September 1, 20241 yr comment_942868 18 hours ago, mikeymad said: Sometimes living at the base of a volcano is a bummer. Seems that Verizon has deprecated band 13 (lower Hz - but had connectivity) for band 2 (higher Hz - but I get no bits). I use to be able to get some bits from band 5 and 66 - but those are pretty much gone now as well. Is that on your phone, or one of those boxes? If phone, there are some hacks you can use. Touching it to your body a special way ... sorry, I'm not finding the video I saw before: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+get+better+signal+on+phone Report
September 1, 20241 yr comment_942872 It is my phone. I do use a booster. It takes me from -122db up to about -71db (overall a strong signal). I have tried all the things that I could find. I was all the way to the point of jailbreaking my phone to be able to install low level software so I could control the band setting directly. Running a pretty big risk of bricking my phone. Until I finally read an article that showed that it would not work for me because I am on Verizon and they don't allow that access (period). I understand what they are trying to do, they are trying to get everything to the higher 'better/faster' band, and phase out the older slower. I used to be able to stay connected to band 13 and use my hotspot as a secondary internet access. But months ago something changed and now it is always trying to get to band 2. And band 13 does not have bandwidth anymore. So, I assume that in a year or so they will keep upgrading and things will stabilize and I will be able to get data on band 12, but for now I get very few bits. I will give them a call at some point and ask if there is anything that can be done. But prospects are low, and I could look at other carriers, but I am very remote, so I don't expect much from that exploration. Or I can stick my phone up my ass... Report
August 30, 20251 yr comment_961534 ... and when the satellite company doesn't want their dish back, you can make a bird bath. Report
August 30, 2025Aug 30 comment_961565 On 8/25/2025 at 3:48 PM, mikeymad said: Pre-fiber: Post-fiber: Eat your fiber boys.... Congrat! That's faster than mine! Report
December 25, 2025Dec 25 comment_966404 We Have The Internets! https://www.speedtest.net/result/18637976162.png Report
December 25, 2025Dec 25 comment_966412 Ha - so you just open up your Wi-Fi to the entire complex? Report
January 4Jan 4 comment_966793 Installed a new wifi access point. Internet connection looks pretty solid! Report
January 23Jan 23 comment_967269 https://www.speedtest.net/result/18750860321 Even the natives seem impressed Report
August 20Aug 20 comment_971496 Meanwhile ...Ars TechnicaFCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair...FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral." Report
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