I have finally joined the broadband world... Again

Thank you Verizon Wireless!!!

from JoeUser Forums
Well, the people that run the housing area around here have finally listened to all the complaints and requests. The lines in and out of our housing area are crap and the base has a contract for exclusive service for cable with a crappy company (which is why we also have a satellite dish), so it looked like broadband internet service was never going to happen. But, Verizon Wireless got permission to connect a wireless network in the area. They came through today and installed an antenna on top of every unit and a box in every living room and now, two hours later, I have an upgraded net connection. IT ROCKS!!!! No more 26.4 kbs for me!!! WOO-HOO!

Well, I'm outta here! I gotta go do some serious surfing!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
I thought it was particularly ironic that you couldn't get broadband or dsl in Monterey, home to 100s of dot.comers, and so stinking close to San Jose and Silicon Valley.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I thought it was particularly ironic that you couldn't get broadband or dsl in Monterey, home to 100s of dot.comers, and so stinking close to San Jose and Silicon Valley.


Yeah, big thanks to Gen Jim Moore are in order (or at least I'm told). Apparently, the rumors are he lined his pockets with phat cash by ensuring Ft Ord would get the contracts for phone and cable that we got...
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Congrats!!! I'm happy for ya! Ummm...so, what sites are you surfing around?!
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
so, what sites are you surfing around?!


Well, I hit soribada for a bit last night. Also, ilikepop.com. Also, got to visit a friends homepage that I wasn't able to view very well with dial up. Nak's Mini Home-P(age) at http://cyworld.nate.com/nak22.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

yall are in monterey?  here ive been feelin sorry cuz i thought you were out in some horrible place in the desert.


here's one place you can have fun at with a new broadband acct.  three speedtesters...no waiting (well actually sometimes you do gotta wait) Link  id also advise finding someplace with a huge application and a fast server just so you can watch the thing download and gloat

Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
yall are in monterey? here ive been feelin sorry cuz i thought you were out in some horrible place in the desert


I am in Monterey, but not everybody else. I do have some very good, close friends that are in the desert, though. Mostly (but not always - see Talisein's blog) the Korean linguists are tied to Korea.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
ahhh gotcha.  well im glad for you and glad you have broadband. if i hadda choose between going back to dialup and going hungry, id make the wrong decision
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
if i hadda choose between going back to dialup and going hungry, id make the wrong decision


I ate that banana in Korea (vague Dilbert reference)! I tried to live under a budget when I was there but I made sure I had my DSL!!!
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
ive been feelin sorry cuz i thought you were out in some horrible place in the desert


I'm at Ft. Hood, that's sort of the same, right?
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm at Ft. Hood, that's sort of the same, right?


That's my opinion! I have no desire to be there... Outside of DLI, there's no place CONUS that I want to be!