Recruiting Football Talk VIII

#43,777
#43,777
InVOLuntary said:
I live where there's no cable. We relied on Dish network and DSL for our internet. During covid my son was at UT and he was having to do at-home learning. Our internet was so bad that it was almost impossible for him to do his work. We had to Hotspot from our phones which wasn't good either.

Multiple calls to the phone company did no good. The problem was In the physical lines and they had no intention on fixing them. I finally got on the list for Starlink. It was supposed to take 6 months. It took nearly two years. About the time we were notified that the equipment was on its way, the phone company notified us that fiber was on its way as well. Fiber being $45/month vs Starlink at $100. I decided to go the fiber route as it was less money and was 500mbs vs 100mbs.

Anyway, my point in telling this is that I've kept the Starlink equipment. You can turn Starlink on and off with your phone app. No shutoff fees or reconnect fees. You just have to pay for the entire month you're connected. If I ever find myself in a situation like these folks are, I can power up the Starlink and have immediate high-speed internet. Obviously, I have to have power which would be a generator or one of these inverter style power supplies. If you are in a place where you could lose power and communication, it might be worth investing in a Starlink setup. You can find them on marketplace fairly inexpensive.
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Co-worker of mine has 2 cell amplifiers and her husband & her have both AT&T & Verizon. They work remote out of a RV. Also a good option & a few solar panels keep the RV batteries charged. If it’s a cloudy day they have a gas generator & the RV alternator as well to keep power.

Definitely thinking it’s worth investing in a good generator system.
 
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peaygolf said:
Hoping for a split….baseball is better with Mets and Braves in.

Either way……Yankees gonna win it all :p :cool:
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heard they got new cotton uniforms

Cotton breathes, you see, it's much softer. Imagine playing games and your team is five degrees cooler than the other team. Don't you think that would be an advantage? They're cooler, they're more comfortable...they're happier - they're gonna play better.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Co-worker of mine has 2 cell amplifiers and her husband & her have both AT&T & Verizon. They work remote out of a RV. Also a good option & a few solar panels keep the RV batteries charged. If it’s a cloudy day they have a gas generator & the RV alternator as well to keep power.

Definitely thinking it’s worth investing in a good generator system.
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Only thing is that cell towers have been down too. Starlink being satellite based is probably the most reliable in a natural disaster I would think.

I have a Honda 3000. It will power everything in my house except the 240V stuff like my AC and stove. Water heater is gas (1000 gallon propane tank) so I'll have heated water. Heat is a gas furnace so I'd have heat as well.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I live where there's no cable. We relied on Dish network and DSL for our internet. During covid my son was at UT and he was having to do at-home learning. Our internet was so bad that it was almost impossible for him to do his work. We had to Hotspot from our phones which wasn't good either.

Multiple calls to the phone company did no good. The problem was In the physical lines and they had no intention on fixing them. I finally got on the list for Starlink. It was supposed to take 6 months. It took nearly two years. About the time we were notified that the equipment was on its way, the phone company notified us that fiber was on its way as well. Fiber being $45/month vs Starlink at $100. I decided to go the fiber route as it was less money and was 500mbs vs 100mbs.

Anyway, my point in telling this is that I've kept the Starlink equipment. You can turn Starlink on and off with your phone app. No shutoff fees or reconnect fees. You just have to pay for the entire month you're connected. If I ever find myself in a situation like these folks are, I can power up the Starlink and have immediate high-speed internet. Obviously, I have to have power which would be a generator or one of these inverter style power supplies. If you are in a place where you could lose power and communication, it might be worth investing in a Starlink setup. You can find them on marketplace fairly inexpensive.
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Do you have to have internet/cell service to be able to turn it on?

Edit: just saw you answered this
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Long night finally made it back home. Had to evacuate with my mother from her house in Newport. Now the water is turned off because during all the flooding somehow the water supply got contaminated. Now no water for at least 3 days and my back is killing me from sleeping on a hard ass bed.🥴
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Glad y’all are safe!
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Do you have to have internet/cell service to be able to turn it on?
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No. It was simple as turning it on and logging on using the app. Initial setup was easy. It only has three parts, the sat antenna, the modem/router, and a cable to hook them together. Turn it on and it scans the sky for the satellites. Boom, you've got 100mbs internet. It's very portable.

Edit: and turning it on and off is as easy as a slide button of the app.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Only thing is that cell towers have been down too. Starlink being satellite based is probably the most reliable in a natural disaster I would think.

I have a Honda 3000. It will power everything in my house except the 240V stuff like my AC and stove. Water heater is gas (1000 gallon propane tank) so I'll have heated water. Heat is a gas furnace so I'd have heat as well.
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I don't know if you have any of them, but supposedly works on boats, too.
 
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engineerVOL said:
I’m not sure you could have scripted a more embarrassing start for the 2024 Titans.

And then this. You can’t accuse them of running El Tractorcito to death and he, in turn, with fresh legs, is going to humiliate your franchise
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Idk, regardless of DH still being great, it was time to move on and add more perimeter weapons. The issue is Will Levis.
 
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