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Useful, local, from the people who install it

Notes on fixed wireless, WiFi, installation day and what is happening on the network, written by the WebPerception team in Novato.

Rain, wind, and your antenna: what winter does to the connection
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Rain, wind, and your antenna: what winter does to the connection

What rain, wind, and moving trees do to a fixed wireless antenna in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa, what they do not do, and when it is time to call.

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Fire season in the North Bay: internet when the power goes out
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Fire season in the North Bay: internet when the power goes out

What a PG&E power shutoff does to a fixed wireless connection, how a small battery backup keeps it running, and what to check when the power returns.

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Is it your WiFi or your internet? The two-minute test
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Is it your WiFi or your internet? The two-minute test

One wired speed test and one WiFi test tell you which system is slow, where the fix lives, and when it is time to call the local team in Novato.

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Where your router should live in a North Bay home
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Where your router should live in a North Bay home

Where your router should go, where it should not, and what ranch houses, hillside homes, stucco walls, and outbuildings do to WiFi across the North Bay.

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Working from home in the North Bay: what a video call needs
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Working from home in the North Bay: what a video call needs

What a video call actually asks of your home internet in the North Bay, from upload and steadiness to a wired desk, a VPN, and one household habit.

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What fixed wireless is, and why hillside homes can get it
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What fixed wireless is, and why hillside homes can get it

How a rooftop antenna and a clear line of sight to a tower site bring internet to hillside and rural Marin and Sonoma addresses that wired providers pass over.

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