New option for home internet service – should you switch?

Wireless carrier T-Mobile is expanding their services to include Home Internet in some areas of Reno/Sparks. Assuming you are in their limited service area – should you switch? Why you may want to switch If you’re on a budget, at $50/month TMHI is less expensive than most AT&T and Spectrum internet plans.*TMHI is available in some rural areas that are under-served by AT&T and Spectrum.If you’re in an area served only by AT&T’s legacy DSL service with speeds less … [Read more...]

Keep your mobile phone number safe from hackers

Updated 7/3/25 with new information: Your mobile phone number has become increasingly valuable because it’s the way that hackers can gain access to your online financial, email and social media accounts. We now are encouraged to use our smartphone and attached phone number to prove who we are – often via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), a method that requires not only entering your username/email address and password into a website, but also entering a code or responding to a prompt sent to … [Read more...]