[Rhodes22-list] Internet from your boat?

Tue May 24 01:16:56 EDT 2005

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
>>
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