Author: Mark Swanson

Imagine yourself entrenched in the greatest Capture the Flag game ever in the history of all time.  You have made it through all of the craziness of the field to get to the opposing team’s flag.  Just as you are about to grab the flag, your screen freezes.  In that exact moment, the other team is able to grab the other flag and scores a victory.  This is precisely what happens to many online gamers.  The failure is not due to a lack of skill, but a lack of Internet speed.   SyncWave can save the day for many gamers by eliminating “lag” from occurring.

There are two primary metrics used to measure Internet speed.  First, the amount of megabits per second (Mbps) measures the amount of bandwidth available on a connection.  Second, latency is an important factor that many Internet providers don’t even talk about.  Latency is the time that it takes for data to travel from your device to an Internet server, then back to your device.  Latency is measured in milliseconds (ms), and the lower the number the better.

SyncWave has some of the lowest latency around, meaning that gamers’ entire planets are saved from doom, every single day.  Still, what does that mean?  In performance comparisons to local area satellite, DSL, and similar Internet companies, SyncWave outperforms in every case by large margins.  The company’s wireless Internet even rivals Charter Communications in terms of low latency.  In recent side-by-side comparison tests, SyncWave’s service offered a 11-15 ms ping, while Charter offered 21-101 ms ping.  With online gaming, low latency is most important.  With 3-6 Mbps of bandwidth and SyncWave’s low ping times, you can have an amazing gaming experience.

When gamers choose Internet in surrounding counties, they choose SyncWave.  The company’s wicked fast Internet and low ping times allow gamers to command and conquer in their most desperate hours.  Frag hard and play on, knowing that SyncWave has your back when it comes to gaming!

We are pleased to announce an addition to our service offering, phone service is now available! Our service lineup covers the needs of residential, business, and enterprise customers. As always we offer no contracts and no hidden fees, unlimited calling to US and Canada along with the ability to keep your number. The customers in our pre-announcement group are already enjoying 25%-60% in savings over their prior service provider.

SyncWave now offers a number voice services to fit most market segments; this includes home phone service, small business phone service, business hunt groups (one number feeds multiple lines) for businesses wanting to keep their existing multi-line phones or phone system, new turnkey hosted phone systems tailored to your business, as well as onsite phone systems. The features and customization we can offer add professionalism, increase workforce agility, route call traffic efficiently, and much more. We also support VOIP softphones (a phone on your computer or smartphone) which can fully integrate into your hosted or onsite phone system.

Our voice services can be utilized both on and off SyncWave’s network; connections such as DSL, cable, and fiber from other ISPs are suitable mediums as well. When contacting us to order service, we have several options available for installation. Our consumer phone connections can be pre-programmed and sent to you as part of a self-install kit, you can pick up these kits in our office or we can send a technician over to install the service for you. Commercial and enterprise phone systems requests are best handled via a business consultation.

SyncWave is excited to announce a significant capacity upgrade to its network.

At approximately 6:00 AM on Friday, March 10, the company installed advanced routing technology on its core network. This upgrade completes the second phase of a series of upgrades happening to the company’s wireless network over the course of this year.
Through continuous improvement, SyncWave is able to deliver high-quality Internet that is both reliable and fast. Demand for Internet is constantly increasing, and SyncWave is ready to meet the demand. According to Cisco, a multinational technology company, Internet traffic is expected to increase by 22 percent by 2020. Tablets and smartphones are projected to have a combined 97% Internet traffic growth rate by 2020. As you can see, the demand for bandwidth will only increase. SyncWave is committed to keeping up with demand and delivering great service.
A third phase to network upgrades is currently planned for later this year. SyncWave embraces the idea of continuous improvement and seeks to bring the best possible service to its customers. If any customer has any questions or concerns, they are encouraged to contact the business at (231) 845-1065.

Sources:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/vni-hyperconnectivity-wp.html

SyncWave is helping to make broadband more accessible and more affordable to eligible households that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB).

The EBB Program became available nationwide on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 and allows qualifying households to receive up to a $50.00 per month discount on their Internet bill. Households on qualifying Tribal lands may receive up to a $75.00 discount.

The EBB Program is temporary and will end once federal funding is exhausted or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declares the end of the COVID-19 health emergency.

The EBB Program is made possible through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Oversight and administration are handled by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).

Who is eligible?

A household is eligible for the discount if a member of the household meets any one of these criteria:

• Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Lifeline;
• Is approved for the free or reduced price school breakfast/lunch program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision,
• Experienced substantial documented loss of income since February 29, 2020 with a total household income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers,
• Received a federal Pell grant in the current award year, or
• Qualifies for a participating provider’s existing low-income or COVID-19 relief program, subject to FCC approval of that provider’s eligibility process.

How to sign up?

Eligible households may enroll by going to https://getemergencybroadband.org/ https://getemergencybroadband.org/ and following the information on the website. After doing this, households must then contact SyncWave or their other Internet service provider to receive the discount.