Why we think Hometown Feed & Supply is a Community JewelIn 2014, local residents Richard and Shannon Lord secured the opportunity to purchase the existing Circle C Country Supply store in Louisburg, Kansas. After rebranding it Hometown Feed & Supply they continue to serve the the surrounding areas with quality products for farmers, ranchers and [...]
How to Stream the 2018 Super Bowl Updated January 18, 2018 Make sure you have a GoBrolly® Internet connection that provides enough "up" and "down" speed for a seamless experience. Here are the different plans with information on the speeds you need: GoBrolly® Internet Plans In order to access a "streaming service" like Netflix or Hulu, you [...]
Data and Bandwidth Required to Stream NetflixRemember Blockbuster? The movie rental giant who at one time had over 9000 locations across the U.S.? You could rent a couple of movies, grab a bucket of popcorn and settle in for a nice Saturday evening. Enter Netflix, who in 2007 started selling streaming services through the Internet [...]
Why we think Vince Whitehouse is a Community Jewel Vince was a funny guy. I remember him always telling stories in a way that made me laugh. He was also a tough wrestler. In 1973 he was a state qualifier at Louisburg High School. Vince joined the Navy after he graduated. I remember that he [...]
Krack Attack There's been a lot in the news over the last few days about the KRACK flaw in Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 - WPA2 networks - that could potentially allow hackers access to un-encrypted data. WPA2 is the current industry standard that encrypts traffic on Wi-Fi networks to thwart eavesdroppers. Our goal is [...]
Part 7 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required for Streaming Video Now we're getting to the good stuff. To understand what eats up your data and bandwidth within your Internet plan, we turn our eyes to streaming video. Anything you watch through the Internet on your television or monitor is considered "streaming [...]
Part 6 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required For Video Gaming This is not your father's video gaming. Gone are the stiff, one- and two-dimensional video games of the past. Today, television screens are portals to other worlds where players see through the eyes of life-like characters. Players, also called gamers, use the [...]
Part 5 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required for Graphics and Photos In today's world, cell phones have become so advanced in their ability to take photos, that every-day people can enjoy a photo shoot at any time and upload the images to social media. Advancements in technology have resulted in larger file [...]
GoBrolly received a Google review recently. We wanted to share it, along with our response, with our Customers and with anyone who is researching Internet providers. The GoBrolly Google Review: “I work in the IT field and was wanting to sign up for their service until I learned that they operate on unlicensed and unregulated [...]
Part 4 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required for Web Browsing and Social Media "Surfing the Internet" is a phrase that needs no explanation. In fact, there's an entire generation who have never known a time when the Internet didn’t exist. Web browsing has become a vital part of people's day, from simply [...]