[Rollbar]

Well it could have been 3 min. but it was smokin'

[Rayne]

i just got my internet squared away finally...its wifi from the tower a mile away..yeah!!! not as fast as cable but very close , better than satalitte because it doesnt go down with the weather...faster than dsl and blows away the dial up connection i had a hundred years ago..it took the technician a while to configure my settings, get the radio right..etc..but well worth the wait!!!

[Romulus]

Rayne, on Oct 4 2005, 06:30 PM, said:

i just got my internet squared away finally...its wifi from the tower a mile away..yeah!!! not as fast as cable but very close , better than satalitte because it doesnt go down with the weather...faster than dsl and blows away the dial up connection i had a hundred years ago..it took the technician a while to configure my settings, get the radio right..etc..but well worth the wait!!!

It's really wifi????

[Rambo]

Romulus, on Oct 4 2005, 07:13 PM, said:

Rayne, on Oct 4 2005, 06:30 PM, said:

i just got my internet squared away finally...its wifi from the tower a mile away..yeah!!! not as fast as cable but very close , better than satalitte because it doesnt go down with the weather...faster than dsl and blows away the dial up connection i had a hundred years ago..it took the technician a while to configure my settings, get the radio right..etc..but well worth the wait!!!

It's really wifi????

seems she has the directional wifi internet service, she needs direct line of sight to the tower(provider) and they install a wifi antenna on her roof pointing at the tower. at least thats what i think she has!

[Rayne]

greenlantern..you are correct....and it rocks!!! finally..lol....it took about 3-4 trips for the guy to get it right..but it is awesome...plus all the computers are connected together

[Romulus]

Rayne, on Oct 5 2005, 07:09 PM, said:

greenlantern..you are correct....and it rocks!!! finally..lol....it took about 3-4 trips for the guy to get it right..but it is awesome...plus all the computers are connected together

I had no idea they had wifi services towers available. Rocks. And they have one out in the boonies?

[Rayne]

uh huh...actually i am only one mile from the tower and about 5 miles from "town" i am the only house on the street and only one of three in about a 5 block radius. when the house was built FPL had to come and add the power poles. I am really not out in the boonies..just a very under developed area of charlotte county

[Rollbar]

I just ordered this, :sneak: http://www.garmin.com/products/gps18/ it will be here in 3 day's.

[Rambo]

rollbar, let me know how you like it? i dont have a gps, and that seems like a good deal... do you have a laptop mount or something?

[Rollbar]

Greenlantern, on Nov 1 2005, 11:03 PM, said:

rollbar, let me know how you like it? i dont have a gps, and that seems like a good deal... do you have a laptop mount or something?

I'll let you know. No I don't have a laptop mount, it's a "L" shaped wood holder that rests on the center arm rest.

[Rollbar]

I love it. The thing works great. It comes w/the whole US but I only loaded the Eastern sea board for now. U don't have to be on line for it to work, just plug your GPS antenna in & open up the program & in about 5 sec. (warmed up) you have it. It will track speed, time to distination, time per turn, feet to the turn etc.etc.
It is worth the $$. In the stores it's 163 & change, internet I paied 123 from the Garmin site w/a next day air added.
I went to Wildwood on some business & it gave me a ETA @ persent speed & it adjust as the speed increases or decreases.

I recomend it, easy to use & type in the addy. For the addy once U have the city typed in it stays so U typed in the house number then hit select & type inthe street & (it will do a auto fill in) click find then route to & BAM it's there.

Hope this helps,
RollBar

P.S. It talks to U so you don't have to look @ the screen. Also I was traveling @ night so it blackened the screen & when the sun came up it lightened up, cool.