Category Archives: Blog

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Three Things To Consider When Changing Your Firewall

Technology is constantly changing. Consumers and business alike often want the “latest and greatest” when it comes to hardware and software, but this is often particularly true when it comes to the security companies need to put into place to protect their networks and data. Firewall technology has been a staple on computer networks for years, and businesses are always Continue Reading...
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Fiber Startup Costs and Install Timeframes

Many of our clients at MegaNet have been moving over to fiber for their Internet access services, and the majority of requests from potential customers we’ve been getting lately have been for fiber-based Internet access as well. There are a number of different ways fiber can be delivered to a company’s location, and there are also different timeframes and costs Continue Reading...
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Announcing MegaNet Fiber Internet and Ethernet Over Coax

We’re proud to announce that we’ve just rolled out two new services available to businesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island – MegaNet Fiber Internet Service and Ethernet over Coax! MegaNet Fiber Internet Service Our new Fiber Internet Service is based off of the FiOS platform, and offers businesses speeds anywhere from 25M through 500M (if available). This new service is Continue Reading...
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Inbound Call Failover If Your Business Loses Power

It’s been a messy, messy winter so far here in the NorthEast and it’s not going to get better any time soon. High winds and heavy snow have been causing power outages and downed telco lines, which can spell disaster for many businesses in New England. If your customers can’t reach you, and your sales reps can’t reach potential clients, Continue Reading...
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Creating A Secure Password

One of the most common issues our Support team faces is compromised customer passwords. These passwords are usually for their email accounts, but can also be compromised website administrative passwords as well. Usually we can catch a compromised account password fairly quickly; because we monitor traffic levels throughout our network we can determine if a website’s traffic suddenly jumps up Continue Reading...
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Digital Voice/VoIP and Your Call Quality

Digital Voice is among the most popular telecom services being offered right now. Large national carriers have entire marketing campaigns based around it (usually offered as part of a bundle of services), and businesses of nearly every size are quickly learning that it’s cost-effective as well as easily upgradeable and expandable. At it’s core, “Digital Voice” is really just VoIP, Continue Reading...
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Why Is My Internet Connection Slow?

One of the most common calls our Support team fields is from clients who are concerned over the speed of their Internet connection. Both residential and business customers call or email in and ask why it seems like their Internet connection is running slower than it normally appears. Regardless if it’s DSL, T1, Metro Ethernet, or wireless, many customers will Continue Reading...
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Will Google Drop Your Website’s Rank Soon?

Web hosting has been one of MegaNet’s core service offerings since the company was first founded in 1996. With thousands of domains hosted across geographically diverse server clusters as well as different platforms (Windows and Linux), our hosting services can cover the needs of any size or type of hosting package, including offering dedicated and managed servers. While we’ve moved Continue Reading...
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Moving Your Business? Some Installation Guidelines

Recently we’ve been contacted by a number of businesses who are either moving locations, or are opening up new branches. Summer time is one of the best times to move, given that a rainstorm certainly won’t cause as much havoc as a blizzard will in mid-winter! While we’ve all gotten used to the fact that the Internet is pretty much Continue Reading...
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Dedicated Servers For eCommerce Websites

Thanks to the Internet and eCommerce, just about any company can now be open for business 24×7. Online shopping has been growing steadily, with recent research showing over 65% of consumers looking to shop online during the holiday season. Those people who are shopping online are also increasingly doing so with their smartphones and tablets as well. Businesses who want Continue Reading...