Fixed Wireless
Fixed Wireless vs. Starlink: An Honest Local Comparison
A fair, no-spin look at local fixed wireless and Starlink for rural Sonoma County — latency, weather, cost, support, and who each one actually fits.
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Notes from the local network
Practical advice for staying connected out here — fire season, ranch Wi-Fi, fixed wireless, and the things national providers never tell rural customers.
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Ranch & Whole-Home Wi-FiWi-Fi That Reaches the Barn, the Shop, and the Guest House
How to cover a sprawling rural property — getting signal from the main house out to barns, shops, and guest units with bridges, outdoor access points, and smart mesh placement.
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Rural Remote WorkRemote Work That Holds Up at the End of a Long Drive
How to make Zoom, Teams, and VPN reliable from a rural home office — the bandwidth and latency basics, prioritizing video calls, and why local support matters.
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Fire Season & PSPSYour Internet Go-Bag: Comms Ready Before You Need It
A short, useful checklist for evacuation-ready connectivity — charged power, a hotspot fallback, offline logins, a household comms plan, and how to reach us fast.
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Security CamerasHow Many Security Cameras Can Your Plan Really Handle?
A plain-English look at camera bandwidth — upload vs. download, resolution, local vs. cloud recording — and a simple way to estimate how many cameras your connection supports.
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Fire Season & PSPSStaying Online Through PSPS and Fire Season
A practical, calm guide to keeping your internet up during Public Safety Power Shutoffs — backup power sizing, what we do on our end, and a simple prep checklist.
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Winery & VineyardConnecting the Vineyard: Frost Sensors, Cameras, and IoT
What it actually takes to put connectivity to work across vineyard acres — frost and soil sensors, gate and pump controls, and cameras that cover the blocks.
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Winery & VineyardTasting-Room Wi-Fi That Never Drops on a Busy Saturday
How to set up tasting-room connectivity that keeps card readers, guests, and events online when the room is packed — without a sale ever failing mid-pour.
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Ranch & Whole-Home Wi-FiEero Mesh, Done Right: Placement for Big Rural Homes
A field guide to laying out mesh Wi-Fi in a large rural home — how many nodes you need, where they go, and why a wired backhaul beats guessing.
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Fixed WirelessWhat “Line of Sight” Really Means (and Why We Ask)
Line of sight in plain terms — how the radio link works, why trees and ridgelines matter, and the ways we solve tricky parcels.
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