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 to always keep [...]
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 video." [...]
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 [...]
Part 3 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required for Streaming Music The Internet has opened the door to a whole host of musical options for music lovers. People are no longer limited to listening to local radio stations, but instead have nearly unlimited choices within all music genres available on the Internet. There [...]
Dover Sod Farms, Inc. is a family-owned and -operated business located in Bucyrus, Kansas. In business for over 40 years, Gary and Carol Dover began the company in 1972 and have continued to expand. According to the company website, "Through the years, Gary Dover dreamed of new ways to harvest and install sod that would [...]
Part 2 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT, defines VoIP in this way: VoIP (voice over IP) allows you to have your phone line on an IP (Internet protocol) network. It lets you combine voice, data, and video into a single service. [...]
Part 1 - The Amount of Data and Bandwidth Required For Email In today's world, email is something nearly everyone uses or at least understands. For the purpose of this blog, we'll divide email into "basic" and "normal" categories. Basic email is text only so it does not use much data. Nor does it use much [...]