Your Tech To-Do List: Before, During and After Your Move
Every move comes with a list that keeps growing. Boxes, truck, utilities, change of address — and then the thing you forgot, and the other thing after that. At some point the list stops feeling manageable and starts feeling like a project that's managing you.
The tech side of a move is no different, but it does have a logical order. Get it right and each step sets up the next one; but get it wrong and you're troubleshooting on moving day with approximately zero patience left. This checklist works through it in sequence, starting with the item that makes everything else on the list easier to execute.
First, Schedule Fiber Internet at Your New Address
Internet setup is a move-in day requirement, so do this before anything else on this list. The moment you arrive, you'll need your connection working to set up smart devices, join video calls, and look up the number of that pizza place down the street.
Why fiber specifically? Because you're moving an entire household's worth of devices, not just a laptop and a phone, and they'll all try to connect at once. More on that in a moment.
Pro tip: If you have access to your new address before moving day, check fiber availability now and get it scheduled. By booking ahead, you can ensure the exact day and time you want C Spire Fiber internet installed — no delays.
Migrating Your Smart Home
The average homeowner now has more than 20 smart devices in their home, including doorbells, thermostats, lighting systems, alarm systems, baby monitors, pet monitors, voice assistants, smart TVs, and more. And every single one of them will need to be set up at your new address.
This is where having fiber already running when you arrive pays off immediately.
When you reconnect a full household of smart devices at once — all of them searching for a network, all of them downloading updates, all of them syncing — the bandwidth demand spikes hard. A sluggish or unreliable connection doesn't just slow things down. It causes devices to fail setup, drop connections mid-configuration, or require you to start over. Fiber's bandwidth handles the full load simultaneously, so you're not rationing reconnections across three days.
Prioritize setting up your internet and C Spire Connect WiFi network, which will allow you to onboard all your smart devices quickly and seamlessly. Make sure to include your security devices and any exterior cameras. These are the devices you most want active on day one, before the moving truck shows up.
After Moving Day
First, take a deep breath. You made it.
Now, it’s time to connect any remaining devices, like that old tablet or smartphone your kids use for games or to watch cartoons. You’ll want to install the Connect & Protect features that come with our Connect WiFi to engage app restrictions and ad blocking, device usage limits, and protections against bad actors.
Connect WiFi is about to make your lives easier in other ways, too. Its TrueMesh feature covers every nook of your home in strong WiFi 7 signal. Set up your Guest WiFi Network so friends and family have their own login (and to protect your main network against improper logins). And, of course, our Blue Show Crew is available for you 24/7 with same-day resolution just in case you have any questions along the way.
C Spire Fiber home internet gives you fast speeds, over 99.99 percent reliability and 24/7 local customer service.