High Tech

Internet Access in Milpitas

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Advice

DSL Reports – Speed Test
This is the page that the DSL support people at SBC use to test internet download and upload speeds. It is heavily used, so be patient.

Fastest Broadband ISPs for 95035
The data recorded in this table represents speeds recorded by users to test servers located around the USA, at the time the test done.

Internet Service Providers in Milpitas, CA
The average download speed in Milpitas is 40.48 Mbps. This is 34.5% faster than the average in California and 13.0% faster than the national average. There are 23 internet providers in Milpitas with 8 of those offering residential service. Milpitas is the 42nd most connected city in California ahead of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose, but behind Campbell and Alviso.

Internet Related Services

CoreSite
An 80,000 square-foot data center facility centrally located in the Bay Area. The former MCI data center is now under CRG West management.
1656 McCarthy Blvd.
408-262-9909

FireEye
Protecting enterprises, service providers, and consumers from botnets. To keep up to date on threat research, analysis, and mitigation, visit the FireEye Malware Intelligence Lab.
601 McCarthy Blvd.
408-321-6300

Milpitas Hosting
Milpitas Hosting™ can register your domain and host your site for you. We offer generous plans at extremely competitive rates.
408-942-0424.

Free Internet Service Providers

The following provide free or very-reduced-in-price internet access, usually paid for by advertisements which you must view.

California Community Networks
There are a good number of free and low cost community networks in California.

Silicon Valley Public Access Link
A Non-profit Internet Service Provider serving Individuals and Non-profit Organizations since 1994 – Dialup Access – E-mail – Mailing Lists – Web Sites

Internet Businesses

Adaptrum
We are developing wireless systems that can sense spectrum that is not occupied, can determine whether use of the spectrum would cause interference to other spectrum users entitled to protection and then confirm with applicable national spectrum regulations whether that spectrum can be legally used.

noHold
When your company embeds noHold Instant Support™ on its Web site, your customers get response instantly in a chat-like interface.
225 South Milpitas Blvd.
408-946-9200 ext. 356

Major Non-Retail Websites

Gaia Online
Community roleplaying site with anime, manga, and video game discussions as well as a links database and a fan-art gallery. Located on Serra Way, Milpitas.

GoMilpitas.com
You are on it now. Founded in 1997 and still going strong as a resource for all.

News

Fiber Optic Cable
December 19th we watched as the Utilities Construction Company strung fiber optic cable on top of (turned off) power towers. Photos.

User Groups in Silicon Valley

Geeks love to meet up and do coding together or share their knowledge of computing devices. Join one or more users group to learn and share about your area of interest.

Coders, Software Developers

Code for San Jose
Code for San José is a volunteer organization made up of makers, designers, developers, and subject matter experts who come together to use tech to solve civic problems. Location – we are meeting at Action Spot co-working studio space.

IMUG: The Original Multilingual Computing User Group
The International Multilingual User Group has been a forum for GILT* professionals and language technology users since 1987. We meet regularly in Silicon Valley. If you work with or work on computers, smartphones, software, websites or other projects in more than one human language, please join us!

Silicon Valley Java User Group
This Java User Group (JUG) is for anyone interested in learning more about JEE web application development. We meet at Google in Mountain View, California, on the third Wednesday of the month.

Silicon Valley .NET User Group
The Silicon Valley .NET User Group exists to bring together people interested in developing software using the Microsoft Stack. Meets in Mountain View.

Internet

Google Developer Group Silicon Valley
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the GooglePlex in Mountain View. Our meetings will always be free and open to the general public.

Linux

East Bay Linux Users Group
EBLUG meets at Hurricane Electric, 760 Mission Court, Fremont. For Linux enthusisasts who live between San Francisco and Silicon Valley who wish to participate once a month with other people who are also Linux and open source enthusiasts. All meetings are free and food and refreshments are provided by our host Hurricane Electric.

Silicon Valley Linux Users Group
Meets at Cisco, just over the Tasman Bridge, first Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Meetup announcement of meetings.

Professions

Society for Technical Communication
The Silicon Valley Chapter of the STC is a dynamic, exciting chapter with much to offer its members and the members of chapters around Northern California.

Fiber Optic Cable

Optic Trunk Comes Through Milpitas

Sunday my son and I watched as the Utilities Construction Company strung fiber optic cable on top of (turned off) power towers that run parallel to Milpitas Boulevard, about a half block to the east. We chatted with an inspector for the company, who told us that they were going to be stringing the cable all around the Bay Area. This particular cable started in Hayward, so scenes like this will be common in the Bay Area for the next couple of weeks. Unlike another cable laying construction company that has been getting in trouble for laying cable through Indian burial grounds, this company specializes in high tower work, subcontracting the services of helicopters. The linemen nonchalantly hopped from tower to tower on the skids of the chopper. The chopper also brought up tools, equipment and the heavy rope that was first strung from the towers before the cable was pulled through the large bike wheel-sized pulleys. The capacity of the cable will be leased or sold in part to cities, utilities and internet service companies.

All in a day's work stringing cable. — All in a day’s work stringing cable.

Dateline: December 20, 1999
By Ann Zeise, photos by Scott Zeise

McCarthy Ranch Electronics

Buy electronics in stores at McCarthy Ranch or order online from their websites.

AT&T
Cell phone services at the store. Yelp Reviews.
185 Ranch Drive
408-942-7570

Best Buy
Best deals of the week on all sorts of electronics products.
168 Ranch Drive.
408-942-0201

T-Mobile Store
Purchase cellphones and check your account here.
135 Ranch Drive
408-956-8950

Verizon
Purchase cellphones and check your account here.
172 Ranch Drive
408-263-1960

Walmart.com
Electronics at the Milpitas store: TVs, laptops, cell phones, tablets & iPads, software, desktop computers, cameras & camcorders, audio & video.
301 Ranch Drive
408-934-0304

McCarthy Ranch Marketplace
McCarthy Blvd.
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