Oasis Broadband has been providing high speed internet service in the rural Sierra Foothills and High Mountain areas for almost 20 years. We were the first company to provide high speed internet in most of North Lake Tahoe, including parts of Truckee, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and the many communities around Lake Tahoe. Oasis Broadband…
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Straight Talk on How Your Internet Works – #AskOasisInternet Q: How fast should my broadband speeds be? A: If you aren’t familiar with exactly how the internet works, packages that offer various speeds, amounts of data and prices can be overwhelming, and often confusing. Do I want 10 mbps or 2,000 mbps? Should I have…
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Nevada County and the Sierra Business Council have announced Oasis Broadband internet will receive a grant to help expand access to Nevada County internet services throughout our unserved and underserved region. The County of Nevada 2021 Last Mile Broadband Grant program is designed to assist Internet Service Providers (ISP) with the resources to invest in…
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When you are streaming content, the buffer is what pre-loads the content that you are going to watch next so that the data can be accessed more quickly. If your internet is slow or your connection drops, however, the buffer won’t fill up quickly enough and the quality of your stream will decrease or your…
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Straight Talk on How Your Internet Works – #AskOasisInternet Internet Access needs to grow and evolve to match new consumer demands. Covid has accelerated this process. Wifi hotspots, also known as Mifi, Jetpacks, or mobile Internet devices offer advantages that meet these demands in several ways: The big one is location flexibility. The office is…
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Straight Talk on How Your Internet Works – #AskOasisInternet This article is going to dive into the different methods that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use to transmit broadband internet service from the “backbone” of the internet directly to your home. If you want to learn more about what broadband means or how the backbone of…
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Straight Talk on How Your Internet Works – #AskOasisInternet Living in the technology saturated modern-day world I’m sure you’ve heard terms such as broadband, fixed wireless and cable internet thrown around, but when it comes to truly understanding how your internet works, many of us are often at a loss for what these terms actually…
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While 2018 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist snowboarder Redmond “Red” Gerard, the youngest winter Olympian to win gold since 1928, may not be like your average American, Red, like the rest of us, still depends on fast, reliable internet every day. This is why Red has chosen Oasis Broadband to be his Internet provider for his…
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Straight Talk on How Your Internet Works – #AskOasisInternet Q: How much data do I really need? A: There can be a lot of confusing aspects of Internet Service — packages with different speeds, amounts of data and prices can be overwhelming and confusing. Do I want 10 mbps or 2,000 mbps? Should I have…
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed almost everything, from the way we work, to the way we socialize, to the way we go about daily tasks like grocery shopping. With the majority of businesses, schools and universities across the country closing their doors and shifting to online interactions, it’s no surprise that the pandemic has had…
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