[Hidden-tech] Hotspot Carrier for Downtown Noho

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 5 Jan 2020 21:16:12 -0500 Aaron E-J <the at otherrealm.org> wrote:

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> Also, it is likely that the reason for internet being slower when its 
> rainy is because more people are at home watching stuff on Netflix, 
> et.al. instead of going out.  Doesn't change the fact that Comcast is 
> not that reliable, but 🤷‍♂️.

Comcast is using a shared coax system. One wire, multiple users, not really
much different from the *early* days of Ethernet. That one wire can only
handle so much total bandwidth. (Yes, there is some fiber behind it, but a
given street or neighborhood just has the one coax wire.)

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> Aaron E-J
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> On 2020-01-05 9:10 PM, Aaron E-J wrote:
> > What town do you live in?  There are a number of initiatives to get 
> > Municipal Fiber Optic Internet set up.  Some towns already have been 
> > rolling things out (Holyoke, South Hadley, Westfield, others...) and 
> > some are in the process (Easthampton, Northampton, towns west of the 
> > Pioneer Valley).  Check out: 
> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheInternetIsForAll/ , that is a group 
> > that has regular updates on the latest going on in the democratization 
> > of internet access in the Pioneer Valley. There are also town specific 
> > sites if you live in a town that is working on getting such a program 
> > set up.
> > Aaron E-J
> > The Other Realm LLC
> > http://otherrealm.org
> > http://theotherrealm.org  (Blog)
> > On 2020-01-05 6:39 PM, Lyle Phipps via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Not sure if it is "just me" but seems like comcast cable internet 
> >> historically (and currently) really bogs down in the evening and when 
> >> it rains/snows.  Seems like there might be a bottleneck in some trunk 
> >> lines and we work a lot at night.during tax season and I cant afford 
> >> to lose productivity
> >>
> >> I am relying on two hosted (cloud) based software solutions this year 
> >> and I am seeking to backup my internet connection with a mobile 
> >> hotspot and an antenna booster
> >>
> >> Considering this with a Month to Month Data plan of 100GB
> >> https://www.att.com/buy/wearables/netgear-nighthawk-lte-mobile-hotspot-router-512gb-steel-gray.html 
> >>
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Lyle Phipps, CPA
> >>
> >> www.calendly.com/lylephipps <http://www.calendly.com/lylephipps>
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