Understanding WiFi Signal Strength and Tips for Better Coverage

Even with fast rural fiber internet, many people still struggle with weak WiFi, dead zones, or slow speeds in certain rooms. Walls, distance, old devices, and furniture can affect how well your wireless connection performs. Your fiber connection brings high-speed internet to your home, and then your WiFi router is what distributes that connection wirelessly […]

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Streamline your Smart Home with Managed WiFi from DFN

Smart homes can become complicated fast. This guide explains how DFN’s Managed WiFi helps organize your devices, improve security, reduce network issues, and keep your smart home running smoothly. Smart lights, talking speakers, and appliances that can remind you what you’re out of—sometimes it feels like we’re living in a Jetsons episode. But the more […]

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What are Cookies? A Guide to the Not-So-Delicious Internet Trackers

If you’ve ever visited a website and seen an “Accept Cookies” pop-up, you may have wondered what exactly you’re agreeing to. Internet cookies aren’t the kind you bake—but they do make your online experience smoother, more personalized, and easier to navigate. This guide breaks down what cookies are, how they work, why websites use them, […]

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Best Apps for Rural Living: Tools for Home, Work, and Everyday Life

These are the best apps for rural living, including home management, property tools, small business essentials, and everyday productivity—plus how DFN fiber helps them work better. Around here, we take pride in doing things ourselves. Oregon living has always meant being resourceful, whether it’s fixing a fence, running a business, or keeping the family on […]

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Best Smart Tech for New Parents: Monitors, Sleep Tools & Nursery Essentials

New parents rely on smart devices more than ever. This guide covers the best smart baby monitors, sleep tools, comfort devices, and home WiFi tips to help make life with a newborn a little easier—powered by fast, reliable DFN fiber internet. Being a new parent is overwhelming for even the most prepared. You’re tired from […]

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New Mover’s Internet Checklist: What to Do Before, During & After Your Move

Planning a move? Don’t forget your internet connection! Our New Mover’s Internet Checklist walks you through everything you need to know about setting up or transferring your internet service before, during, and after your move. Whether you’re selling your home or settling into a new one, these steps will help you stay connected — especially […]

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