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A Beginners Guide to Network Devices
Devices Everywhere With modern advancements in computing, consumers are demanding more and more data. We think its really interesting how these technologies work, which devices play an integral role in...
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The Internet, then and now
ISPs often offered Gopher and Telnet, in addition to www, in the early days of the Internet.(c) Tim Patterson, via flickr; CC BY-SA2.0To me, in 1995 the Internet was not a thing; I had no idea it...
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Why is my Internet so slow?
Bandwidth. The data world’s equivalent to Black Gold. With life migrating to the digital world more and more everyday, everyone is fighting to get their worth of this prized resource. Internet Service...
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What is Wireless Internet?
We often see a lot of confusion about the difference between Wireless Internet, Satellite Internet, and Wi-Fi. For the next three Wednesdays, we’ll briefly look at these terms. This week – Wireless...
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What is Satellite Internet?
A lot of folks use the terms Wireless Internet and Satellite Internet interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. Last week we explained what Wireless Internet is. This week we’ll look at Satellite...
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What is Wi-Fi?
It’s easy to understand why people use the terms Wi-Fi and Wireless Internet for the same thing. And, while both are wireless, they usually refer to different services. We talked about Wireless...
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Mysterious email settings: IMAP and POP
Setting up your e-mail shouldn’t be this hard. Are you excited about the new laptop you bought? Playing with your new tablet? Well it’s all fun and games until someone gets POP-ed. That’s right: we’re...
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People still use dial-up?
Although called dial-up, a dial up connection is actually calls out through your computer, not a rotary phone. When FRII started in 1995, all of our customers were dial-up users. There was no...
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How should I choose a data center?
FRII’s data center When considering a data center, there are many different factors that should be considered that tailor to the unique needs of any business. Decisions should be made on whether or not...
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What is the Cloud?
What is “the cloud” Really? We have all seen the TV commercials boasting about the speed and reliability of the cloud, but what s it really? Essentially, the cloud is nothing more than an abstract idea...
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What is Fiber?
What is “fiber” Really? In a world of ever expanding technologies, many new hype or jargon words can be thrown around that don’t necessarily come with an easy or readily available explanation. One of...
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From Concept to Reality: 20 Years of Connecting Communities
In the spring of 1995 Brad Ward and Andy Neely were closing in on the end of their college careers at Colorado State University. With that, came the unfortunate reality of losing access to their school...
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Changing the Face of Regular TV
The way we view TV today has changed. If we think of a traditional TV Viewing, we may think of a DVR, cable boxes, and cords that connect us to one network. We are limited to the channels the network...
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Next generation Internet
Have we outgrown our Internet? Are there options people have for usage other than the current options available to us today? What happens when all the members of the city reach its maximum use of the...
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5 Things Every Business Should Know About Colocation Hosting
Colocation server hosting, colo hosting, is the modern way to house your data server. With colo hosting you get a well trained IT staff that cares about your connectivity and a safe space to house...
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Disaster VPS Recovery
When I say, ‘Disaster VPS Recovery’, as a business owner, what do you think? Perhaps it is something along the lines of, ‘Does my current provider back up my data properly?’ or ‘Did I select that...
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To Go Where No Wi-Fi Has Gone Before: Custom Wireless Ethernet For Rural...
Wi-Fi is everywhere, well, kind of. Wi-Fi is everywhere urban. All the cafes have it. Even cities offer free Wi-Fi in some cases but what if you do not have access to the Wi-Fi because you live in an...
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Colocation Pricing
If you’ve determined that you need colocation for your business, then you are probably in the next step of the process, which is figuring out colocation pricing. We understand that the current position...
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Fiber Optic Business Internet
As your business grows, so do your demands for the type of internet speed that can handle your work load. That is why we offer fiber optic business internet packages for the business who needs a...
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Weeding Through The Minutiae On Buzzwords and Tech Words
Are you on the cloud? There are so many buzzwords when it comes to the internet, it can be easy to get lost. We use terminology day in and day out, but do you know what the word actually means. We’ve...
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