Mar 26, 2021 | GVEC Internet Products & Services, Tech Insight & Tips
Megabits; Mbps; latency; ping rates; download speeds; upload speeds—these are some of the common terms bandied about by ISPs promoting internet plans. GVEC uses these terms, too, but what do they really mean? Here’s a brief explanation of each, followed by...
Mar 16, 2021 | GVEC Internet Products & Services, Tech Insight & Tips
If you consistently experience weak signals from your Wi-Fi network to any part of your home, a GVEC mesh network could potentially transform your online experiences. What is a Mesh Network? Mesh networks are a relatively new technology developed as an evolution to...
Jan 28, 2021 | Tech Insight & Tips, Tech Trends
2020’s stay-at-home orders, social distancing, carry-out-only restaurant service and business closures—among other restrictions—led some to describe it as the year of “everything is canceled.” Although 2021 offers renewed optimism, 2020 continues to linger for some of...
Jan 22, 2021 | GVEC Internet Products & Services, Tech Insight & Tips, Tech Trends
More and more homeowners are discovering the convenience of device connectivity. Speakers, watches, phones, refrigerators, TVs, light bulbs, garage door openers, washers and dryers, ceiling fans, locks, and more—the internet of things (IoT) is creating a web of...
Dec 17, 2020 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
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...
Dec 11, 2020 | GVEC Internet Products & Services, Tech Insight & Tips
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,...
