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What happened to Charter Communications?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:00:30 +0000

The name Charter Communications has largely disappeared, after years of being one of the largest cable companies in the country. So what happened to Charter Communications? When did Spectrum buy Charter? The answer probably isn’t what you think. Charter Communications

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Is AT&T Fiber good? Is AT&T Fiber worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:00:33 +0000

Is AT&T Fiber good? Is AT&T Fiber worth it? As an IT professional who works from home full time and relies on my Internet connection to make a living, I have strong opinions about that. I think it also puts

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Is gigabit Internet worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:11:31 +0000

Is gigabit Internet worth it? I want gigabit Internet. I wanted it for a really long time before I was able to get it. And not everyone can. Here’s why I want gigabit Internet and how I can justify it.

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AT&T U-verse bridge mode

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:00:16 +0000

AT&T home gateway devices don’t have a true bridge mode that you can use if you want to use your own router with their service. But there is an acceptable substitute. So here’s the closest thing you’ll find to AT&T

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Upload faster than download? Try this

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:00:10 +0000

Is your upload faster than your download with your Internet connection? This is a fairly obscure problem that seems to have started happening again. Here’s how to test to see if you’re actually having a problem, and how to fix

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AT&T Gigabit not fast? How to troubleshoot

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:00:46 +0000

Last week I traded some tips with a neighbor who signed up for AT&T Gigabit on my recommendation. His speeds just weren’t as fast as mine. Is your AT&T Gigabit not fast? Here’s some advice that may help. I’m able

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DNS over TLS: Protect your network with Ubuntu

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:00:32 +0000

Right now the only consumer OS that supports DNS over TLS is Android Pie 0r newer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t run DNS over TLS yourself to protect your DNS privacy. Here’s how to implement a local DNS server

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What is fiber wifi?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:00:59 +0000

I was in St. Louis near the Washington University campus when a billboard caught my eye. It was advertising apartments, and the key feature it touted was “fiber wifi.” What is fiber wifi? Isn’t that kind of like saying “metal

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How to log into an AT&T router

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:00:33 +0000

The residential gateway that AT&T provides with its U-Verse, Fiber, and AT&T Internet packages doesn’t have a logon button or logon screen like most other routers you’re used to. That can be confusing. So here’s how to log into an

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AT&T Internet vs Spectrum Internet

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:00:43 +0000

I’ve had high speed Internet for about as long as anyone in my ZIP code–as soon as DSL was available, I signed up and paid through the nose for it. It took a while for fiber optics to become an

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