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Gee Whiz! What Do All the G’s Mean?You hear cellular providers talk about their 5G service. Your cellular phone plan may say have a data cap of 2 GB. You read in the news about U.S. cities with internet speeds of 1 Gbps and higher. These three G’s mean completely different things but are often confused. To clear things up, here are the definitions:

The G in 5G, as it relates to mobile technology, means “generation.” 5G is the 5th generation of mobile technology, replacing the previous 4G networks. Each generation prom-ises faster broadband speeds and more network capacity.

GB, with a capital B, means Giga-bytes — a measurement of data storage capacity. For example, a cellular phone plan may allow you to use up to 2 GB of data before being charged extra fees. Or your computer’s hard drive may have a storage capacity of 750 GB.

Gbps, with a lowercase b, means Gigabits per second — a measure-ment of internet speed. This is ultra fast; 1 Gbps is the equivalent of 1,000 Mbps.

Still have questions about the G’s in your communications services? Call BEVCOMM at 800.473.1442.

Online gaming often involves interaction with other computers and live players. It’s fun for kids to connect with others, but they also need to know how to protect themselves so gaming remains an enjoy-able activity. As a parent, you need to understand what the risks are and how to help your child safely navigate the gaming world.

StaySafeOnline.org, powered by National Cyber Security Alliance, offers this advice to parents about online gaming:

• Keep a clean machine. Gaming systems are computers with software that needs to

be kept updated with security protections, just like your PC, laptop, smartphone, or tablet.

• Protect your child’s personal Information. Children need to know what is

appropriate to share and what is not. Names, birthdays, age, geographic location, and

contact information should not be shared. While it’s fun to engage in games with

players from around the globe, children should retain a level of anonymity to protect

themselves from those who might not have the best intentions.

• Avoid personal photos. Have your child use an avatar rather than an actual

picture of themselves for online gaming.

• Use voice chat safely or not at all. If your kids play a game that features live

voice chat, make sure they disguise their voice. If the game does not have this feature,

do not let them use voice chat.

• Teach your child to think before taking action. Children need to be wary

of communication that implores them to act immediately, offers something that sounds

too good to be true, or asks for personal information. They should not accept down-

loads from strangers. This includes cheat programs that

may claim to help them perform better in the game, but

really could be carrying malware.

• Carefully read the ratings. Make sure you

understand the ratings for the games your child

wants to play. Some game sites have multiple

games with different ratings, so check

all of them.

For the best online gaming experience, your home may need a faster internet connection.Call 800-473-1442 to get details on the internet speeds currently available from BEVCOMM.

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