Who writes for us
FlashRouters has been setting up VPN routers since 2011. The guides on this blog are written by our team, and every one is reviewed before it goes live. We publish under first name and last initial on purpose: we’re a privacy company, and we practice what we sell.
Drake D.
Router & Home Network Writer
Hands-on router and home-network guides: how a VPN router works with Xfinity, Spectrum, AT&T Fiber, Verizon Fios, T-Mobile Home Internet and Starlink, plus smart-TV privacy and everyday network questions.
Recent guides
Joe S.
Co-Founder
Co-founded FlashRouters in 2011 and leads sales and marketing. More than 15 years working with VPN providers and open-source router firmware. Writes about online privacy, VPNs and protecting a whole home.
Barry L.
Marketing
Covers streaming, live sports and the everyday side of privacy: what's worth watching, where it streams, and how to keep it working on every screen at home and when you travel.
FlashRouters Editorial
The byline for posts our sales, marketing and technical teams write together, and for freelance pieces written with our staff. Every one is reviewed by the FlashRouters executive team.
All Editorial posts →Posts by former contributors, including Alexis B., stay in our archive under their original bylines.
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