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Curious about what impacts your internet speed? Here's a quick lesson provided by Optimum about how internet speed works.

What is the difference between wifi and internet?   WiFi and the internet. You hear and see these terms used interchangeably all the time. “Hey, what’s your WiFi passcode?” means the same thing as “Can I get your internet passcode?”, doesn’t it? 

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Internet speed: How much do you really need? Looking for 1 Gig speeds? Check your availability here. As you wait anxiously in the darkness, you carefully wipe the sweat from your brow and try to breathe as silently as possible. But something’s not right. Your heart-rate rises, and you suddenly come to the horrible realization that your position has been compromised.

Life moves fast. Can your internet connection keep up? Looking for 1 Gig speeds? Check your availability here. The concept of speed is simple, right? When you’re behind the wheel of your car rolling down the highway, you can glance down at the speedometer. Go for a run and your smart watch tells you how quickly you are moving with every step. Pedal your bike and you’ve got your computer on your handlebars to gauge your progress.

Netflix Shortcuts Finding the entertainment you enjoy on Netflix can be anything but simple since they  offer millions of hours of content (actually, 100 million+ hours). The good news is that with so many options there’s bound to be something you enjoy watching. The not so good news is attempting to wade through all those choices and then narrowing it down to what interests you the most. Actually, it can feel impossible, frustrating and exhausting.

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Cable: A proud history of communications. As cannon balls and musket fire erupted all around his troops, Union General George McClellan knew he needed reinforcements – and fast. As the sun rose higher in the sky on this September day in 1862, McClellan surveyed the field and watched through binoculars as Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee attacked his flanks on the banks of the Antietam River. McClellan, however, had an advantage that the Southern forces didn’t.

Should I Connect to 5GHz? In August of 2010, Chinese commuters unwittingly turned their vehicles onto the Beijing-Tibet Expressway. On this day, the normally high-speed thoroughfare would be anything but. In fact, a massive traffic jam that spanned 62-miles would delay travel for three days and took nearly two weeks to clear.