Whats the Deal with Amazon Sidewalk?
What is Amazon Sidewalk? Amazon Sidewalk is a program that has launched in June with a controversial immediate opt-in for all users of Amazon products such as Ring and Echo. Essentially Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network between these Amazon products that allows for better communication and signal reach. Here is Amazon’s link for…
Sonos VS Denon
The Wireless Music System has become a popular choice for audio streaming. The ability to easily customize audio over WiFi throughout a home has made wireless music systems a staple in audio streaming. Wireless Music Systems, such as, Sonos and Heos have become well known for their name. Traditionally wireless speakers used Bluetooth to transmit…
How COVID- 19 Has Slowed the Internet
In the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed things moving a bit slower online. Perhaps you’re having login issues or certain services are loading at a snail’s pace. Video calls may be dropping and the work you normally accomplish at the office is taking longer to do at home. A lot of people…
How To: WiFi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling How To: Wi-Fi calling How to. What is it and why would someone decide to use this feature? Did you know you could use your wireless network to make phone calls with your cellphone? It is easily one of the most overlooked features on our phones. And allows you to make and receive…
Stop Hiding Your Router
Hiding your routers…We need to discuss something very important. Recently I have come across numerous life hacks on the internet on how to hide your router. Life hacks are a very trendy topic and everyone is jumping ship to show off how useful they have made ordinary products, or in this case how well they…
AIC is Now Offering WiFi 6 Access Points
AIC Is Now Offering WiFi 6 Access Points Introducing R750- A High-End Dual-Band WiFi 6 Access Point Ruckus Networks has recently announced that the R750 802.11ax WiFi access point (AP) for ultra-dense client environments is one of the first certified for WiFi 6 by the WiFi Alliance. Ruckus Networks became involved with the…
The Latest In Net Neutrality
Latest in Network Neutrality You’ve probably seen the term “net neutrality” many times over the years and skipped past many articles discussing it. Not sure if you are for it or against it, you know that nothing has changed and its not really affecting you after all. Well, change is coming. In this blog we…
WiFi 6 is Coming – The New 802.11ax
WiFi 6 is Coming – The New 802.11ax What is WiFi 6 – 802.11ax? WiFi 6, or 802.11ax, is the new WiFi standard expected to be released later this year. There are many new and notable features with the release of WiFi 6. The most important feature of WiFi 6 is the ability for…
The Truth Behind Internet Speed Tests
The Truth Behind Internet Speed Tests It wasn’t that long ago when we were expected to wait on a website to load. A dial up connection would take forever and a webpage would slowly appear inch by inch. Flash forward twenty years and it is a whole new story. We are connected and…
Why Enterprise Systems?
Why Enterprise Systems? In the past year, I have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of connected devices in the home. By connected, I mean devices that run solely on your network connection. The most prevalent being smart TVs. Often times, we’ll install a few throughout the entire home. A study has shown…
Slow WIFI speeds. It may be your device.
Older Devices Affecting Internet Speed: It’s Time For an Upgrade So you’ve just upgraded to a faster Wifi plan, but are still experiencing slow connections with your computer or smartphone device. You’re thinking, did I just pay all this money for absolutely nothing to change. One thing that many people are unaware of is…
