Comments on: Connectivity From Very Rural Places – Part 2 http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How to Deal With Slow Internet Connections When You Travel | Our World...travelling by the seat of our pants.... http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-315071 How to Deal With Slow Internet Connections When You Travel | Our World...travelling by the seat of our pants.... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:15:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-315071 [...] provider charges based on bandwidth usage instead of time. Aliza Sherman did something similar in a previous post, to help her work around bandwidth [...] [...] provider charges based on bandwidth usage instead of time. Aliza Sherman did something similar in a previous post, to help her work around bandwidth [...]

]]> By: Joel http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-315053 Joel Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:58:06 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-315053 I've been in Japan since 2000 and I definitely take fast internet for granted. I use BBIQ Hikari (Fiber Optic) which costs about 50 to 60 bucks per month. That includes 3 bucks per month for a unique phone number (so I don't have to pay NTT 700 dollars for a new landline). My desktop PC is running at 18 Mbps now on a very weak wireless signal. My jerry-rigged home network probably needs an upgrade, but in any case, when I need to work faster, I just take the laptop into the room where the router is, or head out to a local hot spot. I’ve been in Japan since 2000 and I definitely take fast internet for granted. I use BBIQ Hikari (Fiber Optic) which costs about 50 to 60 bucks per month. That includes 3 bucks per month for a unique phone number (so I don’t have to pay NTT 700 dollars for a new landline).
My desktop PC is running at 18 Mbps now on a very weak wireless signal. My jerry-rigged home network probably needs an upgrade, but in any case, when I need to work faster, I just take the laptop into the room where the router is, or head out to a local hot spot.

]]> By: How to Deal With Slow Internet Connections When You Travel http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-315008 How to Deal With Slow Internet Connections When You Travel Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:02:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-315008 [...] provider charges based on bandwidth usage instead of time. Aliza Sherman did something similar in a previous post, to help her work around bandwidth [...] [...] provider charges based on bandwidth usage instead of time. Aliza Sherman did something similar in a previous post, to help her work around bandwidth [...]

]]> By: Dave http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-310948 Dave Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:45:29 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-310948 Nicely written, maybe i should consider not talking bandwidth for granted. We actually talked about the infrastructure of north america today at lunch. I live in Sweden and pay around $20 for a 100/100 mbit connection with unlimited bandwidth and 4 public ip's. At home. I wonder how america ended up with these stone age limits and bad connections. Keep the good blog posts coming :) Nicely written, maybe i should consider not talking bandwidth for granted.

We actually talked about the infrastructure of north america today at lunch.

I live in Sweden and pay around $20 for a 100/100 mbit connection with unlimited bandwidth and 4 public ip’s. At home. I wonder how america ended up with these stone age limits and bad connections.

Keep the good blog posts coming :)

]]> By: Jere http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-310903 Jere Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:15:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-310903 I have MTA in Palmer, their speed offerings are coming up and you can get decent speed but the only unlimited option is 768k at 128.99 a month, this is DUMB!!! I hound them every month asking for them to rethink it as I can get similar offerings from GCI with no usage limit. Its infuriating. There is no reason in this world to not allow at least a reasonable 100Gig monthly limit if you MUST have a limit. Then for those of us doing things that are normal and not simply doing Pier to Pier BS life would be good. I have MTA in Palmer, their speed offerings are coming up and you can get decent speed but the only unlimited option is 768k at 128.99 a month, this is DUMB!!! I hound them every month asking for them to rethink it as I can get similar offerings from GCI with no usage limit. Its infuriating.

There is no reason in this world to not allow at least a reasonable 100Gig monthly limit if you MUST have a limit. Then for those of us doing things that are normal and not simply doing Pier to Pier BS life would be good.

]]> By: Rolltimer http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/12/connectivity-from-very-rural-places-part-2/#comment-310689 Rolltimer Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:35:58 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6298#comment-310689 I'm using hughes.net, the satellite internet service provider at $60 a month. Latency issues prevent the use of VOIP. Storms or cloud cover block the signal from the satellite. And the provider enforces a "fair use" policy that restricts bandwidth and throttles the speed any time the user goes over the threshold. I have a 3 hour window from 2 to 5 am where there is no bandwidth restriction but I have become accustomed to sleeping during most of those hours. I’m using hughes.net, the satellite internet service provider at $60 a month. Latency issues prevent the use of VOIP. Storms or cloud cover block the signal from the satellite. And the provider enforces a “fair use” policy that restricts bandwidth and throttles the speed any time the user goes over the threshold. I have a 3 hour window from 2 to 5 am where there is no bandwidth restriction but I have become accustomed to sleeping during most of those hours.

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