Comments on: Where is my ubiquity? http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/ Working to find the dream life. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Hi-Tek Homeless http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-991 Hi-Tek Homeless Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:46:48 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-991 We went with a Sprint EVDO card along with a small wifi router. I'm anxiously awaiting the external antenna, but so far, we've had pretty good luck while traveling around Florida. I'm not entirely sure how we'll handle the wilds of Alaska in '09, but for the most part, we've had good luck with the service. 800kbps isn't rare as long as we are relatively close to a 'city' or major highway. Latency is generally around 130ms and there is no setup to be done once we park - we actually use the service while traveling most trips. Sprint has no bandwidth or connection limits, which is good because we actually broke 5GB in about 2 weeks just after starting the service. I've got some slightly more technical info on our specific hardware choices here: http://hitekhomeless.blogspot.com/2007/11/technological-advances-johnny.html Bottom line though, if the budget can handle another $60/month, I'd consider using the satellite as your backup and go with EVDO for primary internet access. Just some food for thought. We went with a Sprint EVDO card along with a small wifi router. I’m anxiously awaiting the external antenna, but so far, we’ve had pretty good luck while traveling around Florida.

I’m not entirely sure how we’ll handle the wilds of Alaska in ‘09, but for the most part, we’ve had good luck with the service. 800kbps isn’t rare as long as we are relatively close to a ‘city’ or major highway. Latency is generally around 130ms and there is no setup to be done once we park - we actually use the service while traveling most trips. Sprint has no bandwidth or connection limits, which is good because we actually broke 5GB in about 2 weeks just after starting the service.

I’ve got some slightly more technical info on our specific hardware choices here: http://hitekhomeless.blogspot.com/2007/11/technological-advances-johnny.html

Bottom line though, if the budget can handle another $60/month, I’d consider using the satellite as your backup and go with EVDO for primary internet access. Just some food for thought.

]]> By: Returning to Childhood Home Not Always What you Expect http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-656 Returning to Childhood Home Not Always What you Expect Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:17:38 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-656 [...] no internet access at our Mahlon Dickerson campground, we headed to the Library of the Chathams to get spoiled by some blazing fast WiFi and find our way [...] […] no internet access at our Mahlon Dickerson campground, we headed to the Library of the Chathams to get spoiled by some blazing fast WiFi and find our way […]

]]> By: Carson Park Ranger http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-644 Carson Park Ranger Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:22:26 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-644 Here, being Humboldt County. Our single fiber line runs through Mendocino County, where contractors, as a rule, operate heavy equipment while stoned, dude. Here, being Humboldt County. Our single fiber line runs through Mendocino County, where contractors, as a rule, operate heavy equipment while stoned, dude.

]]> By: Carson Park Ranger http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-643 Carson Park Ranger Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:19:08 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-643 We call the periodic high-speed outages <i>biffs</i>, for backhoe-induced fiber failure. We call the periodic high-speed outages biffs, for backhoe-induced fiber failure.

]]> By: Jim http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-623 Jim Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:14:34 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-623 Exactly... I want my tricorder! Exactly… I want my tricorder!

]]> By: chaz http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-622 chaz Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:04:48 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/10/30/where-is-my-ubiquity/#comment-622 Bringing up some of our technological deficiencies makes me wonder where those flying cars are. You know, the ones that Weekly Reader promised 4th graders would exist in our lifetime... Bringing up some of our technological deficiencies makes me wonder where those flying cars are.
You know, the ones that Weekly Reader promised 4th graders would exist in our lifetime…

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