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Breaking Free from the Smart Home Cartel: Why Home Assistant Wins in 2025

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Home Assistant is the smarter, private alternative to Amazon, Google, and Apple’s “Smart Home Cartel.” Discover how it puts you back in control in 2025.

Comcast Offers Prepaid Internet

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When I first heard about Comcast’s pricing going up I decided to do some research. What I found was surprising, Comcast is introducing a lot of new stuff in addition to raising their prices. Their offer looks to be about $45 a month. Something interesting to note is that you […]

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Best Wifi for Home & Small Business 2019

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The demand for the latest Wifi Technologies is booming. In 2019 we have some great offerings and the companies offering have increased. Even Amazon has gotten into the game with the acquisition of Eero. While last year we focused on SMB and the Home users market with basic off the […]

Top Reasons To Avoid using Comcast and AT&T Internet Supplied Wifi Routers

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Here are the top reasons you should ditch your Comcast Cable modem or bypass your AT&T U-Verse Wifi equipment.  We always recommend you avoid using vendor supplied Wifi and Routers/Firewalls.  Use a reputable third party router for best performance, security, and insight into your network. To Bridge or Not To […]

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Your Firewall Needs An Update

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Security should be one of the top things to check on your Router Firewall.  Consider that the U.S., Britain, and Australian government have recently accused the Russian government of maliciously targeting global internet equipment (home routers) for political and economic espionage.  Firmware/software updates to your equipment can help to secure […]