The struggle grows between offering Wi-Fi to those who wish to grab a cup of joe and do some work, and those who want to just sit and relax. Nevin Martell of Washington City Paper has talked with shop owners and patrons to find out what happens when coffee shops turn off the Wi-Fi.

Check out his article here.

Let us know what you think! Should every coffee shop offer free Wi-Fi? Has the clicker clatter of laptops at Starbucks become an annoyance? Do you rely on these areas to get some work done outside the office?

As many people begin to “cut-the-cable”, having an alternative broadband provider is essential. Setup is easy, contact us today to get started!

 Click here for a brochure you can easily share with your property manager about connecting netBlazr. 

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Their office was previously connected to a slow and unreliable DSL connection. After switching to netBlazr they are able to receive speeds 10X faster, saving time and money. Find out more at netblazr.com or call 617.606.3448.

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If your netBlazr service is affected by a weather pattern, you should seek shelter immediately. The only way weather is going to affect your service is it a tornado blows the antenna off the roof.

• Rain: 5 gigahertz signal used by netBlazr will not be affected by less than a full scale Tropical Downpour. It probably rains for less than one minute a year in Boston with anything even approaching this intensity.

• Fog: You and I may have a hard time seeing through fog, but the actual density of the water vapor and droplets in the air is much less than rain. As a result, it does not affect signal.

• Snow/Ice: Although there can be icing issues with some setups and angles, again there is generally not a whole lot of density to snow, and ice buildup on netBlazr antenna is marginal at best.

netBlazr strives to being you the fastest, most reliable and affordable connection. Start getting connected today – just call 617.606.3448 or visit www.netblazr.com/bostonisp

This discussion is one of the many reasons why netBlazr came into existence.  In our own way, we are making a stand against Comcast who is practically colluding with Verizon to divvy up the market as monopolists and charge every more for their services.  Comcast is averaging $150/mo from their customers and increase prices about 4% every year.

It doesn’t need to be that way.  Other countries have figured this out and netBlazr is going to continue to fight for consumers in Boston.

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It’s extremely accurate, as long as (a) you’re honest, and (b) you know what you want. We are completely free.

Video Chat with Loved Ones

iChat lets you chat with folks thousands of miles away in a full-screen personal video conference over any broadband connection. Thanks to the advanced graphics built into Mac OS X, they’ll truly look like themselves, instead of strangers made of children’s building blocks.

Skype – Skype is for doing things together, whenever you’re apart. Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are.

Send a Gift

Chocolate.com – Chocolate.com features handmade, artisan chocolate gifts from world-class chocolate vendors. We bring together the chocolate chef and the gift buyer to form a unique marketplace.

Shari’s Berries – Here at Shari’s Berries, we get excited about Valentine’s Day.  The holiday is just around the corner on February 14th, and it’s time to make sure you have everything ready to remind that special someone how important he or she is to you.  From traditional gift options such as Valentine’s Day chocolates, to more unique gifts like our Handmade Valentine’s Marshmallow Pops, you can find a delicious present that will fit the tastes of any recipient.

Find a Place for Dinner

Open Table – OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. Read reviews, see the menu and reserve a table easily online.

Yelp! – People use Yelp to search for everything from the city’s tastiest burger to the most renowned cardiologist. What will you uncover in your neighborhood?

UrbanSpoon – Local restaurants and reviews from critics, food bloggers and friends.

Zagat – , the world’s original provider of user-generated content, provides trusted and accurate restaurant ratings and curated restaurant reviews for thousands of top restaurants worldwide. Our robust restaurant search and rich free features help diners easily find the best restaurant for every occasion, every time – from New York to Los Angeles, London to Tokyo, Paris to Beijing and everywhere in between; from the most elegant restaurants for fine dining to casual, inexpensive spots for family meals, you’ll find it all on ZAGAT.com.

Online Marriage Counseling

MarriageCounseling.com – Skype Marriage Counseling is like any other marriage therapy session – except that by using video conferencing, couples are able to meet with me while they are in the comfort of their own home. This reduces anxiety and promotes a much more effective therapy experience.

Liveperson.com – Founded in 1995, LivePerson helps the Internet deliver on its promise of making our day-to-day lives easier and better by supplying real-time access to the world’s experts and their knowledge.

Here are some Dos and Don’ts of asking your manager for permission.

DO

Explain our service and ask politely

Offer to walk his/her dog

Supply him/her with our contact info

Send flowers with a note

Describe why you would like our service

Write a letter sprayed with lovely perfume

Follow up again if they do not get back to you

Ask an interested neighbor to call also

Write an e-mail with a funny GIF attached

Send assortment of sugar cookies with netBlazr logo

DON’T

Call at 3:45 am

Scream “I want it, I want it, I want it!”

Ask when you are late on rent

Stomp your feet

Ask in your birthday suit (or maybe, do?)

Write your letter in invisible ink

Try to spell out using alphabet soup

Ask directly after leaving the gym

netBlazr service is a valuable addition for any building. Landlords are happy to learn of a new broadband choice for their tenants. Keeping the building up to date with current technologies adds real value for tenants, and thus the owners. For more information about netBlazr broadband Internet in Boston check out www.netblazr.com or call 617.606.3448

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The CAS is close to launching and it is designed to monitor internet traffic of the customers of the companies above to eliminate the sharing or transferring of copyrighted content.  One of the unintended consequences of this program is that small businesses that operate free WiFi hotspots for their customers (pretty much any retailer nowadays), could get punished.  A little known fact of Comcast and Verizon’s user agreements are that customers are NOT ALLOWED to share internet via WiFi hotspots.  I’m not aware of this ever being enforced, but I suspect it will come to the forefront as the CAS entangles many small businesses in it’s big-company net.

Thankfully, netBlazr doesn’t participate in this sort of program.  We are still required to pass along DMCA notices from the government but we would never snoop our customer traffic and play deputy for the MPAA and RIAA.  Our customers in Boston’s Back Bay, South End, Newmarket, Feway, Symphony, and Roxbury are safe, and will always Free their Broadband with netBlazr!

Check out the great analysis in this FierceBroadband article: http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/six-strikes-rule-could-slam-unauthorized-public-wi-fi/2013-01-21?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal