We have overhead fiber. Today we have freezing rain, which we brought down an
old pine tree, which in turn brought down the the main power distribution line
and the neutral, as well as the fiber. Power is restored, but fiber will take a
bit longer. No TV or internet except for iPhone.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 15, 2021, at 3:30 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> American web page designers want to be as high-tech as possible to
>> impress themselves, the users, and the rest of the world, while others want
>> to convey information to the lowest common denominator, such as those with
>> dialup service.
>
> Here in Alaska, we have many remote communities that have either
> satellite or microwave network backhaul. To get ANY semblance of
> usability, we have to resort to a lot of very creative (and expensive)
> tricks to give the users a decent experience.
>
> But on the other hand, I'll have 2GB Internet access here at my house
> shortly. :)
>
> AK Schnozz
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