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Hyper Fusion Awards Technology Scholarship to Local Burnet 2021 Graduate

Jun 28, 2021 by Hyper Fusion 1 Comments

The last 12 months with the Corona virus and pandemic going around its made for extremely weird times. Lots of businesses seem to fail due to closures. However, not only did Hyper Fusion not die, but we thrived. So much so, we decided that for the 2021 graduates, we would offer a $1,500 technology scholarship. Pictured above is Cooper Stuteville, the graduate that we awarded the scholarship to. We did so well we decided to give back to the local community who is responsible for all our rapid growth.

We’re also pleased to announce that next year, we’ll be doing our 2nd Annual Technology Scholarship to a Burnet Graduate for $2,500, and if they decide to work for us over the summer, at the end of the summer before they start school, we’re going to double that to $5,000. We’re very happy to be a part of this community and will always strive to make it better and enrich the lives of all the folks who make Hyper Fusion able to thrive when most businesses are dying.

(Pictured below is the news paper clipping. When the online story comes out we will update this post and post a link to it.)

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100% FREE ACTIVATION!! SIGN UP TODAY!

Mar 8, 2021 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

The Status Quo

Hyper Fusion has been providing internet to Burnet, Llano, Williamson, and Lampasas Counties for nearly 4 years and something has become quite clear. All the other internet providers in the area simply cannot deliver on the speeds they have promised. Hyper Fusion’s mission is and always has been to do what is right by our community. This means Hyper Fusion will always provide the high speeds we say we can provide, while not overcharging our customers. With that in mind, Hyper Fusion is proud to announce this Special Offer below:

Special Offer

If you have a qualifying fixed point wireless circuit through any of the other providers in Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, or Williamson Counties WE WILL BUY YOUR RADIO FOR $300!! This will cover the Hyper Fusion activation fee and therefore make your install 100% free!! All our engineer has to do is factory reset the device, and then re-link it to Hyper Fusion’s vastly superior network. Hyper Fusion is the only rural internet provider in our class to provide live streaming and on demand TV, Movies, Music, Audio Books, and NOW CLASSIC NES, SNES, N64, AND SEGA STREAMING GAMING!!! These are all things NONE of the other providers can do.

Tired of outages with the other guy? Did you lose internet during Winter Storm URI? You’ve tried the rest, now go with the best, and feel secure knowing that you will get the high speeds and reliable service that you deserve. Just click the sign-up now to get started!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Feb 14, 2021 by Andrea 0 Comments

We have officially made it past the election and into the second month of the New Year. Hyper Fusion is moving fast and we have gained our stride. I know with previous posts unrest has been shown, but as all things do, they work out how they’re supposed too.

A few new ideas…

We’ve been spitballing around is our Fusion Business Network to connect our customers who are business owners with the rest of the community. Any suggestions or recommendations for this can be submitted too fbn@hyperfusiontech.com

All ideas, suggestions, and questions are encouraged. This is a completely new platform we are wanting to get going to better help fuse our community together, so anything is helpful.

In other news…

Hyper Fusion is looking for new recruits to help install. Over 200 customers and plenty more waiting to get added on, there is plenty of work. If you or anyone you know is interested check out our website for instructions to apply: https://www.hyperfusiontech.com/jobs-careers/

Happy Valentine’s Day

Otherwise here’s a few thoughts about the history of valentines day. The history of Valentine’s day is unknown, and mostly spread by speculation. Having to do with Romans and Christians a bunch of years ago, it is mostly commercialized today. The irony in this holiday and every other one that is celebrated by the United States government and or recognized by commercialism, is that they are all about loving one another and being grateful for someone else. Whether we show it with chocolate or gift wrapped presents, a turkey dinner, or hiding/asking for candy, we should all take time to put the devices down and disconnect once in a while and be grateful for what we have here in the moment.

Lastly, let’s show some love for our Hyper Fusion staff! They’ve been busting their booty to get it done! Here’s to another great year at HFT!

Thanks,
Hyper Fusion Staff

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Coldest weather in years…

Feb 11, 2021 by Andrea 0 Comments

Hello all!

I wanted to share a few thoughts for this cold weather. This is the coldest weather central Texas has seen in years. We are experiencing sleet, snow, and sheets of ice. School has been cancelled and everyone is hopefully staying warm.

Remember your pets and elderly neighbors!!

Just like we’re not used to this weather, our pets aren’t either. Please remember to bring your pets inside and/or provide some sort of shelter for them if they have to stay outside. Also, if you know someone who needs to be checked on, please do so. There are others less fortunate and may not have heat or be able to acquire heat. This cold weather is supposed to last for a few days so make sure everyone has plenty of food and water.

Backup supplies & Saftey

When it gets icy like this it can weigh down the electrical lines causing power outages. Make sure you and your family have plenty of flashlights, batteries, blankets, food and water. Also remember to keep your phones and other electronics charged just in case the power goes out. Having a bag with games, paper, markers, crayons, and other things also come in handy for when the little ones get bored. Don’t forget to watch your step!

ICE HACKS

It is best to stay inside when weather like this hits but if you absolutely need to get out here are some tricks to clean your windshield:

*Old gift card/credit card- you do not want to use your every day cards but if you have an old Walmart gift card you forgot to throw away go grab it. It is small but will help in a pinch!

*Spatula- Using a spatula works a little better than the card because it is bigger. Especially if you have a bigger one used on the grill. This scrapes off the ice and allows a longer reach to get the entire windshield.

*Kayak paddle- This comes in handy as it is bigger and longer to reach the windshield and is easier to find in most Texans homes.

And finally…

If your internet goes out, please check the network status channel in Slack. If nothing has been reported as down or being worked on then please send a ticket with the subject “Storm outage” to support@hyperfusiontech.com so that our engineers can check it out for you.

We hope you stay safe and warm!

Thanks,

HFT Staff

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Hyper Fusion Is Removing It’s Social Networking Presense

Jan 21, 2021 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

As some of you or a lot of you may have realized our facebook page is gone along with out Twitter and other social networking sites. Many have been confused by this. We chose to wait until we had our business alot more put together and things going in a good positive motion, which they are now. The Co-Founders of Hyper Fusion believe there are much better avenues of subscriber acquisition and want to forge our own path moving forward. Our choice has nothing to do with the current social climates that our nation is experiencing and has been part of our long term plans for some time now. We just feel like now is the proper time to move forward in the next stage of our Company’s development.

We will no longer be making posts of any kind anywhere on any social networking site. We will not make official announcements any place but on our own website in a post just like this one. Thank you to everyone who supported our social networking profiles when they where up, but not we’re asking all our loyal followers to follow us on our own website. =)

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The TV Wars Are On!

Jan 19, 2021 by Chris 0 Comments

The Problem

A typical “cable box” from the 1970’s, as you can see, we’ve come along way.

Before the internet was invented, TV was easy. You break out those bunny ears, slap them on your TV, and away you went. No calling the cable man, no downloading an app, no trying to figure out what’s going on. TV received its first “upgrade” in 1948 when the first cable services delivered broadcast TV channels in Oregon, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania. In the 60’s, these “cable lines” started to expand into metro areas, and by the 1970’s, the very first television networks started to form. Including HBO, C-SPAN, ESPN and a few more. By the 90’s, cable was running strong with a 57% market density in subscriptions and nearly 80 networks running strong as well.

Then, in 1996, the dawn of the “cable modem” and broadband internet was introduced to the masses. This new technology was poised to take over as the primary medium through which news, entertainment, and education would be delivered to consumers. By 1998 consumers in the US had access to more than 170 networks and fiber became even more prevalent. The National cable & television association ( NCTA ) claims more than 93% of Americans had access to cable TV at that time. However, as fellow rural Texans know not a single cable company will run lines to more than 60 million people who live in these rural areas.

Then, in 2007 everything changed. A little known DVD rental company called Netflix started putting their movie catalogue online and came out with the very first streaming service. This would be the begining of what would remake the television, entertainment, movie, and music industries forever. By this time more and more rural consumers were also getting mobile phones which made it possible to consume media on the go. Something that had never happened before.

The War Begins

With media now consumable on the go, of course the US government started to get involved and this caused a huge increase in regulation. As a result, a good chunk of the media, TV, and movie world fell apart. Most may not be aware, but TV and radio FCC renewals are always processed in a staggered format. Cable companies have a license agreement with networks (like ABC, ESPN, Fox…etc)in order to create a channel line up. As streaming became more prevalent, these distributors like, Spectrum, Cox, and Netflix decided with the new streaming media for delivery, traditional transmission methods were no longer needed.

Once streaming became the primary medium of delivery for media, other companies realized they no longer needed cable TV companies to distribute their productions. Then came the introduction of Disney + and Disney pulled all of its content that it owned from Netflix. Many other companies soon followed suit. Now streaming companies had to get inventive to keep from losing lots of subscribers. The primary means of doing this it seems, went to producing original content. As a result, American’s started subscribing to multiple streaming services. Now when you add all the different streaming services at an average of $20/service for 5 different ones to ensure you see watch what you want too, the total is as much as cable was! $100 a month between streaming services and add-ons is what most people pay today, that’s more than most average cable modems. It seems, TV, movies, and music, are doomed to be in disarray for many years to come.

Isn’t it ironic?

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COVID-19 Is Still Going Strong

Jan 12, 2021 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

Business Update Notice

According to the Daily TRIM and a story posted by Daniel Clifton, Burnet businesses are back to 50% occupancy due to increased hospitalizations from COVID-19. We strongly encourage all our subscribers and fellow community members to respect this as it keeps us all safe. This pandemic has really rolled over a lot of us. Hyper Fusion is right there in the trenches with you folks. We all need to help each other during times like this.

COVID-19 In 2021

As we move forward in 2021 Hyper Fusion will remain committed to practicing all CDC guidelines when it comes to social distancing. As much as we don’t like it, it looks like this pandemic state is likely to last a lot longer then we all originally thought. Hyper Fusion has decided to make long term preparations as well as permanently changing some of our standards and practices to ensure a higher degree of health and safety for our subscribers and fellow community members.

COVID has taken a huge toll on communities, schools, families, and businesses. At times like these Hyper Fusion really encourages everyone to understand the times we’re in and really truly help your neighbor. Why, because its the right thing to do. After all, its literally in the name of our country “United” States. So Hyper Fusion is encouraging all our subscribers and community members to remain united together to battle this pandemic. Everyone should do their part to ensure that we can wipe it out. Not only that, but learn from all the mishaps as we move forward to prevent such wide spread devastation in the future.

Click the link below to read the full story

https://www.dailytrib.com/2021/01/11/businesses-back-to-50-percent-occupancy-due-to-covid-19-hospitalizations/

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2021 Is Here, lets put 2020 behind us and forge ahead!

Jan 9, 2021 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

Looking Back on 2020

Well folks, it’s been a crazy, wacky year this year, that’s for sure. The Coronovirus has seemed to touch all corners of the globe and everyone’s lives. Here at Hyper Fusion, we’ve been fortunate that we didn’t get shut down. In fact, the government issued a decree for all internet providers to maintain and pick up operations. Which of course, as I’m sure all our live subscribers know, we did just that.

At the close of 2020, we are stronger than ever. Hyper Fusion was founded and built in Burnet, TX by members of the community FOR the community. We will ALWAYS work to bring fantastic, reliable, and reasonably priced internet to everyone who needs it.

The Year Ahead

So what does Hyper Fusion have planned for 2021? Well, as we announced on Sep 19th of last year ( CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ) We have been heavily developing out our Hyper Vision Cloud TV service and it’s been going great. We expect a full public Beta launch this fall, and over the summer a private Beta launch for Hyper Fusion subscribers only. On launch day, we will have full On-Demand services for streaming movies, past TV series and episodes, music, audio books, and even 3D VR content. We are working hard to finish securing as many distribution & exhibition licensees as we can. Keep an eye out for updates!

Hyper Vision will have all the local channels, the Ted Turner Network Channels, Viacom Channels, and USA Network channels for our live channel line up, as well as, Hyper Fusion’s own local channel. Live streaming will also allow us to control our own commercial air time! Soon Hyper Fusion will be looking for local businesses for TV commercial advertisements to promote our local businesses.

Full Network Audit

As we move forward through the rest of the winter, Hyper Fusion will be taking a heavy focus on the tower network and upgrade tower to tower links by completing projects such as: Equrina Fields, Blackbuck Ridge, Burnet East, as well as adding Pecan Valley, and Lampasas North. Hyper Fusion will also be activating more of the dark fiber we hold, fiber connecting Kempner River Place, Chica Ranch, Burnet, Council Creek, and Kingsland, as well as building several new repeater sites and expanding our network.

New installs are still being conducted, however appointments are approximately 4 to 8 weeks out. Hyper Fusion has taken a strong effort to care for our existing subscribers to ensure they’re good to go for another 3 years. Our primary objective is to give every subscriber, whether new or old, the fastest internet in Texas.

The New Gold Standard In Rural Internet

Before Hyper Fusion was ever around, the only internet in the Highland Lakes and Lampassas were a couple of ISPs who couldn’t make the speeds or reliability needed in our rural community. Hyper Fusion started in June 2017 with one mission, Better and faster internet. Whether it is through Hyper Fusion or someone else, our community deserves reliable internet.

As we approach our fourth year in business, there are more than 4 new 4G LTE resellers across Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, and Williamson Counties, 2 new fixed point wireless providers, and even a bigger big box brand who moved into the area at the end of 2020. So, our mission and our goal was successful.

As Hyper Fusion remains committed to continuously upgrading the network, we will stand alone as being the only rural provider in the Greater Highland Lakes area with a truly multi-honed network. A network that also has inter-connect services directly with content providers, giving a more seamless and stable internet connection for our end users. Hyper Fusion is the new Gold Standard in rural internet, and plan to remain so for many years to come!

From the HFT family to yours, we appreciate your patronage and look forward to what 2021 will bring us!

Thank you,

HFT Staff

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Massive AT & T Ouages

Dec 30, 2020 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

So, just so everyone knows, woke to this lovely today. They found a van bomb in Tennessee. As you can also see from today’s downtector reports, AT & T, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Comcast are all having major issues today. Guess whose not? Hyper Fusion. Why? Because we use completely varied gateway peers, none of which are any of the ones list above. Because Hyper Fusion made the investment in this practice from its inception, and none of the other local rural providers have, we will always remain a step ahead, and will always be the first to get the newer faster stuff as a result.

Hyper Fusion remains committed to delivering the BEST connectivity at the most reasonable price, and as our reputation and hard work has showed, we also now have the best Subscriber Care to a degree as you can see in our footer, that we are a RECENTLY award winning provider in the Greater Highland Lakes area and voted BY THE PEOPLE not us.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/12/25/att-outage-internet-down-hours-after-nashville-explosion/4045278001/

And another suspicious TV in Cincinnati

It’s also hitting T-Mobile services

https://istheservicedown.com/problems/t-mobile/4508722-cincinnati-hamilton-county-ohio-united-states

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Thanksgiving is Here

Nov 26, 2020 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

Holiday Hours

The holiday times for Hyper Fusion vary from year to year. Therefore each year as we enter the holiday season, we like to post our Holiday hours.

New Office Hours: Mon – Friday 10am – 4PM CST

During the dates listed below all of our offices will be closed:

Thanksgiving: November 25 – November 30
Winter Break: December 23 – January 3

Holiday Special

We are offering an incredible special because other providers choose to sell their gear to their customers… If you come from another provider and Hyper Fusion can use your radio, then we will buy your radio from you.

YES! Hyper Fusion will BUY your wireless receiver station, the device that links you to the other provider’s wireless network for $300, which covers the activation charge for switching to Hyper Fusion. All you pay is the first months services plus the sales tax. Takes about 30 minutes with an onsite appointment. We will also throw in 30 days of Free On-Demand Streaming (Movies, TV, Music, and Audio-books) in addition. Something NONE of those other providers even have. (No equipment required to access the On-Demand Content).

Over the last few months, we have come to realize through speaking with new subscribers switching from the other providers and resellers in the area, that they do not deliver the speed and class of service we do. Hyper Fusion uses a different upstream provider than all local competitors do, even the new 4G LTE providers. Reported speeds are a little higher, but rarely clear over 20 Mbps and drop completely hundreds of times a day.

What makes Hyper Fusion so much better than any other in our class?

Well, our service ACTUALLY hits the speeds we advertise and rarely drops. We have the lowest ping times out of any provider in our class and service area, and the most stable services for VPN, streaming and Remote Learning, hands down. Everyone of our latest convertees chose to go with the “other guy” until realizing that Hyper Fusion is the exception to Rural Internet.
There’s a reason why we are an award winning Rural Provider. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our network, subscriber care, and Streaming Media Services.

All you have to do to prove Hyper Fusion is first rate is to run a simple speed test from https://www.speedtest.net It clearly lists the provider. Not only are the speeds far superior, we are in fact a Genuine Tier 3 Provider, and we hold a genuine AS Number and FCC Licenses. We are a true, purely digital multi-honed (we have 2 totally different fiber internet uplinks that are NOT provided by AT & T or Spectrum) Autonomous System and we are our own network and actively participate in Global Internet Routing.

Hyper Fusion was founded by local folks right in Burnet, TX in 2017 and we remain the ONLY provider who has actually brought NEW internet into the area that was not already there before. We are often imitated, right down to our gear and equipment choices, but no one can duplicate what Hyper Fusion can do. Why? Because Hyper Fusion focuses on the community and quality of service and not just making money. Our prices, format, subscriber care, and all facets of our network reflect our strict dedication to giving rural subscribers an alternative to big box data from a network born right where they live.

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HFT Cassie Repeater Fully Launched!

Oct 23, 2020 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

Building Cassie

We of course started building Cassie and completed a month ago. However, unlike most small WISP’s and rural providers, Hyper Fusion takes a while to test and properly tune and configure our repeater sites to ensure the kind speeds we’re getting as posted below. Hyper Fusion take a lot of pride and being the best, fastest, most reliable, service with the best customer care out there. This is why we take more time then most to start allowing subscriber connections to our repeater sites, as we like to ensure that they will never have any issues and EVERY one of our circuits runs at 100 Mbps download and upload all the time with less than 20ms of ping time out to the internet.

Speeds at Cassie

What kind of speeds can one expect out on the east side of the lake in the Cassie sub-division?

This is a genuine speed test off our internet as you can see, taken at 6:19pm right in the middle of peak usage hours, and crazy 23ms ping time. As you can see, by Speedtest.NET’s own measurement, compared with all fiber, cable modem, all kinds of speed test all over the US, Hyper Fusion is faster than 92% of the US. There is no other rural provider in Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Williamson, or Bell counties that can compare to these sorta speeds during peak times. Our Mega 75 plan is awfully popular with those gamers, and now Cassie, you can enjoy incredible speeds as well!

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Social Networking Scam, Twice In The Past Week

Oct 17, 2020 by Hyper Fusion 0 Comments

Scammers Hard At Work

So, over the last week, I have received several scam reports regarding the networking site Meet Me. I do want to note that these scams are all over social networking sites and the internet. This is why Hyper Fusion recommends that if you want to share your life over the internet, do it privately, and not on any website you have to “upload things” to, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Meet Me. We offer a safe place to store your pictures and things and still be able to share them with family through our Plex server.

How do I protect me and my family from this?

Consumers fall victim to these scams because they are not informed of basic safety measures when it comes to your personal information and the online world. Hyper Fusion doesn’t want to only provide internet and streaming services, but we also look out for subscribers. Hyper Fusion STRONGLY recommends that EVERYWHERE you go online, DO NOT use your real name, post photos of you and/or your children, your home, or anything else that includes identifying information. Even setting your profile to “friends only” offers zero protection. All your data is still on the social media site and online and is constantly being sold, photos included to a plethora of companies, which is where these scam artists hunt for victims. We do offer a safe way to store your information and be able to share important memories and pictures with family through our Plex server. You can ticket in to inquire about this service.

This particular scam

In the Meet Me scam that was reported to me by 2 different people, the scammer talked to the people into texting. Then after 20 minutes, a 2nd number appeared, claiming to be the first ones parent. At this point, they would call the ‘feds” and “have you taken down”. Within minutes a 3rd number appears, claiming to “be a fed”, yet reveals no agency they work for or badge number, and demanded a $4,000 wire to “clear their name”. When the almost victim replied that they do not have a bank account, they pushed them to send $2,000 through a cash app. That is a major red flag. Law enforcement officials in the US will NEVER ask anyone for money over the phone.
The fact of the matter is, government officials whether with the police, FBI, IRS…etc DO NOT call, text, or email you. So if you get some random person you’ve never met, telling you to give out your personal information or to send them money DO NOT GIVE SEND THEM ANYTHING and please report this to our Hyper Fusion staff via email so that we can investigate.
The three phone numbers associated with this scam are: ( 863-354-4190 ), ( 712-525-8205) and (469-359-1603).

We all know this.

A SIMPLE SOLID FACT OF THE INTERNET….. IF IT CAN BE DONE, IT CAN BE UN-DONE, AND VICE VERSA.

As an ISP Hyper Fusion can find these scammers IPs and report them to the right agencies to get them taken down. Chris and Will have been working in the internet field and finding information like this for more than thirty years. By keeping your personal information off the internet and reporting scams to Hyper Fusion we can all protect each other.
As you can see from the article posted below, these scams are rampant.

Stay safe out there on the net folks,

Andrea Raynor- Operations Manager
Will Seykora- Field Manager
Chris Seykora – Technology Manager

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