10 Things to Explore While Surfing the Web

Friends enjoying the Interne together with a laptop

Posted on by Stephanie Sun

People are connected to the Internet much more than prior generations. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey on Internet usage from early 2021, 85% of Americans say they go online daily, and 31% of U.S. adults now go online “almost constantly.”

If you fall into the ‘almost constantly’ category, why not explore some new things you can try online?

What are the things you have been enjoying on the Internet? If you are tired of scrolling through your social media feeds or getting sucked into mindless games, there are other things to make your time on the Internet more productive yet still entertaining. Here are ten things that will be well worth your time exploring online.

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Up Your Gardening Game with Local Nurseries and Garden Centers

Gardening in Pittsburgh summer

Posted on by Stephanie Sun

This post is a part of our #PittsburghProud blog series, where we highlight local businesses and organizations that make Pittsburgh a vibrant and beautiful place. We are a Pittsburgh Internet Service Provider that loves and supports other local businesses.

Are you enjoying more quality time in the yard, on the apartment balcony, or by the window these past couple of weeks? According to a new study by the International Casual Furnishing Association, 90% of Americans surveyed agreed their outdoor living space has become more valuable than ever. With more people realizing the importance of their outdoor living spaces, 2021 might just be the “Year of the Yard.”

One easy way to upgrade your outdoor living spaces or indoor garden is by shopping locally. We’ve compiled a list of Pittsburgh local garden centers and nurseries that you should visit to up your gardening game.

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Internet vs. internet

Green Light Wireless talks about Internet vs. internet

Posted on by Stephanie Sun

When we went through a brand refresh at Green Light Wireless, we thought long and hard about a seemingly simple question – should we talk about the Internet as ”Internet” or “internet”?

As an Internet company, this question brought us to research the history behind capitalizing “Internet” and how it slowly became “internet” in mainstream day-to-day writing.

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Frank and Stein Associates Announces New Brand for Business Services

Posted on by Evan Stein

Over the past several weeks, while we’ve all been staying in and working from our home offices and kitchen tables, the Green Light Wireless team spent some time focusing on the customer experience of our brand. We reworked our logo, and restructured our website in order to make it easier for our customers to navigate.

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Managing your screen time for healthier mental bandwidth

mindfulness

Posted on by Evan Stein

The team at Green Light Wireless takes the role of maintaining your connection to the Internet very seriously. The necessity of reliable broadband has recently become even more apparent with people around the globe doing their jobs, accessing schooling, and connecting with loved ones online. However, the pressure of constant connection can be overwhelming, and we encourage you to make time to disconnect, unplug, and relax. 

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Research shows households use less than 10% of the bandwidth they pay for

Posted on by Evan Stein

We’ve heard it all before: Faster is better, and greater download and streaming speeds mean better internet service. That’s why many cable companies and broadband providers charge high monthly rates to consumers for bandwidth and speeds of 250, 500, or more megabits per second. They claim that people streaming video or playing online games need these high rates.

But do they, really? Or are these internet service providers just selling snake oil?

According to testing by the Wall Street Journal and a report by NPR’s Marketplace, if you’re paying for higher internet bandwidth, you’re probably buying snake oil. Continue reading “Research shows households use less than 10% of the bandwidth they pay for” →

1/20/2019 Weather related service interruption

Posted on by Evan Stein

Due to the extreme weather in the Pittsburgh area, we are currently experiencing a city-wide outage of all broadband and telephone services.

This service interruption is due to an issue our fiber vendor is having on their network.  Since the problem is upstream of the Green Light Wireless network there’s nothing we can do to be proactive about resolving the matter ourselves.

We have been informed that we can expect service to be restored by 9:00AM on Thursday, January 31, 2019. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

For real time updates on network status, subscribe to our Network Status twitter feed at @GLWnetstat.

Scheduled Maintenance Notification: Oakland tower and associated network segments

Posted on by Evan Stein

Green Light Wireless will be upgrading our Oakland tower beginning on Monday, November 26, 2018 and extending to Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

Our Oakland tower is one of our oldest towers and is due for some major upgrades, bringing gigabit technology and IPv6 to our Oakland and surrounding markets.

Because tower climbing and rigging is dangerous and highly weather dependent, we have scheduled a three-day window that our work will take place within, however we will likely only need a portion of this time.  As we get closer to the start of this service window we will issue more details about when and if you should expect any service interruptions.  Although we will do our best to minimize service interruptions during this time it is likely that there will be some interruptions as we replace our existing infrastructure. Continue reading “Scheduled Maintenance Notification: Oakland tower and associated network segments” →