[AT] Was JD 216 - now OT radio networks
Dennis Johnson
moscowengnr at outlook.com
Sat Jun 20 19:22:57 PDT 2015
Charlie,
This all sounds good WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL USA. Once you leave or call outside, things are not as simple.
Regards
Dennis
Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 20, 2015, at 9:39 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Larry, If you want to try a new approach in cell phones take a look at
> Republic Wireless.
> I've used them for about 3 years now. The only down side is you have to do
> all of your
> dealings with them online. There are no phone numbers to call for customer
> service but
> you won't need to call. When you are at home your cell phone will work on
> WiFi. When you
> leave home it will switch to cell coverage on Sprint but if you don't have
> good coverage on
> Sprint don't worry there are no roaming charges. There are no contracts.
> There are no limits
> on data. There are no limits on anything. For unlimited 3 G service you
> pay them $25 a month.
> For unlimited 4G you pay them $40. If you use less data than they predict
> or I guess it's less than
> the "community" average they refund part of the money as a credit to your
> account. Or at least that
> is the way my account is set up. I don't think they have changed it. You
> can change plans instantly
> a couple of times a month. If you know you are going to be at home on WiFi
> and in your office on WiFi
> exclusively for a few days you can switch your plan to a wifi only plan that
> cost you (I think) $5.00 a month.
> Then if you need to hit the road you can switch it back. Other than a few
> glitches in "porting" my old
> number over when I first signed up I've never had an issue of any sort with
> them and even the porting issue
> was my fault as I just didn't understand how to do it right. When I said
> unlimited above that's what I meant.
> Unlimited everything with no fine print. They have never charged me one
> cent over the $25.00 for my 3g plan.
> I don't use 4 g because I just don't have good 4 g coverage here regardless
> of the carrier.
>
> https://republicwireless.com/
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rlgoss at twc.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 8:58 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Was JD 216 - now OT radio networks
>
> TWC, but same story. All that fussing around with trying to expand coverage
> and upgrading hardware so you have reliable communication is totally passe.
> I wasn't sold on the idea of renting the hardware, but now am satisfied that
> I did it. Bottom line is that when something goes wrong with the hardware
> (and it will) it's their responsibility. The cable/TV/peripheral box went
> out a couple of months ago, and they installed a new one, no questions
> asked. I detest the company and really want as little interchange with them
> as possible, but the system seems to be working like they told me it would.
> Now if I could just get suitable service from a cell phone provider.......
>
>
>
> Larry
> ---- Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>> Let me guess ATT Uverse? Just had ours upgraded, and I told them I
>> already had a U-Verse router from a previous home. Was told they don't
>> do that anymore and now you have to rent them>
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>>
>>> On 6/20/2015 2:12 PM, rlgoss at twc.com wrote:
>>> Until 9 months ago, I faced similar problems in interconnectedness. I
>>> was after repeaters, amplifiers, or anything else that would extend the
>>> Wi-Fi signal for my local hub. And then I moved! I'm with the same
>>> company now as I was then, but their whole philosophy has now changed
>>> and they install their own router that covers everything -- computers,
>>> TV's, phones, etc. So now, I have this collection of Wi-Fi hardware
>>> that I no longer need. I'll offer it for sale next month in our
>>> neighborhood garage sale, but doubt that I'll get any takers -- all my
>>> neighbors have the same interconnectedness capability, and they don't
>>> need the old technology either! When I fire up one of my six computers,
>>> all of my neighbors show up on my systems and I can choose where I want
>>> to be connected. Most of the time, the electronics in my various
>>> devices automatically switch, but one of my computers is so old that it
>>> has trouble keeping up with the "end device" demands and I end up going
>>> back
> !
>> to!
>>> the operating system to "hit it with a two-by-four" to switch between
>>> Wi-Fi scanners, printers, cameras, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> Larry
>>> ---- Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> We have no broadband at the house other than a verizon mifi wireless
>>>> hub.
>>>> To get internet at my shop I bought a bridge that receives wifi from
>>>> the
>>>> mifi and outputs it to d-link bridges that use the AC house wiring to
>>>> form
>>>> a wired network. It works because the shop is fed through the house
>>>> panel.
>>>> In theory it puts your internet on the entire grid but in practice the
>>>> signal does not carry very far outside your service wiring.
>>>>
>>>> Warren
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Len Rugen <rugenl at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I used an generic android tablet for shop doc for awhile, until it's
>>>>> battery won't hold a charge. It would also run the app for an OBD-II
>>>>> bluetooth dongle that one of my sons bought and found it wouldn't work
>>>>> with
>>>>> his iPhone. I've been tempted to get something like a Kindle, some
>>>>> are
>>>>> under $100 now. Len Rugen
>>>>>
>>>>> rugenl at yahoo.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, June 20, 2015 8:21 AM, Spencer Yost
>>>>> <yostsw at atis.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what I use to extend networks:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.engeniustech.com/products/outdoor-access-points-client-bridges/ap-bridges-outdoor/ens202.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Using this I connect the barn to the home network. Now I am able to
>>>>> have
>>>>> camera at the barns to keep an eye on expectant mothers and new
>>>>> babies.
>>>>> Barn is about 600' away and this product works great at that distance.
>>>>> It
>>>>> includes a small distance, say about 70', where the radio has to
>>>>> punch
>>>>> through tree foliage. It has never dropped connection in 1.5 years.
>>>>>
>>>>> At 120 for a pair at amazon, you won't find a cheaper way.
>>>>>
>>>>> One caveat. If you don't have line of sight because of solid obstacles
>>>>> such as a change in grade or other buildings, I am sure performance
>>>>> degrades rapidly. But this would be true of any solution, so you would
>>>>> have
>>>>> a hard time of it no matter what.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spencer
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 20, 2015, at 7:15, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That would be a great idea if I had
>>>>>> anywhere to put one! If I worked there
>>>>>> often enough I'd try to find a way to get internet there, shop is way
>>>>>> to
>>>>> far
>>>>>> from a house to get it. I get desperate sometimes and pull stuff up
>>>>>> on my
>>>>>> phone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Hall
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Mike
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:12 PM
>>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] JD 216
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I keep an old desktop in my shop for just that reason. I put any
>>>>>> manual
>>>>>> saved as a PDF on that computer so I can look up specs and blow-up
>>>>>> diagrams without tramping back through the house.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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