[Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?

[Bill Effros]

Let him hang!

Good to see your initials.  How've you been?

Bill Effros

Michael Meltzer wrote:

> this guy is really clueless, 7 message and he never reads the replys, 
> OK, I make a deal, if 3 people say "mjm get this smuck off the hook", 
> I waste my time dealing with it and delist him, I guess the other 
> message of let him hang is also valid :-)
>
> MJM
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "felix fig" <felix70037 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?
>
>
>> can some take me off the mailing list
>>
>> --- Robert  Quinn <rjquinn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Raz:  Right off hand I do not have the speed but it
>>> is set at a data rate.
>>> I'll hook it up tonight if I have time and get the
>>> speed.
>>>
>>> Mark may have it at his finger tips as he is a bit
>>> more "techie" than I.
>>> {:>)
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "raz" <razsail at gmail.com>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>>> boat?
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you have an idea of the bandwidth (baud)?  Is it
>>> noticeably faster
>>> than dialup (58K)?
>>> raz
>>>
>>> On 5/23/05, Robert  Quinn <rjquinn at bellsouth.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Kathy and I have been using the Verizon wireless
>>> card for the last 18
>>> > months
>>> > with good success.  Yes, there are spots where
>>> your reception will not be
>>> > satisfactory but that is true of most cell phones
>>> as well.  We find that
>>> > if
>>> > it is not critical, we will wait until we move to
>>> connect again.  If it is
>>> > critical, we'll move to a location where we can
>>> receive and transmit with
>>> > not problems.
>>> >
>>> > Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi" and the Lazy Daze RV
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mkaynor at gmail.com>
>>> > To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
>>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:50 AM
>>> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>>> boat?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Brad,
>>> >
>>> > The card that plugs into your computer is assigned
>>> it's own phone number,
>>> > so
>>> > two cell phones would be redundant. We looked into
>>> satellite and decided
>>> > it
>>> > was too expensive and too slow - on top of the
>>> equipment costs, they
>>> > charge
>>> > by the minute and we're online all day for work.
>>> We looked at
>>> > Winlink/Winmail - this still remains a viable
>>> email-only, offshore option
>>> > as
>>> > we're both general-level hams, but we didn't want
>>> to spend the $1000 on a
>>> > Pactor modem until we really need it - the
>>> available technology changes so
>>> > quickly. I read that the WinMail guys are actually
>>> working on using the
>>> > PC's
>>> > speaker circuitry instead of a Pactor - that'd get
>>> the in-the-door cost
>>> > down.
>>> >
>>> > Sprint also offers wireless Internet service as do
>>> most of the other
>>> > players
>>> > these days - if they're signal is better in the
>>> area your friend expects
>>> > to
>>> > use it I'd suggest checking them out.
>>> >
>>> > We live 4.5 hours from the boat, so the only way
>>> we get to spend much time
>>> > on her is to work while we're here.
>>> >
>>> > Mark
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>>> Behalf Of brad haslett
>>> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:33 AM
>>> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your
>>> boat?
>>> >
>>> > Mark & Bill
>>> >
>>> > I took a look at the Verizon site and that may
>>> just be the ticket!  Last
>>> > year a buddy went with me on a trip to the lake
>>> and he lost his Verizon
>>> > signal most of the way and had spotty coverage
>>> while on the lake while my
>>> > Cingular performed flawlessly.  However, I'm going
>>> to "borrow" his phone
>>> > and
>>> > see if the coverage has improved.  We had Sprint
>>> for two years and it
>>> > worked
>>> > OK provided you climbed half-way up a transmitter
>>> tower, wrapped your head
>>> > in aluminum foil, and stuck your arms out like Mr.
>>> Bean.
>>> >
>>> > The existing marine satellite systems rely on
>>> gyro-stabalized attennas,
>>> > are
>>> > quite expensive and bulky.  But for most of us,
>>> cell phone coverage would
>>> > work just fine.  Boeing has developed airborne
>>> internet access and while
>>> > the
>>> > development was slowed by 9/11, it is now becoming
>>> available for both
>>> > airliners and general aviation.  With the
>>> introduction of the Very Light
>>> > Jet
>>> > market in the next year or so, the price will come
>>> down as the volume of
>>> > consumers go up.  Right now its still expensive.
>>> The FAA MUST update their
>>> > communication and separation technology to handle
>>> the expected traffic
>>> > increase and have some works in progress, but then
>>> this is the Federal
>>> > government afterall. The advertised speeds for
>>> Verizon are about the same
>>> > as
>>> > Boeing's service which uses Imarsat, same as the
>>> marine systems.
>>> >
>>> > Actually, we've had satcomm onboard our aircraft
>>> for about ten years but
>>> > use
>>> > it for datalink only because of the cost.  I ran
>>> into a friend of mine at
>>> > DFW a couple of months ago that had just shut an
>>> engine down on approach
>>> > because of severe vibration.  He called back to
>>> Global Operations Command
>>> > to
>>> > report the incident and was told they already knew
>>> about it.  The jet had
>>> > downlinked to maintenance fifteen minutes earlier
>>> that it was suffering
>>> > from
>>> > an incipient engine problem and MX was monitoring
>>> it.  Thanks for the
>>> > heads-up guys!
>>> >
>>> > What my broker buddy wants to do is be able to
>>> accept calls from clients
>>> > while on the boat and look up their portfolio and
>>> current prices.  That
>>> > may
>>> > take two phones, we'll have to look into that.  He
>>> trades very little for
>>> > himself or his clients so occasional access to the
>>> net would probably
>>> > suffice.  Personally, I find myself turning my
>>> cell phone off more and
>>> > more
>>> > while on the boat.  If you can't drink beer and
>>> sail in peace, what's the
>>> > point?
>>> >
>>> > Brad
>>> >
>>> > --- Mark Kaynor <mkaynor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Sorry - here's a better link:
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/nationalaccess/index.jsp?ac 
>>
>>
>>> > > tion=nationalAccess. The Broadband Access is
>>> only available in select
>>> > > cities
>>> > > - the National Access is what you'll connect to
>>> most of the time.
>>> > >
>>> > > Mark
>>> > >
>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>
>> === message truncated ===
>>
>>
>>
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