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    <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 🤷‍♂️.<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Aaron E-J
The Other Realm LLC
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://theotherrealm.org">http://theotherrealm.org</a> (Blog)</pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020-01-05 9:10 PM, Aaron E-J wrote:<br>
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      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: <a
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        href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheInternetIsForAll/"
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      , 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.<br>
      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Aaron E-J
The Other Realm LLC
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://theotherrealm.org" moz-do-not-send="true">http://theotherrealm.org</a> (Blog)</pre>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020-01-05 6:39 PM, Lyle Phipps
        via Hidden-discuss wrote:<br>
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          <div>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  </div>
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          <div>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</div>
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          <div>Considering this with a Month to Month Data plan of 100GB</div>
          <div><a
href="https://www.att.com/buy/wearables/netgear-nighthawk-lte-mobile-hotspot-router-512gb-steel-gray.html"
              moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.att.com/buy/wearables/netgear-nighthawk-lte-mobile-hotspot-router-512gb-steel-gray.html</a> </div>
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          <div>Any suggestions?  <br>
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                          <p>Lyle Phipps, CPA</p>
                          <p><a
                              href="http://www.calendly.com/lylephipps"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.calendly.com/lylephipps</a><br>
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                          <p>Prepared.</p>
                          <p>413.345.6767 p</p>
                          <p>413.579.8665 f</p>
                          <p><a href="http://www.preparedaccounting.com"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.preparedaccounting.com</a></p>
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