YAHOO, GOOGLE, OUTLOOK, OH MY! It can be a daunting task to decide which email service provider to choose. Like your physical home address, your email becomes an integral part of your life. What is an email service provider? An email service provider is any company that offers tools for users to send and receive…
This week, MCSnet wants to shed some light on the myth that bundled services are the most affordable way to go. It’s very common for retailers from all sectors to offer bundled services to entice you and lock you into their product or service. Certainly internet providers love to do this. These often seem like…
This week, MCSnet wants to close March’s Fraud Prevention Month by highlighting what is in a fraudster’s toolbox that allows them to steal money and personal information. Remember that it is essential to report any suspected fraud to the CAFC and call your local police. After another year of historic fraudulent losses, the Canadian Anti-fraud…
The best place for your internet router is usually in a central location in your home. This will help ensure that you get good wireless coverage throughout your home. If you have a multi-story home, it is generally best to place the router on the ground floor, as this will allow the signal to reach…
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 Broadband? In the context of internet access, broadband is any high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than dial-up access or traditional analog services. To understand this better, we may need a simple explanation of the internet itself. The internet is essentially a vast network that connects computers all over the…