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You are not alone.
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You are not alone.(at least I can't see it without logging in).
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I have an off-the-grid friend who doesn't have conventional internet access - can only get on for short times. She'd never joined GIM but followed closely...when an interesting thread popped up, she'd save it, and read it later. That helped for prepping, for getting through the "Cerveza Sickness" as George Gammon calls it.Yep. I've been logged in at various times today.
It's just no longer viewable without logging in (at least I can't see it without logging in).
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Invite her here for when we change over. We need more women!!!!I have an off-the-grid friend who doesn't have conventional internet access - can only get on for short times. She'd never joined GIM but followed closely...when an interesting thread popped up, she'd save it, and read it later. That helped for prepping, for getting through the "Cerveza Sickness" as George Gammon calls it.
Even to following our personal stories and dynamics.
Now she can't follow, anymore. She could register, except that Scorp is not taking new members in. He took a couple in, same time he announced (I had referred those people here) but that was apparently to clear the line.
She actually had gotten pretty dependent on our info-flow. She's emailing me, now...where can I keep on getting good information? I gave her this site, but...I don't know.
She doesn't do forums. Part of the reason is, bandwidth. She'll scan, but not to input and surf.Invite her here for when we change over. We need more women!!!!
up untill a year ago we did everything via hotspot and we still do if internet goes down.....lol just last week ours was down so we put one phone in the window with a power cord ...made it a hotspot ....ran a couple of puters on it fine......my female unit even ran a couple of zoom meetings but she did have some spotty video on those...we do have unlimited data on the phonesShe doesn't do forums. Part of the reason is, bandwidth. She'll scan, but not to input and surf.
No Internet. A smartphone hotspot is her only connection. So, she'll quickly open pages, save them on her laptop, and then read them at her leisure.
Since her entire spread is a remarkable layout - horses, a garden, set back four miles from public roads - who am I to criticize? She hasn't got the money for HughesNet, and the cable company wants money to run a feeder out that way.
Invite her here for when we change over. We need more women!!!!
I have tried to get several of the prepper women to join and none of them are interested either. Most of them are on prepper.net.Yeah, I've used hotspots, too.
Depends on your plan and your carrier. Also, it may be that she doesn't want to be seduced into wasting time on these boards. You can imagine, with a job, a half-fast farm, and animals and gardens to look after, she's tight on time.
It would be really interesting to know if anyone over the years misrepresented their gender on GIM.If you want I could identify as... errr <redacted - see forum guidelines on epithets>itit.
It's just not the same thing!
I always felt bad for Merlin. He seemed like such a nice man and he just faded away for GIM. I don't blame himAlmost certainly. And almost certainly, they had a problem or two.
I always felt bad for Merlin. He seemed like such a nice man and he just faded away for GIM. I don't blame him
Elon's Starlink?She hasn't got the money for HughesNet, and the cable company wants money to run a feeder out that way.
Izzat opened up yet?
That's really good. Who's your provider?$110 is high
we pay $45 and have fiberoptic connections
That's really good. Who's your provider?
Fiber to the house?
if you are wireless to your home...RebeltecCommunications
if you are wireless to your home...
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5Mbps isn't really fast. You can check your speed by going to
Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Use Speedtest on all your devices with our free desktop and mobile apps.www.speedtest.net
That will tell you your up and down speeds. Up is usually slower because once you send something you don't care how long it takes. Down is where the action is.
I suspect you don't have cable to your house - reason for the wireless part?
This is what I currently have. 'Up to' 600Mbps is advertised.
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if you are wireless to your home...
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5Mbps isn't really fast. You can check your speed by going to
Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Use Speedtest on all your devices with our free desktop and mobile apps.www.speedtest.net
That will tell you your up and down speeds. Up is usually slower because once you send something you don't care how long it takes. Down is where the action is.
I suspect you don't have cable to your house - reason for the wireless part?
This is what I currently have. 'Up to' 600Mbps is advertised.
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I started with 1200 baud, was tickled when it doubled to 2400 baud and thought we were "cookin with gas" when 9600 baud became available.How far we have come. Frankly, it is beyond comprehending. I was a bleeding edge engineer on a truly portable (as in, camel portable) computer with a read/write speed of 300 BAUD.
For those of you without gray hair, BAUD is a measurement of signal acquisition/transmission. So 300 BAUD was the blazing (*choke*) speed: 300 symbols per second. You could read it like someone was typing it.
And now, we blandly look at 224 Megabytes (8 bits/symbols -- per byte) per second.In the fargin boonies, yet.
if you are wireless to your home...
View attachment 4359
5Mbps isn't really fast. You can check your speed by going to
Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Use Speedtest on all your devices with our free desktop and mobile apps.www.speedtest.net
That will tell you your up and down speeds. Up is usually slower because once you send something you don't care how long it takes. Down is where the action is.
I suspect you don't have cable to your house - reason for the wireless part?
This is what I currently have. 'Up to' 600Mbps is advertised.
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TV is for the creativeless and simpletons.cable is available out here but i dont need that nor do i want it…same with dish or anything connected to TV
the tv disappeared from my life about 15 yrs ago when they told me i had to buy this box to switch from analog to digital
feck that and i swear i have not missed tv one iota…
what is a good reason to own a tv?….everything on tv is on my ipad
so in effect , i still guess i have a tv only i control the vertical , i control the horizontal, and i control the sound…
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weather..... last tornado that went through was a few miles from my house. Whatever technology they use knew exactly where the rotation was.TV must have some redeeming features.
Can someone assist me in discovering them?
...uh...HAARP?weather..... last tornado that went through was a few miles from my house. Whatever technology they use knew exactly where the rotation was.
It's called Doppler Radar. Makes it pretty easy to see rotation. Anyone can look at it and see exactly where the tornado is at. No weatherman required.weather..... last tornado that went through was a few miles from my house. Whatever technology they use knew exactly where the rotation was.
TV must have some redeeming features.
Can someone assist me in discovering them?
Schadenfreude?TV must have some redeeming features.
Can someone assist me in discovering them?
They come with an 'OFF' switch?TV must have some redeeming features.
Can someone assist me in discovering them?
New member here from original GIM1 and GIM2.
Hey my old friend, phone number is still the same.Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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