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Four Facts About Broadband in Rural America
Erika Whittington
High-speed internet has become a major focus across rural Indiana. From electric cooperatives and allied rural organizations to the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor and legislators who serve rural areas, finding the financial wherewithal to fund expensive fiber-optic networks into sparsely-populated areas is no longer a quixotic quest. Itâs happening. âHoosiers need affordable, quality […]
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IPv6 and Why to Love Globally Unique Addressing
Chris Gross
The internet as we know it today is nothing as it was imagined 30 years ago. When the idea of a household computer seemed so unlikely, the address space of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) seemed like it would be more than enough. IPv4 is a unique global âaddressâ of 12 numbers (or 32 bits) […]
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Top Tips for Cutting the Cable Cord
Joshua Waggoner
NineStar Connect is currently offering Internet options, for both existing and new customers, to start streaming content. NineStarâs customers can drop their video services and can increase their Internet speeds! What is a Streaming Service? A streaming service is an online entertainment platform that provides content like movies and tv shows via an Internet connection. […]
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10G home networking: Is it really needed in todayâs world?
Jonathan Gingry
In todayâs high-speed Internet world, is 10G home networking really necessary? Most people wouldnât think so, but if the old saying is true â that past is prologue â itâs all but certain that home Internet users will have an increased âneed for speedâ for years to come! Two decades ago, home Internet usage was […]
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Internet Speed Tuning Tip
Michael Jones
How to test and change MTU on internet\wan interfaces port. This article is how to test and adjust the internet port for better performance. Let’s say if your Service provider uses an MTU of 1492 and your default WAN interface is set to the standard of 1500 MTU size, your packets will be fragmented (or […]
Read MoreNineStar Upgrades Members to High-Speed Service During Pandemic
Plug Into Safety
No question about it: the coronavirus changed the way we lived and worked throughout the first half of 2020. While hospitals and healthcare centers were working to flatten the COVID-19 curve, NineStar Connect was working to stay ahead of it by providing members with the service they needed to navigate their new normal. âWe upgraded […]
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