is not only the fastest type of internet connection there is—it’s also the most reliable! Why? To start, fiber isn’t affected by some of the outside disturbances the same way other internet delivery methods are. Conditions like weather, moisture, and extreme or...
Five Tips for Privacy Protection on Facebook
Social media is so common now, it’s part of everyday life for many people. Unfortunately, it’s commonality can often makes users so laxed, they forget about taking important security measures—like protecting their privacy. Facebook Remains #1 Remember a little over a...
How to Troubleshoot a Slow Internet Connection
GVEC Internet aims to provide fast, reliable service for customers. We know the importance of a dependable connection in today’s world. That being said, we realize some customers may occasionally have trouble with their service for various reasons that need to be...
How Will I Know Fiber Internet Service is Coming My Way?
GVEC Fiber Internet service generates lots of excitement across the areas we serve—and for good reason: It’s built from the world’s fastest, most reliable internet technology. With speeds of up to 1 Gbps, symmetric upload and download speeds, rock-bottom latency, and...