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Q&A: Will I need a new modem if I upgrade to faster Internet?

Posted on November 8, 2023

Question from Rod: I received a flyer in the mail from Xfinity saying everyone in my area now has the option to upgrade our Internet service to 1200Mbps with virtually no increase in the monthly charges.

I’d love to do that because that would be a huge increase from the 200Mbps I’m getting now, but I can’t afford to buy a new modem.

I bought the modem I have now four years ago and it’s still working great.

My question is will I need to buy a new modem in order to get the full 1200Mbps speed that comes with this new plan? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I share my Internet connection with a nearby building?

Posted on November 5, 2023

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Question from James: My wife has accepted an offer from her employer to work remote from home.

She will be setting up her office in a small 12′ x 15′ detached guest cottage that’s approximately 75 feet from our house.

Our cable modem and router are in our living room.

Since the cottage is separate from our living space we do not have the ability to just run a long Ethernet cable and phone cable from the router to that space.

The cottage gets a very weak Wi-Fi signal from our router but she has to have a wired Ethernet connection in order to use the devices she has.

What essentially I’m asking is should she set up her own internet service in that room and have the ISP just hardwire the space? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I block all websites from accessing my location?

Posted on October 23, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Question from Linda: I hate it when a website I’m visiting pops up a little box asking me to let them know my location.

I always click “Don’t allow” every time I get that message, but I’d really like to stop receiving them in the first place.

Can you tell me what I need to do to stop websites from even asking for my location? [Read more…]

How to quickly find a recently visited web page in your browser

Posted on September 23, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Have you ever tried to find a web page you had visited in the recent past but you couldn’t remember the title of the page or even the name of the website it was on?

I often find myself needing to revisit pages I’ve visited, and I’ve discovered a handy little trick that usually helps me find them in just a few seconds: Searching the browser history!

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