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What is Wi-Fi?

By Luminate / December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on What is Wi-Fi?

With your modem providing the Internet connection into your home, you can now connect your device to the modem over Wi-Fi. Connecting to Wi-Fi involves connecting your computer, tablet, or smart phone to your ISP’s network without using a physical wire. This “wireless” connection is made possible by Wi-Fi technology; specifically, by a second device…

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What is the internet?

By Luminate / December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on What is the internet?

The Internet is a massive global communications network. As its name suggests, it’s more than just one network. It’s a series of thousands of inter-connected networks. While no one person or organization owns the Internet itself, each Internet service provider (ISP) typically owns its own network, like Luminate Broadband! It buys and installs the specialized…

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Are there teaser rates, data caps, throttling and other shenanigans?

By Luminate / December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Are there teaser rates, data caps, throttling and other shenanigans?

No. Just no. We don’t do teaser rates, data caps, throttling or any other shenanigans.

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Why fiber internet?

By Luminate / December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Why fiber internet?

Why not fiber? It is faster, offers symmetrical upload and download speeds, holds up better to weather, is more reliable, future-ready, and more secure. That is just the beginning. We could go on and on about why our fiber network is superior to other types of internet connections, such as dial-up, DSL, cable, and satellite.…

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