[Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?

Russell Miller re.miller at att.net
Tue May 24 13:55:53 EDT 2005


Howdid show go?  HArd orders?  Elton sell his?? details please

Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?


> overworked, but doing good, did the Newport boat show this weekend, it was
cold on Saturday my Nina had a lousy ride home(throw up 6
> times in 3 hour ride, poor thing, stomach bug). but the boat ready to be
lunched this weekend.
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?
>
>
> > 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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