Low latency is critical when running the biggest and smallest tasks of your company and ensuring everything runs smoothly. What is latency? It refers to the “round trip time of sending a packet out to a server or computer and then receiving the acknowledgment. The lower the latency on your internet connection, the quicker a …
Have you ever been playing your favorite online game but experienced dreaded “lag”? Maybe the web page you clicked on Google is taking forever to load? Or perhaps you were on a Zoom call but there’s a delay and timing was out of sync? If any of these situations are relatable, you may be suffering from …
In today’s day and age, families, singles, and business owners are making the decision to “cut-the-cord.” Cutting your costs, escaping internet service provider monopolies, and taking advantage of premium features, are all great reasons to ditch those bloated cable bundles. Personally, my family cut the cord a few years ago. We chose to purchase an …
With countless Bostonians quarantining at home during the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve never been more reliant on our home internet connections to keep us informed, entertained, and from crawling up the walls! That’s led to some worries that ISPs would struggle to cope with increased demand. Indeed in Europe, Netflix and Youtube reduced their streaming video …
How the Coronavirus pandemic affected our network usage Read More »
Everyone at netBlazr hopes that as many of you as possible are safe inside your own 4 walls. After almost a month of isolation however, you may feel like you’re crawling up those walls! To help out, we’ve put together a short list of fun ways to pass the time online, inspired by our …
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At netBlazr, the health and safety of our employees, our customers, and the communities we serve are our top priority. We understand that the Internet is more crucial than ever to keep you connected to work, your loved ones, and the wider world. netBlazr has been deemed an essential business by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. …
With Americans doing more each day to combat the spread of COVID-19, we want you to know that netBlazr is doing its part to ensure that communications through the internet are available to as many people as possible. We are announcing that we have joined FCC announced the “Keep Americans Connected” initiative, pledging for the …
This week, our CTO and co-founder Brough Turner was on The Digital Life podcast to discuss the digital divide, net neutrality, and the importance of fast and affordable Internet. Brough has been passionate about those topics for a long time and it led to the creation of netBlazr – here’s a sneak peek into the …
Brough Turner on The Digital Life Podcast’s Net Neutrality Episode Read More »
netBlazr CEO Jim Hanley wrote to Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA7) and asked about his position on net neutrality. Here was his response: Dear Mr. Hanley, Thank you for contacting my office regarding net neutrality. I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue. I am vehemently opposed to all attempts to end net neutrality and am …
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We’re big fans of cord cutting and most people at our company watch TV solely online, so we have some thoughts about this Huffington Post article. Here are our responses to the five points they make trying to scare you away from ditching your unnecessarily expensive cable bill. 1) Live streaming shows shouldn’t have any …