Good afternoon!!!! 70F @ 2:30 PM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 74F. Winds light and variable.
I switched from Verizon last fall when I started home internet with Xfinity. I'd been with Verizon for gosh, maybe 30 years, first with pagers, then cell phones. When I moved up here in the sticks service was pretty poor, but over the years it had improved to almost be reliable. But in all my travels, it seemed I often had service when others did not. Xfinity offered an unlimited data cell plan for less than $20/month with their land based internet service, so I thought I'd give it a try. It works just fine at both homes, but so far the cable internet service has had more outages than the Starlink at the other place, some lasting half a day. But it's much less than half what Starlink charges. But when the cable is out, the cellular service keeps working, so it hasn't been a deal breaker. And even though the cable is supposed to yield 1 GBPS down, I've found very few servers on the 'net that can operate at that speed. I usually see half that on the WiFi devices; I don't have anything that uses Ethernet at the other place. Part of that is due to the TP-Link Deco mesh system which uses a new, supposedly faster, 802.11 protocall, but it's a weak signal and the traffic between the nodes is much slower than 1G. At some point I'll run Ethernet to the nodes, which is supposed to fix the speed problem, but in reality there's no problem to fix at 500MBPS. The real advantage to the Deco is it was truly plug-n-play, a far cry from the disappointing Unify gear up here. I won't miss that at all when I'm finally all in one place.
There are a few Irish whiskeys on the shelf down south, but up here I had to make do with a sip of Scotch and a pair of Guiness Drafts last night. No corned beef, either, the main course was NY Strip, rice, and a big salad. Didn't wear green, either, but never left the house, so who cares?
Been cooped up in the bathroom putting on a second coat of paint today, but this looks like good enough to me. Too nice to stay inside, so after a late lunch I'll dig in to the wheel bearings on the 7x14 trailer. I'd be surprised if I have enough grease to do all four wheels, but I plan to take care of some other business in town tomorrow and can drop by TSC for more while I'm there.
Hope everyone's week got off to a great start!
