I know I sorta disappeared all of a sudden but it was not really by choice. I am, however, still alive and kicking.
The sad truth is that I am paying the price for good, clean (and cheap) country living. Back here off the beaten track I do not have high speed internet as even an remote option. A few miles east or north I would have cable but once you cross the county line, it is like all signs of civilization just stop.
Well this wasn't much of a problem for awhile. My dialup, while slow, wasn't that bad. Until one day, after a thunderstorm, I started connecting at 9.6 kbps.
Now for those who have only read about dialup, here is a fact for you. The phone company is in no way responsible for the speed of your connection. As long as you have an active connection with no audible noise, their job is done.
So, I switched lines. This gave me a slower speed then I had previously (around 48 instead of 53) but still usable.
This lasted for awhile then those speeds went to (pardon my french) hell too. Now I connect at 28.8 which is barely enough to load one webpage, much less the 5-6 I need to do proper linkage and research on a review. And you do not want to know how long it takes me to load up something like Facebook or a graphic intense author's webpage.
I had hoped for a miracle restoration of my previous speeds (stranger things have happened!) but obviously I forgot to factor in my usual amount of luck, or lack thereof.
So what should take me a hour, maybe 2, to post, now takes hours and hours of frustrating page load times and honestly, when I caught myself yelling at the dog for no reason other then the fact that I couldn't get a vital page to load, I decided to give it a rest.
I won't claim to be gone completely. You never know, they might get cable in here one day or maybe the right trees will fall over so I can get a satellite dish but until then I am just SoL.
I do miss you guys though....
The Reverend's Wife
1 hour ago
5 comments:
Oh thank goodness everything is okay with you!! I was wondering where you went off to.
Sorry about the internet speed problem. I'm old enough to remember the 14.4mbps modem days - not fun. I absolutely understand your dilemma, I would make the same decision as you have. Hope to see you around soon.
Take care!!
I'm glad the worst problem is slow dial-up. I know that's very frustrating as it is. I have a friend in New Zealand who has a similar problem. The only reasonably-priced internet available in most parts of that country is dial-up, and his is pretty slow even by that standard, too. {sympathetic look}
If your email is still viable, my more-public address is anneb @ aloha . net (remove spaces as appropriate) if you want to chat. It's not the web, but at least it's some contact. {Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
I too have been wondering what happened. Glad your absence wasn't health related. Sorry to hear about he internet troubles. Have you thought of trying to use your cell provider (if you have a cell phone) for internet? Most of them have a mobile internet deal where you can hook something up via USB to your computer and use them for higher speed internet. It isnt cheap, but also it isnt a whole lot more than regular high speed (though some cell providers so cap the amount you can download per month).
To be honest I missed your reviews! I'm glad to hear that you are well.
We have also regions in Germany where you can't get internet connection. So people started to use internet by satellite. But as far as I understood, there are trees which hinder you.... These trees shouldn't hinder you to get in contact with satellite internet service providers. Maybe they can offer you a solution.
Hope you find a solution soon.
Glad you are okay, I'll look for updates at squidoo (maybe). Until then - enjoy life.
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