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title: C Spire Corporate Blog | Jim Beaugez (8)
description: Jim Beaugez is a C Spire communications strategist with 15 years of professional writing experience. (8)
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# Blog
# Corporate
## Jim Beaugez
Jim Beaugez is a C Spire communications strategist with 15 years of professional writing experience.
### Recent Posts
## [What's the big deal about eSIM? Only everything.](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/whats-the-big-deal-about-esim-only-everything)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Feb 1, 2022 1:13:15 PM
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Get ready to ditch your phone's SIM card. The days of needing that tiny chip to use your mobile device are coming to an end. The SIM card is going digital, and emerging eSIM technology will be a game-changer for you and for wireless carriers. So, what the heck is eSIM exactly?
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/whats-the-big-deal-about-esim-only-everything)
## [Best smart watch apps for getting in shape](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/best-smart-watch-apps-for-getting-in-shape)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Jan 31, 2022 5:13:12 PM
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When the tools for getting fit are right there on your wrist, excuses for not getting daily exercise don’t really hold up. The iOS and Android app stores are loaded with apps to help you achieve your goals, but scrolling through all the options can get tiresome when all you want is to hit the ground running. Fortunately, we’ve already done the heavy lifting. Here are five great tools for getting—and staying—in shape.
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## [Get fit with the latest fitness trackers](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/get-fit-with-the-latest-fitness-trackers-0)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Jan 10, 2022 11:00:45 AM
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Did you know 44 percent of adults in the U.S. make a resolution to take their health and fitness seriously each January, but less than half are still committed six months later?
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/get-fit-with-the-latest-fitness-trackers-0)
## [Wireless accessories gift guide: Holiday 2021 edition](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/wireless-accessories-gift-guide-holiday-2021-edition)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Dec 14, 2021 1:38:58 PM
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Shopping for the Christmas holiday just got a whole lot easier for the teens, ‘tweens and adults on your “nice” list this year. There are more accessories than ever before to customize and protect mobile devices like phones, tablets, headphones and a lot more.
Check out some of the latest and greatest device accessories for this Christmas.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/wireless-accessories-gift-guide-holiday-2021-edition)
## [Gameday means ‘go time’ for the C Spire network](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/gameday-means-go-time-for-the-c-spire-network-1)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Nov 30, 2021 10:59:31 AM
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Nothing swells a southern college town’s pride and population like a home football game in the fall. But riding shotgun with those tens of thousands of fans is a bevy of mobile devices that all need to connect to a wireless network.
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## [City of Trussville, Alabama finds ‘a real partnership’ with C Spire Fiber](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/city-of-trussville-alabama-finds-a-real-partnership-with-c-spire-fiber)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Nov 9, 2021 10:23:07 AM
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One of Alabama’s best-kept secrets lies in the hills just 15 miles northeast of Birmingham, the state’s largest city and an industrial center that has reinvented itself as a hub for bio-technology, medical research and banking.
As the eighth-fastest-growing city in Alabama, Trussville posted an impressive 31 percent growth in the last decade alone. Now, efforts to solidify its strength as a world-class community has led city leaders to commit to supporting the construction of the internet of the future—built on incredibly fast and resilient fiber optics—to serve its 26,000 residents.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/city-of-trussville-alabama-finds-a-real-partnership-with-c-spire-fiber)
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