Walmart recently launched a “house brand” streaming stick to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Fire TV and Roku devices. The relatively quiet launch spread quickly throughout the internet. The move brings a new player to the already crowded, but increasingly polarized field of streaming devices and sticks. There is a lot to like about…
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Ever wanted to take your favorite smart or WiFi enable device with you on vacation, business trip or in your RV? As WiFi enabled devices become engrained in our lives, it’s not surprising we want to take our favorite devices with us when we go on vacation. The challenge you may experience is that may…
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Hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, airports, Airbnb’s, coworking, convention centers, cellular networks, customer and vendor networks. The list goes on and on. The on-the-go WiFi we use when on the go is endless. The average user likely interacts with half a dozen different WiFi networks when traveling in a given year. And that number is growing.…
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With travelers becoming increasingly attached to internet connectivity during the pandemic for entertainment and remote work, it’s not surprising that Inflight WiFi has become increasingly important. A recent survey by Inmarsat, however, puts in to context just HOW important. The study showed that 39% of respondents though Inflight WiFi was MORE important post COVID-19 than…
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At the end of 2020 Cybernews reported finding a number of inexpensive routers sold via Walmart.com and other channels had a major built in security risk. While travel routers are often promoted as being a way to better secure public WiFi when traveling, this discovery certainly brought about some red flags if you are considering…
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Amazon and the NFL announced today, which was also confirmed by Deadline Sports, that Thursday Night Football will move exclusively to Amazon Prime in 2022. Amazon was expected to the exclusive home starting in 2023. This new announcement moves the deal up to 2022. This means that 2021 will be the last year Thursday Night…
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Travel WiFi enthusiasts have long wanted a small, portable Starlink Satellite device. I mean, lets be honest, who wouldn’t? Instead of worrying about cell signal or which carrier had the best service, you could have high speed internet literally anywhere. While Starlink and Elon Musk have begun moving towards making Starlink internet on the move…
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You wouldn’t be alone if you have, or would consider, taking your Sonos with you on vacation. 75% of American’s consider internet a must have when traveling. As we’ve become attached to our streaming entertainment, smart devices and connected lives in general, it stands to reason we want to take those experiences with us when…
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You wouldn’t be alone if you have, or would consider, taking your Roku with you on vacation. 75% of American’s consider internet a must have when traveling. As we’ve become attached to our streaming entertainment, smart devices and connected lives in general, it stands to reason we want to take those experiences with us when…
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Roku just announced their latest device, the Roku Express 4K+. This new device is making waves for a substantial reason. It’s relatively small, can stream in full 4K and in really inexpensive. For us here at Go Connect this criteria means it may make a great travel streaming device. In fact, it caught our eye…
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