cable net/tv

[ladywolf]

hey, what cable/net compay dominates the western half of the state? here in texas we have time warner, which isnt too bad. what are prices like up there? just gettin ideas for when i move:)

[Blkxjkrawler]

I have both my cable and my net through comcast, I think they cover the better portion of the state. I think its right about 100 per month for both, but might be more ( my wife pays the bill).
Hope that helps, welcome home
Ryan

[ladywolf]

I have both my cable and my net through comcast, I think they cover the better portion of the state. I think its right about 100 per month for both, but might be more ( my wife pays the bill).
Hope that helps, welcome home
Ryan


thats about right...digi cable and road runner net here is right at 100 bucks a month too

[mud1059]

ya but Roadrunner high speed can't hold a candle to Comcast's. My bill is $130 a month but I have a few movie channels.

[ladywolf]

guess i will have to find out, comcast sounds better

[CanMan]

Comcast basic cable TV and Net. I don't pay the bills, don't know the cost. Fast internet though. Id shoot myself if I had to deal with anything less. :D

[KarlVP]

Comcast has the monoply out here.

I love it.

[XJCasper]

If you don't want comcast, there is also DirectTV.

How does it go:

Extended cable and Internet just under $100

[Bohican]

Regular price on Comcast 6mbps net is about $43 a month, but they might still be running the $33 a month special, tv varies depending upon channel lineup. Limited basic (2-32, plus a couple of others) runs about $15 and it just goes up from there. I believe Willamette Broadband is the only other provider in the western part of the state, but there coverage area is kinda odd and I've got no idea of what their prices run.

[ladywolf]

thanks for the info guys. i guess it also depends on what ft lewis allows on post. when i come home on leave next month i guess i will find out.

[WheelinJR]

yup, rollin comcast in portland...paying about $100 for cable modem/digital cable

[Slacker87XJ]

Speakeasy ADSL: 8 static IPs, honest 768kbps up/1.5Mbps down (but I've seen over 6Mbps down), 2 hops out of their network, better uptime than the power company (needed a card reset at Covad's DSLAM once in 5 years, down for 15min), top notch tech support 24/7 (rarely needed), zero restrictions on how I use my bandwidth and it's not shared with my neighbors. $105/month. Oh, and no landline/phone company BS cause the copper loop is leased by Covad for me.

What's TV?

:D

-i

[Doyle]

ladywolf-where you stationed in Texas? My sister just got out of flight school and got transfered to Fort Hood.

[ladywolf]

i'm at fort hood also, what kinda pilot is she? last name?

[2xtreme]

I pay $57 for Comcast High Speed Cable internet and Basic cable combined in Marysville (I have had it for at least 3 years if that matters).

I pay over $100 just for Satelite Internet (so called high speed) at my house in Stanwood (Direct TV, to add TV to it would be at least $40 more). I have a TV antenna on the roof (much better than the bunny ears on the TV) for free. And we have a Netflix acct to make up for the TV antenna :)

Michael

[Slacker87XJ]

I pay $57 for Comcast High Speed Cable internet and Basic cable combined in Marysville (I have had it for at least 3 years if that matters).

I pay over $100 just for Satelite Internet (so called high speed) at my house in Stanwood (Direct TV, to add TV to it would be at least $40 more). I have a TV antenna on the roof (much better than the bunny ears on the TV) for free. And we have a Netflix acct to make up for the TV antenna :)

Michael

Michael, how bad is the latency on the sat connection? Quick math says the ping times should be around 1 sec (round trip to L1 orbit times 2), is that about right?

/nerd out :D

Ian

[pSYChedXJ]

Speakeasy ADSL: 8 static IPs, honest 768kbps up/1.5Mbps down (but I've seen over 6Mbps down), 2 hops out of their network, better uptime than the power company (needed a card reset at Covad's DSLAM once in 5 years, down for 15min), top notch tech support 24/7 (rarely needed), zero restrictions on how I use my bandwidth and it's not shared with my neighbors. $105/month. Oh, and no landline/phone company BS cause the copper loop is leased by Covad for me.

What's TV?

:D

-i

Yeah, like Ian said, the angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the beat. :lecture:

For what its worth, I'm a Click Network / Netventure guy myself......but that's only in Tacoma. I think I get 6 gazillapixels per second coming through the intertube; its remarkable......

- Jay

[ladywolf]

i bet you actually live in Tacoma.....knowing me they'll make me live in the B's on post

[Slacker87XJ]

Yeah, like Ian said, the angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the beat. :lecture:

For what its worth, I'm a Click Network / Netventure guy myself......but that's only in Tacoma. I think I get 6 gazillapixels per second coming through the intertube; its remarkable......

- Jay

I think you just won the internet :D

[XJCasper]

On McChord, I remember seeing RCA satelites bolted on all sorts things, from shelves to chairs.

Netflix, Can't beat it. Unless you are unpatient about your rentals.

[Doyle]

Last name is Doyle, Heather, 2nd lt. flys black hawks. She moved there I would say two-three weeks ago.

[Rev Den]

Michael, how bad is the latency on the sat connection? Quick math says the ping times should be around 1 sec (round trip to L1 orbit times 2), is that about right?

/nerd out :D

Ian

Check your math.

Geosync is 22,500 miles.

Rev

[ladywolf]

Last name is Doyle, Heather, 2nd lt. flys black hawks. She moved there I would say two-three weeks ago.


if i see her i'll introduce myself. only 3 places she could go, so i'll keep an eye out for her.

[2xtreme]

Michael, how bad is the latency on the sat connection? Quick math says the ping times should be around 1 sec (round trip to L1 orbit times 2), is that about right?

/nerd out :D

Ian

Just because I am a rocket scientist doesn't mean I understand anything about computers and connections. I do know that they have advertised speeds both up and down (1 is significantly faster than the other). To be honest, It has worked pretty well since I have figured out it's glitches (it's kind of like driving a british car;)

I would say that 95% of the time it is very close to as good as Cable or DSL. Obviously VERY expensive to pay off the equipment. If I had the choise of either Cable or DSL, I would have gone that way, but when you live in the boonies you don't always get the choice.

I believe that Al Gore invented the Internet while he was in Alaska!!

Michael

[Slacker87XJ]

Check your math.

Geosync is 22,500 miles.

Rev

Yes it is, and I used the value in km for the cocktail napkin calculation. :doh:

A little under 500ms latency if you don't mix up the units. This is the sort of mistake that crashes mars probes into planets ...

It has worked pretty well since I have figured out it's glitches (it's kind of like driving a british car;)


Your internet connection leaks oil? :scared:

So Chuck Norris, Al Gore and The Internet walk into a bar in Alaska .. :rolleyes:

-i

[IXNAYXJ]

Yeah, like Ian said, the angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the beat. :lecture:

For what its worth, I'm a Click Network / Netventure guy myself......but that's only in Tacoma. I think I get 6 gazillapixels per second coming through the intertube; its remarkable......

- Jay
So Chuck Norris, Al Gore and The Internet walk into a bar in Alaska .. :rolleyes:

-iThis is the best thread ever.

-----Matt-----

[2xtreme]

Your internet connection leaks oil? :scared:


Yes it does, it is also expensive to maintain.

This is the best thread ever.

Yes it is.

Maybe we could move this thread to the Advanced Tech area?
better yet we could start an "advanced tech for web wheelers forum"?

Michael

[Slacker87XJ]

I've got a great idea for a startup:

I'll run the math dept (we can contract to NASA for their Mars lander re-entry calculations).

Michael and Jay will run the IT/Network operations.

Matt can be VP of Jeep Wrenching.

Chuck Norris will be CEO of course, after roundhouse kicking Al Gore into geosych orbit.

Headquarters in Alaska.

..

I don't see how we could fail. :smoker:

[Rev Den]

FYI

Cable is substandard for anything other than data.

Rev

[IXNAYXJ]

I've got a great idea for a startup:

I'll run the math dept (we can contract to NASA for their Mars lander re-entry calculations).

Michael and Jay will run the IT/Network operations.

Matt can be VP of Jeep Wrenching.

Chuck Norris will be CEO of course, after roundhouse kicking Al Gore into geosych orbit.

Headquarters in Alaska.

..

I don't see how we could fail. :smoker:"Uhh...Anchorage, we have a problem...."

-----Matt-----

[ladywolf]

Last name is Doyle, Heather, 2nd lt. flys black hawks. She moved there I would say two-three weeks ago.



btw doyle, met your sister today. happened to run into her while i was at Brigade turning in paperwork.

[pSYChedXJ]

I've got a great idea for a startup:

I'll run the math dept (we can contract to NASA for their Mars lander re-entry calculations).

Michael and Jay will run the IT/Network operations.

Matt can be VP of Jeep Wrenching.

Chuck Norris will be CEO of course, after roundhouse kicking Al Gore into geosych orbit.

Headquarters in Alaska.

..

I don't see how we could fail. :smoker:

I think I just peed a little bit......:roflmao:

- Jay

[2xtreme]

I've got a great idea for a startup:

I'll run the math dept (we can contract to NASA for their Mars lander re-entry calculations).

Michael and Jay will run the IT/Network operations.

Matt can be VP of Jeep Wrenching.

Chuck Norris will be CEO of course, after roundhouse kicking Al Gore into geosych orbit.

Headquarters in Alaska.

..

I don't see how we could fail. :smoker:

[IXNAYXJ]

....Good first step in the IT department, Michael.... :rolleyes:

-----Matt-----

[CanMan]

Good first step in the IT department, Michael.... :rolleyes:

-----Matt-----

http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/lol.gif

[Slacker87XJ]

I think I just peed a little bit......:roflmao:

- Jay

Well then, you should probably be the staff urologist. ;)

-i

[mud1059]

I got dibs at valet for the company parking lot.

[IXNAYXJ]

I got dibs at valet for the company parking lot.I vote we make it a giant rock garden. Just so long as Josh doesn't spot....

:D

-----Matt-----

[mud1059]

X2
Who needs a spotter when it's not my rig? Hope the company has good insurance :)

By the way I told you he was a crappy spotter when I was stuck on a rock before you guys were nailing rocks too!

[2xtreme]

Good first step in the IT department, Michael.... :rolleyes:

-----Matt-----

Yep, totally got that covered:cheers:


I was supposed to post the following:
"I think this is how our Federal government was formed"

Sorry for the inability of our new IT department.

Michael

[Doyle]

btw doyle, met your sister today. happened to run into her while i was at Brigade turning in paperwork.


Cool cool.

[Slacker87XJ]

I got dibs at valet for the company parking lot.

Oh, absolutely. You have one of the cleanest, nicest rigs here, so I know that any of us would trust you to park any of our rigs on a rock pile. :D

Yep, totally got that covered :cheers:

Looks like IT is on the ball. Here's a standard helpdesk script for you: :rtm:

Greeting: "Hello, helpdesk, how may I frag your machine today?"
All problems are then resolved with: "Have you tried rebooting?"


:spin1:

[IXNAYXJ]

All problems are then resolved with: "Have you tried rebooting?"


:spin1:Hey! You told me to do that to my inoperative XBox 360!

-----Matt-----

[Slacker87XJ]

Hey! You told me to do that to my inoperative XBox 360!

-----Matt-----

No, thats your crappy cell reception. What I said was "have you tried booting it across the room" :D

[IXNAYXJ]

No, thats your crappy cell reception. What I said was "have you tried booting it across the room" :DYou know I did that with my PS2.
http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/moody.gif

-----Matt-----

[ECKSJAY]

You know I did that with my PS2.
http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/moody.gif

-----Matt-----

I still cringe when I think about that.

[IXNAYXJ]

I still cringe when I think about that.The therapeutic destruction of a piece of broken electronics makes you cringe? :D

-----Matt-----

[ECKSJAY]

The therapeutic destruction of a piece of broken electronics makes you cringe? :D

-----Matt-----

Call me geek, but yeah. :D

[Rev Den]

Call me geek, but yeah. :D

That's OK.....I hear you can fix anything. :D


Rev

[87manche]

as a former direcway installer I can tell you this.
The transmit side is weak due to FCC regs on power levels. a heavy cloud cover is usually enough to disturb it, unless you're installer was real good and cross pol'd it well.
Rain kills the upload.
latency is between 5-800 ms.
hardware is good with the new 7000 series and up, but it's ust the nature of the beast to have high latency. Transfer speeds are usually in the 2mb range.
There are many satellites, but most have a low angle, so if you have any trees to the south you'll likely have a problem.

[ECKSJAY]

That's OK.....I hear you can fix anything. :D


Rev

I help out where I can...and some places I can't. :D:D:D

[2xtreme]

as a former direcway installer I can tell you this.
The transmit side is weak due to FCC regs on power levels. a heavy cloud cover is usually enough to disturb it, unless you're installer was real good and cross pol'd it well.
Rain kills the upload.
latency is between 5-800 ms.
hardware is good with the new 7000 series and up, but it's ust the nature of the beast to have high latency. Transfer speeds are usually in the 2mb range.
There are many satellites, but most have a low angle, so if you have any trees to the south you'll likely have a problem.

Well, I live in a small gully, I have very large tree's surrounding me, It is cloudy here about 400 days out of the year and rains about 365 of them.
The installed couldn't get as many sat as he wanted, and he was concerned about several tree's and thought we should pull them down.
Mine is a Direcway (I guess they got bought out now) 7000 series. I have almost long enough to pay off the equipment charges but "most" of the time it is not significantly worse than dsl or cable for normal webwheeling. The only time I have significant issues is when it is really windy (a handfull of days a year).

In my opinion it is ONLY a solution for those that have NO other option and have someone else to pay for it:) It is FAR better than dialup!!

Michael

[mud1059]

Oh, absolutely. You have one of the cleanest, nicest rigs here, so I know that any of us would trust you to park any of our rigs on a rock pile. :D
:spin1:
We could make it mandatory. Plus, you forgot straightest! :)

AND

As a electronics tech in the Corps we could fix 10% of problems with "gravitational impedence testing." Your basic drop it off the workbench and hope it stays in one piece troubleshooting. I could do that too.

[Slacker87XJ]

We could make it mandatory. Plus, you forgot straightest! :)

AND

As a electronics tech in the Corps we could fix 10% of problems with "gravitational impedence testing." Your basic drop it off the workbench and hope it stays in one piece troubleshooting. I could do that too.

Don't forget "percussive maintenance" with blunt objects (BFH often works). I think we've got some ideas good going here. I can't wait for our IPO! We'll all be rich!

[Blkxjkrawler]

My rear wiper motor requires intensive percussive maintenance. I had considered replacing it with a new updated fully operational model, but I simply enjoy smacking the shat out of things with a large hammer too much.
Ryan

[ladywolf]

lol i wonder if that would work with the window motors in my jeep........probably not

[Blkxjkrawler]

lol i wonder if that would work with the window motors in my jeep........probably not

In my experiance there are very few things on a jeep that cannot be fixed with a large hammer. :D

[ladywolf]

LMAO

[2xtreme]

In my experiance there are very few things on a jeep that cannot be fixed with a large hammer. :D

Ryan, This might explain a few things about your jeep :doh:

I can't wait for our IPO! We'll all be rich!

We are all rich. Just not with $.

Michael

[Blkxjkrawler]

[quote=2xtreme]Ryan, This might explain a few things about your jeep :doh:


I said HAMMER not Hammering against trees. Repairing tree hammering is what the hot glue gun is for.
Ryan

[2xtreme]

[quote=2xtreme]Ryan, This might explain a few things about your jeep :doh:


I said HAMMER not Hammering against trees. Repairing tree hammering is what the hot glue gun is for.
Ryan

My bad;)
You can show me again at Reiter how you do that:laugh:

Michael

[ECKSJAY]

Don't forget "percussive maintenance" with blunt objects (BFH often works). I think we've got some ideas good going here. I can't wait for our IPO! We'll all be rich!

Perforation of the case covers tend to make things run cooler. Typical installation involves .33" holes made close together in multiples of 9. In my experience, anyway. :rof:

[IXNAYXJ]

In my experiance there are very few things on a jeep that cannot be fixed with a large hammer. :DUm, Ryan? You never saw her last Jeep. There was a lot beyond helping, BFH or not....

http://tinypic.com/8zl1xf.jpg

Anyone get a pic of the rat's nest wiring? I'm pretty sure it was custom. :D

-----Matt-----

[ladywolf]

Um, Ryan? You never saw her last Jeep. There was a lot beyond helping, BFH or not....

http://tinypic.com/8zl1xf.jpg

Anyone get a pic of the rat's nest wiring? I'm pretty sure it was custom. :D

-----Matt-----


somebody else now has that problem. weird thing was....he WANTED to take it on as a project. so now that leaves me free for my cherokee and all its issues

[IXNAYXJ]

somebody else now has that problem. weird thing was....he WANTED to take it on as a project. so now that leaves me free for my cherokee and all its issuesIt takes all kinds, I guess. :D

I really just posted that pic 'cause mine's in the background. ;) Get that x-member skid on there yet?

-----Matt-----

[ECKSJAY]

Get that x-member skid on there yet?

-----Matt-----

I'm still tripping over it in storage. :looser:

[ladywolf]

i'm workin on gettin home to take it off your hands, phil. i promise i am.

[PDeeXJ]

How'd I miss this jem of a thread?


I got dibs at valet for the company parking lot.

I'd be the annoying creepy guy who hangs around the water dispenser.

[ladywolf]

that was NWFEST 04.

[IXNAYXJ]

that was NWFEST 04.'05, I'm pretty sure.

-----Matt-----

[2xtreme]

'05, I'm pretty sure.

-----Matt-----

That photo was take 7/16/05. Even with a hang over you are still on the ball;)

Michael

[IXNAYXJ]

That photo was taken 7/16/05. Even with a hang over you are still on the ball;)

MichaelEven sober, you can't type for shit. ;)

:D:D:D

-----Matt-----

[2xtreme]

Even sober, you can't type for shit. ;)

:D:D:D

-----Matt-----
I think my fingers type faster than my keyboard can keep up with:)