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Fraud Prevention Month: Stay Safe Online

MCSnet connects you to the internet and one of our top priorities is to ensure the online safety of our residential and business customers. Fraud Prevention Month is an annual campaign that brings awareness to online safety. When it comes to fraud prevention, knowledge is power. To protect yourself and others from cyber crimes, there…

January 10, 2023 | Did You Know,MCSnet Stories

MCSnet Icon has a Big Personality

MCSnet is a local, family-owned, rural internet service provider based in St. Paul, Alberta.  Our team works diligently towards bridging the digital divide that many rural communities face.  In 2019, MCSnet was rebranded, and the new MCSnet logo includes a meaningful icon, as seen above. As you can see, the sky blue, navy blue, and…

January 04, 2023 | Did You Know,Tech Talk

Megabits vs Megabytes: What’s the difference?

It all comes down to speed versus storage size when you see megabits and megabytes listed on internet packages. Megabits and megabytes are units of measurement for digital information. Megabits measure data transfer speeds or bandwidth, while megabytes measure the size of a file or the amount of data that can be stored. One megabit…

What is GigAir?

MCSnet’s GigAir uses Millimeter Wave technology and the power of its Fiber to the Tower to launch fiber-like speeds wirelessly throughout densely-populated communities, such as hamlets, villages, towns, and cities. Below is a chat with Travis Eddingfield and Mathieu Lajoie from our Gigabit Services department. They discuss how GigAir internet will impact and benefit our…