[AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'

[charlie hill]

That is what I have heard too Paul.  That's why I was curious about the 
service Farmer is switching to.  I don't know how it works but all of the 
local phone company's trucks (Embarq) have a notebook computer in them that 
the technicians do all their work through.  Everything from assignments to 
making system changes.  It works on some sort of wireless network and they 
use them in some really remote places around here.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'


> The only place I know to get this service is through a 'cell' company. 
> Mine
> calls it an 'aircard'. I have thought about getting this because of the
> traveling, but to me it is expensive ($60 mo. unlimited). I have talked to
> several people that use them.  Just like a cell phone they are 'selective'
> on when they work. Depending on the signal, it controls the download rate.
> As I understand, under ideal condition (like right under a tower) they 
> have
> a respectable speed.  My experience has been, wireless is 'slow' compare 
> to
> hard wired, and not near as reliable.
>
> Paul - IN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'
>
>
>> I'm talking about wireless using a card in you computer that hooks up to 
>> a
>> cell phone tower and I think that is what Farmer is talking about.
>> Aircard
>> might be a term for it.  I don't know.  I've seen folks using it.
>>
>> charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'
>>
>>
>>> Wireless Broadband comes into your home via satellite dish
>>>
>>> Cable comes into your home via cable
>>>
>>> DSL comes into your home via phone line
>>>
>>> Once inside your home, you can connect a wireless router aka WiFi to
>>> any of these.  That creates a wireless network inside your home, but
>>> it's got nothing to do with the Wireless Broadband being discussed
>>> here.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve O.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Paul Waugh <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> OK,  I don't understand wireless I guess. I have wireless in my home
>>>> that
>>>> I
>>>> put together.  I too switched from cable to DSL because of poor service
>>>> and
>>>> do not regret it.  If you are close enough for 'wireless' aren't you
>>>> close
>>>> enough for DSL? Maybe we are talking about 'aircard' ??
>>>>
>>>> Paul _ IN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:27 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Farmer what is your wireless broadband going to cost you?  I'm in the
>>>>> middle
>>>>> of switching from cable to DSL because of poor service by the cable
>>>>> company.
>>>>> I wondering if I should dump both and go to wireless.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charlie
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson46176 at hotmail.com>
>>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:02 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>     We are "targeting" Wednesday... Targeting... We usually stay 
>>>>>> until
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> last dog dies.   :-)
>>>>>> The last couple of years we have wandered around the campground
>>>>>> picking
>>>>>> up
>>>>>> trash left behind by a few thoughtless campers thinking maybe it 
>>>>>> helps
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> club a little. I might add that the ATIS area is always left clean
>>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>> We have a camping event at one of Diana's brothers this weekend, that
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> give us a dry run to be sure we haven't forgotten anything. Of course
>>>>>> we
>>>>>> will forget something anyway.   :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am trying to get a bunch of email stuff changed this week. Since I
>>>>>> now
>>>>>> have wireless broadband I am leaving the ISP I have used for a dozen
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> more years and will be losing that email address in a few days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> farmer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Francis Robinson
>>>>>> Central Indiana USA
>>>>>> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>>>>> Got Game? Win Prizes in the Windows Live Hotmail Mobile Summer Games
>>>>>> Trivia Contest
>>>>>> http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergames?ocid=TXT_TAGHM
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> AT mailing list
>>>>>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> AT mailing list
>>>>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> AT mailing list
>>>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> AT mailing list
>>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AT mailing list
>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at