Re: [AFMUG] DoubleRadius / Baltic Networks

2025-06-13 Thread Darin Steffl
It's never gone that far yet. I think after 13 years in business, I've only disputed one charge ever for a vendor who ignored me. The only other times would be for fraud. Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawi

Re: [AFMUG] What to do with professional Gamer

2025-06-12 Thread Darin Steffl
he's using for gaming. Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> On Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 7:47 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > If the labor to support this person is greater than their monthly payment > then you

Re: [AFMUG] Scott Adams -Dilbert

2025-05-23 Thread Darin Steffl
ed that Biden also > had prostate cancer. Adams said he decided to share his own health news to > "slide under" Biden's announcement and deflect some of the public > attention. He also mentioned that he had been keeping his diagnosis private > to avoid becoming "just

Re: [AFMUG] repair time expectations

2025-05-17 Thread Darin Steffl
a ticket for starlink. Both have longer time for resolution compared to a wisp that can send a tech much sooner. We remind anyone that says they need internet sooner or can't be down that they can use mobile Hotspot or they need a backup connection. No one provider offers 100% uptime. Darin

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aviation

2025-04-05 Thread Darin Steffl
Yes, they messed up. Why even mention DEI? The requirements to be a commercial pilot are the SAME for all races and genders. Stop parroting what the alt right is saying. There will be an investigation. They probably check for intoxication, enough sleep, distractions, etc. If they're both straight,

Re: [AFMUG] OT good book

2025-04-05 Thread Darin Steffl
Does the book cover how uneducated many bigots are in America? Does it explain why some people on the right are scared of everything different? Does it explain how a trans person drinking beer doesn't negatively affect any "normal" beer drinker? >From what I can gather, a trans person posted a Bud

Re: [AFMUG] 100 Mbps for $15 California Bill

2025-04-04 Thread Darin Steffl
g for other states, maybe his sales numbers dipped slightly, > needs to make up for lost time. > > On Mar 21, 2025, at 3:20 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: > > > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/california-bill-would-force-isps-to-offer-100mbps-plans-for-15-a-month/ > > This

Re: [AFMUG] BEAD

2025-03-26 Thread Darin Steffl
It's not Hughesnet putting out the signs. It's third party resellers or installers who get commission or paid per install. Hughesnet and Viasat only send out mailers and do online advertising. On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 1:33 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Well, that’s just throwing money down a sewer. > > >

[AFMUG] 100 Mbps for $15 California Bill

2025-03-21 Thread Darin Steffl
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/california-bill-would-force-isps-to-offer-100mbps-plans-for-15-a-month/ This seems crazy. Not sure how many ISP's can afford to offer 100/20 Mbps for $15/month. If California wants to subsidize the monthly cost, then maybe this works. Say they chip in $2

Re: [AFMUG] OT Aviation

2025-03-21 Thread Darin Steffl
te: > > Women are quite often better pilots from the ones I’ve tried to train, > more intuitive. Whatever the situation, if the mountains and the earth > attached to them suddenly get very large, the plane doesn’t care who’s > flying it, or used to be. Dirt matters. > >

Re: [AFMUG] BEAD

2025-03-21 Thread Darin Steffl
Do we think when Tesla Optimus robots are mass produced in a few years, that some of the manual labor can be replaced with robots? That would drive down fiber construction cost considerably. Instead of 5 guys per drill crew, it could be 1-2 guys and the rest are robots. On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 3:50 

Re: [AFMUG] BEAD

2025-03-20 Thread Darin Steffl
I prefer this to be the last govt money spent on broadband. So get as much fiber built as possible for a reasonable cost per passing. And let FWA and starlink handle the rest. 100% of homes can be covered with this hybrid approach. Where fiber is affordable, build it. Otherwise use the more afforda

Re: [AFMUG] OT USAID

2025-03-15 Thread Darin Steffl
https://datarepublican.com/christianity/ There's also a long winded explanation in support of Christianity that reads like cult propaganda. On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 2:16 PM Darin Steffl wrote: > At first glance, there is no "about" section or anything that cites the > sour

Re: [AFMUG] OT USAID

2025-03-14 Thread Darin Steffl
At first glance, there is no "about" section or anything that cites the source of this data. Your claims in your email are listed nowhere on this website. Also, sharing testimonials and tweets from far right Maga like Elon and Charlie Kirk does not help me believe the validity of the data. Is ther

Re: [AFMUG] OT FAA

2025-03-11 Thread Darin Steffl
Why do you think they're not all fiber? I assume they are fiber. On Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 12:18 PM wrote: > Can someone please tell me why FAA ATC facilities are not all served by > fiber. Why is wireless needed except for backup? > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/m

Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling this morning

2025-03-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Rainbow flags aren't political. If someone thinks it's political, they may be a bigot. I grew up with zero LGBT representation or exposure. No TV shows, movies, rainbow flags, supportive people, etc. Yet I still knew I liked guys more than girls at a younger age. I didn't officially come out as g

Re: [AFMUG] BEAD Fiber projects gone?

2025-03-05 Thread Darin Steffl
The FAA story was littered with incorrect info but it's being corrected now with Elon admitting he messed up. He's messed up quite a bit so far with DOGE. They fire then rehire when they realize they fired the wrong people. I hate how fast they're going. It's reckless and creates chaos. They need t

Re: [AFMUG] bufferbloat at customer premise?

2025-02-26 Thread Darin Steffl
Preseem > does no DPI and can’t limit video resolution. With Net Neutrality dead for > at least 4 years, maybe I need to find a way to do that. > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 25, 2025 8:30 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >

Re: [AFMUG] bufferbloat at customer premise?

2025-02-25 Thread Darin Steffl
sub > so I have to rent my subs back from them. Lots of providers are trying to > get me to rent my subs back from them through cloud, ala Calix. > > On Feb 25, 2025, at 11:42 AM, Darin Steffl > wrote: > > There's probably no need to do this at the customer level if

Re: [AFMUG] bufferbloat at customer premise?

2025-02-25 Thread Darin Steffl
There's probably no need to do this at the customer level if you're already doing it in the core. With Preseem or something similar, bufferbloat is nonexistent. On Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 1:24 PM Dev wrote: > Anyone using something like Mikrotik (or other vendor) bufferbloat queuing > at the customer

Re: [AFMUG] Verizon 5G Home Internet installers?

2025-02-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Contractors only. I'm sure they have two or three master contractors and pay a fixed rate. On Thu, Feb 6, 2025, 9:32 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Verizon says for their 5G Home Internet Plus (“up to” 300 Mbps and whole > home WiFi) they will send an installer to determine if you need the mesh > extend

Re: [AFMUG] OT: We have names for certain cars.

2025-02-05 Thread Darin Steffl
The salute can only be confirmed by seeing it in video. A still capture does not make it a bad salute. Elon clearly did a bad salute when watching the video. Photo montages of others will prove they did nothing close to a n*zi salute. I've had a tesla since 2018 and there isn't a more fun car to d

Re: [AFMUG] Big Broadband jacking up rates now?

2025-01-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Don't forget metronet has a mandatory $12.95 tech assure fee on top of all their advertised rates. It's hidden in the fine print and surprises most new customers. They also increase the promo rate every year for 4 years. So their gig service pricing is as follows: Year 1 - $63 Year 2 - $73 Year 3

Re: [AFMUG] 1Gbps link

2025-01-27 Thread Darin Steffl
We have a wave pro at 4 miles in MN and I can tell you rain took it down much more than 1 hour in the last 12 months. Even if it was up, the signal was so poor it could only provide 100 Mbps. I have AF11 links that also go down sometimes at 4 and 5.5 miles in heavy rain. Aviat has a lot more power

Re: [AFMUG] RIP DSLReports

2025-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
I saw a message they're working through a ddos attack. I assume that means they'll be back. On Sun, Jan 19, 2025, 2:27 PM Nate Burke wrote: > Too bad, They had a really good quick calculator for determining how much > data someone was downloading. Enter 2 of 3, Time, Throughput or Data, and > i

Re: [AFMUG] Airborne Starlink

2025-01-11 Thread Darin Steffl
That's cool but not as impressive when it's already working well on commercial jet's going faster. Or falcon rockets going over 17,500 mph. On Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 2:07 PM wrote: > https://youtu.be/iSsRcLVoy08?si=xRS6V6cwfsy5sicz > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailm

Re: [AFMUG] Looking to replace adsl2 DSLAM

2024-12-26 Thread Darin Steffl
I think all the big guys are using G.fast or G.hn gear over phone line or coax. Readylinks and Positron are the two big names out there. I'm sure Calix and AdTran offer something as well. On Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 12:50 PM Steve Jones wrote: > It would be worth looking at a CBRS private LTE solution

Re: [AFMUG] Beehive Broadband

2024-12-18 Thread Darin Steffl
--- >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > -- > AF mai

Re: [AFMUG] Sizing DC Power Supplies

2024-12-13 Thread Darin Steffl
s. On Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 6:38 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > We have more than 500 units. I think we're just supposed to stock them > and use as needed. > > -- > *From:* AF on behalf of Darin Steffl < > darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> >

Re: [AFMUG] 10Gbit 80Ghz options Cambium (Ceragon) / Siklu

2024-12-12 Thread Darin Steffl
We have siklu 8010 and it's been good. But I'd also consider Aviat for this as they're better priced as a package. On Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 3:06 PM Matt Hopkins wrote: > I am a Cambium shop as well but have not tried any of their licensed gear > (white label Ceragon), primarily because I'm so happy

Re: [AFMUG] OT Analogy

2024-12-10 Thread Darin Steffl
ve analogy for the purpose of > trolling... > Guy has to get his jollies any way he can you know... > > > *From:* Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 10, 2024 3:25 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Analogy > > I think you&

Re: [AFMUG] OT Analogy

2024-12-10 Thread Darin Steffl
I think you're drinking the conspiracy kool-aid with this claim. I'm 33 and when I was in school, they needed permission to provide me something small like Tylenol. I have family members who are teachers and kids in our family from elementary to highschool. I'm also in Minnesota which has been blue

Re: [AFMUG] intersection of technical and political and wrestling

2024-10-08 Thread Darin Steffl
People will need to advance their job skills because unskilled labor will be automated when possible. When the tesla Optimus robot comes out and scales up, it will replace lots of unskilled labor. On Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 4:42 AM Jan-GAMs wrote: > What I want to know is when are the robots going to

Re: [AFMUG] intersection of technical and political

2024-10-05 Thread Darin Steffl
gt; AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Verizon outage yesterday

2024-10-01 Thread Darin Steffl
They rarely give public statements as to the cause of a nationwide issue like this. The FCC is investigating so at some point, they should release a report on their findings. All lines on our account were down from 8:45am until 4:26pm. We had no service at all. So the issue was pretty bad nationwi

Re: [AFMUG] IP TV

2024-09-16 Thread Darin Steffl
It's probably best to avoid TV at this point. Very low margin, lots of issues, increasing wholesale rates, churn, etc. Lots of companies are dropping TV and pushing people to streaming instead. On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 7:13 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Out of curiosity, why do you want to do TV? > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] Amazon is selling pirate TV boxes now?

2024-09-08 Thread Darin Steffl
Nothing in the description mentions free TV or content so they can probably get away with it. I see vendor booths at our county and state fairs selling pirated boxes. I feel for all the ISP's of people who buy the boxes. We have a few customers who complain their free content buffers. We tell them

Re: [AFMUG] DWDM/CWDM Magic

2024-05-03 Thread Darin Steffl
For those of you who have dark fiber access, what kind of costs do you have? I'm thinking more of the cost to access these strands? IRU costs, lease, swaps with other providers, etc? I want some sort of ballpark costs to know what's reasonable when we start looking at this over wavelengths for sh

Re: [AFMUG] Blast = Blast

2023-09-23 Thread Darin Steffl
, etc. On Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 3:04 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > >Most people should know who their provider is. > > Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha > > On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 10:19 AM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Why would you say "I don't know"? >> &g

Re: [AFMUG] Blast = Blast

2023-09-23 Thread Darin Steffl
Why would you say "I don't know"? Tell them to call their ISP. You don't know who it is by name but you can at least tell them to look it up. Most people should know who their provider is. I'm also surprised their router doesn't have a sticker on it with the provider logo and contact info. On Fri

Re: [AFMUG] wispa

2023-07-14 Thread Darin Steffl
Of course not. On Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 10:34 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I wonder if wispa sanctions this spam? > > *From:* Alicia Paul > *Sent:* Friday, July 14, 2023 8:59 AM > *To:* sa...@go-mtc.com > *Subject:* Go-Mtc > > > Hi, > > > > Just wanted to do a quick follow-up on my below email.

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Darin Steffl
and agreed with myself. > > > > Late in the day this problem employee said to me: “I guess I am going to > have to ignore my own exceptionalism to be able work here”. > > > > That bugged me the longer I thought about it. I fired him via email about > an hour af

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-25 Thread Darin Steffl
;> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The B

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-25 Thread Darin Steffl
st Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.faceb

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-24 Thread Darin Steffl
solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-23 Thread Darin Steffl
To be fair, anything left leaning is better for humanity. The right doesn't seem to care about anyone different than them. There's very little empathy from the right so if AI is here, it's best that it cares about all people in the information it provides. Don't bite my head off. I'm socially libe

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-12 Thread Darin Steffl
f and Devour was the >>>> villain corporation in the Silent Movie by Mel Brooks. Every time I saw >>>> that movie, I couldn't help but think of Microsoft and Google slicing up >>>> the planet for themselves. Gives me diarrhea just thinking about those two &g

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-11 Thread Darin Steffl
any of the smaller mail providers do not > have it set up yet. > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 4:49 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Jan, >> >> Most of the links you shared aren't of Google being hacked, but people >> being scammed/phished. Tricking a user into sha

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-11 Thread Darin Steffl
e've used it but it still was an issue I didn't have to fix myself. On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 2:31 PM Steve Jones wrote: > I like dmarc since you get to dictate the strictness and get reports on > your overall deliverability > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 7:44 PM Darin Steffl &g

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
t-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 12:47 PM Steve Jones >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> nope, this gmail account is standard free account. >>>>> Im probably special cause all

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
3 PM Jan-GAMs >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> it was a test. Only the ones addressed to you went through. The >>>>> others tested, bounced. Your address is different somehow. You mentioned >>>>> your gmail is a paid-for account, the othe

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
om:* AF *On Behalf Of *Jan-GAMs >> *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2023 10:32 AM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mail servers >> >> >> >> All mail.com users cannot send you email. How many other's are blocked >> as well? Oblivion

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-09 Thread Darin Steffl
Gmail is the best. Been using them for our business since 2012. Virtually no issues at all aside from a handful of short outages over the last 11 years. It's hands off, costs very little, and I've NEVER needed to contact them for support. We also use Google drive and their version of office apps i

Re: [AFMUG] RF Cage for WIFI

2023-02-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Why do you care? If the ssids are disabled and nothing is connected, the wifi beacons aren't interfering much with your own WiFi network. On Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 7:09 PM Nate Burke wrote: > I've got a Comcast residential Modem that I can't get the RF turned off > in. I haven't been able to find t

Re: [AFMUG] Tiny PCB Ethernet Gigabit Switches

2023-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
>> <https://botblox.io/collections/standard-series> >> >> Thought I’d pass along the resource. >> >> Scott >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mai

Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much

2023-02-07 Thread Darin Steffl
Has anyone had luck hiring a public insurance adjuster? I may need one for property damage from my roofing contractor who caused water ingress from a storm at my movie theater. I don't think it'll be fun working with two insurance providers (my contractor's and my own). So I thought hiring an adju

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Movie Review

2023-01-23 Thread Darin Steffl
I loved this movie! You kind of experience all kinds of emotions in 2 hours. On Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 8:38 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I really liked the original. > > *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller > *Sent:* Sunday, January 22, 2023 2:34 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Movie Revi

Re: [AFMUG] Power excitement

2023-01-09 Thread Darin Steffl
I love how quick the generator started up. They waste no time when the grid fails, do they? I would figure there would be a 10+ second delay or so to see if the grid comes back up before it starts up. On Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 8:52 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Wonder what caused it? > > -Origi

Re: [AFMUG] OSPF Pulling my hair out

2022-10-11 Thread Darin Steffl
You've confirmed you don't have the same loopback and router ID on both sides? This behavior sounds like that's the issue. They need to be different. On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 5:25 PM Nate Burke wrote: > I changed the RB4011 to a RB2009, and tried downgrading the RB4011 to > ROS6.49.6 from ROS7.5 an

Re: [AFMUG] OT Political

2022-10-11 Thread Darin Steffl
y see them talk about trump. On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 8:21 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Very few trump supporters can ce characterized as below. You are sampling > the sewage concentrate distilled down be the left. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 11, 2022, at 12:48 AM, Darin

Re: [AFMUG] OT: about time

2022-10-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Took long enough. No one should be in prison for simple possession of weed. It turns non-violent criminals into something worse than that. I'm sure it's traumatizing for those incarcerated for something that didn't hurt anyone. Why put people in prison for weed but sentence people way less time, o

Re: [AFMUG] OT pronouns

2022-10-06 Thread Darin Steffl
> Got my first email where the sender listed their pronouns. > It was from the clerk of the Utah court of appeals. > She/Her/Hers > > I hope this does not become a thing. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.

Re: [AFMUG] WIFI Camera venting

2022-09-20 Thread Darin Steffl
ld do that. >>> >>> >>> Am I the bad guy for dashing their hopes and dreams? I consider it >>> 'managing expectations' like 'If your computer can't print to your >>> printer, getting our connection instead of a hotspot isn't go

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
#x27;m trying to save it, restore it, and make it the best place to see a > > movie compared to the multiplex theaters that are dirty and have riff > raff > > people causing trouble. > > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 10:30 AM Steven Kenney via AF > <mailto:af@af.afmug.co

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
AM Steven Kenney via AF wrote: > Small town local theatres are something I would support. But I at this > point don't want to give a single penny to Hollywood, Disney or any of > those other studios that have lost touch with reality. > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 9:32 PM Dari

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I'm biased because I bought a single screen theater in my hometown right before lockdowns in March 2020. I offered half the listing price because of covid coming and the sellers accepted. We've been open since Godzilla in March 2021 and things have been doing better. I can say with certainty that

Re: [AFMUG] OT too old - (Soylent Green is People)

2022-06-22 Thread Darin Steffl
78 seems imagined. It might be easier to just use "they" which covers all bases and shouldn't offend anyone. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 10:06 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Got a spam from an HR training company willing to come in and train my > staff on the proper usage of the 78 personal pronouns.

Re: [AFMUG] OT - here I go again...

2022-06-07 Thread Darin Steffl
Maybe Tesla's new Optimus robot can help in future active shooter situations. Send it in instead of scared humans and let it disable the bad guy. On Tue, Jun 7, 2022, 9:40 AM Andy Trimmell wrote: > I liked when the conversation started with people adding in some ways to > possibly resolve things

Re: [AFMUG] OT - here I go again...

2022-06-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Why is everyone's solution to spend tons more money on hardening schools and adding more paid law enforcement? The solution is and always has been to keep bad guys from getting guns. It's much cheaper than hardening every public place. Why do you want to make school a prison? Barbed wire fences, o

Re: [AFMUG] Maverick

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I saw it a month ago at CinemaCon and I loved it! The whole crowd did. My theater's customers gave great feedback tonight too. It should do well. I liked it better than the original. On Fri, May 27, 2022, 9:46 PM Jeff Broadwick - Lists wrote: > Loved it! First time in a movie theater since Co

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
that >>> problem. >>> >>> Looking forward to the heated battery. Not understanding if I should >>> not charge the Tesla every day as my daily commute is about 14 miles RT. I >>> like having it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I had my first tesla, it was around $0.21/kwh at chargers. On Fri, May 27, 2022, 9:58 AM Darin Steffl wrote: > Tesla definitely has precondition schedule to warm the battery and > interior with Hvac. I don't use it in my garage because I don't care to > have the car warm or

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
ated battery. Not understanding if I should not >> charge the Tesla every day as my daily commute is about 14 miles RT. I >> like having it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But >> if that is hard on the battery I will have to change the way I charge. >>

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
ving it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But > if that is hard on the battery I will have to change the way I charge. > > > > *From:* Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2022 3:11 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Cc:* Chuck McCown > *Su

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
;> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
Model 3 and Y reliability is very good. Build quality on exterior varies. Some cars are perfect and others have some issues if you look close. I can also go to the lot of any other car brand and find similar issues. The exception may be Toyota which seems to have very high build quality. I never ha

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
t; BTW everyone, I ordered a Tesla. My 4th Leaf lease is coming due in July > so I took the leap. Did a test drive today and really loved it. I loved > the last 10 years of Leafs too but man this is a quantum leap of enjoyment. > > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-24 Thread Darin Steffl
and all his gun loving > supporters... > Fuck his press release... > These pieces of shit...are supposed to be at an NRA event next week > Trumputinsky, Trumpabbott and Ted Cancun Cruzado...fuck them to hell > > On Tue, May 24, 2022, 6:34 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >>

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-24 Thread Darin Steffl
18 more children shot and killed. Fuck thoughts and prayers from the right. These damn Republicans MUST agree to some sort of sensible gun control. Guns need to be hard to purchase, not easy. Red flag laws need to be passed. Background checks for any and all purchases, no exceptions. Another shoo

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-19 Thread Darin Steffl
I just want more compromise between the two major parties. If Dems could learn to spend less and Republicans would stop attacking marginalized people, we'd have a fairly normal government. I'm also not a fan of how easy it is to buy guns. I know plenty of far right nut jobs that make me nervous kn

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-18 Thread Darin Steffl
them for the things they said. > > > > Funny, I have a sister that lives 1000 miles from me. Our families were > separate all while the kids were growing. > > But some of hers have done the same things to her. Using the exact same > vernacular. > > > > Must have something to do with energy drinks I think. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT Political VAX

2022-03-31 Thread Darin Steffl
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Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-05 Thread Darin Steffl
If Verizon says they can port their current land-line number, I'd go this route. On Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 1:18 AM Darin Steffl wrote: > Why not just port it to Verizon home phone or AT&T? They sell cellular > base stations that provide land-line service with regular RJ-11 jacks. > C

Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-05 Thread Darin Steffl
was my first thought. However, >> I have yet to find a VOIP provider that can port our small town's local >> numbers. >> >> Craig >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 7:25 AM Carl Peterson >> wrote: >> >>> 1) If you have an ethernet net

Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-03 Thread Darin Steffl
Don't touch this. It'll be a support disaster and waste of your time. Have them contact the telco to run a new cable on the outside or bury it to that restaurant. Whatever doesn't involve you. On Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 1:00 PM Daniel White wrote: > I've not personally done this, but I'd be a Grands

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP Options

2022-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
stall is under a mile. >> >> On 2/24/2022 3:30 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> Only 25db dishes here. But we're rural and the amount of -60 or hotter >> signals is <5%. ATPC takes care of the uplink. >> >> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 3:02 PM Darin Stef

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP Options

2022-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
We only use the 25db dishes as well. We didn't find any need for the small gain clients when most our shots are 1-10 miles. On Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:52 PM Steve Jones wrote: > we settled on just not using anything but the 25. We ran up on issues > where the 16 was used with a small mount that did

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-23 Thread Darin Steffl
That's a killer deal. When you add HE later, both combined will still be cheaper than one 10G from other providers like Telia, Lumen, Windstream, Zayo, etc. I'd rather have two 10G circuits from Cogent and HE than only one 10G from any other provider. On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 8:31 PM Chuck McCown vi

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-22 Thread Darin Steffl
Besides price, are there other reasons you'd pick cogent over HE? I assume HE will match cogent price? On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 3:19 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Price > > *From:* Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Friday, January 21, 2022 1:58 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users G

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-21 Thread Darin Steffl
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Re: [AFMUG] DIA Pricing

2022-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
seconds. We have 10G for $1,000 on a 5-year contract that we signed 4 years ago I believe. I know their pricing is better than that today depending on which POP. On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:43 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > You have a sales rep I can contact? > > *From:* Darin Steffl >

Re: [AFMUG] DIA Pricing

2022-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
in recent memoty the price is >> higher than a fixed rate port, if offered at all. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.

Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz 450i

2022-01-12 Thread Darin Steffl
I have one brand new that we never deployed. Only tested in the office. Please email me direct if you're interested. Thanks On Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 7:49 AM wrote: > Trying to track down a 900mhz PMP450i AP. Does anyone have one they can > part with? > > > > -Adam > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@

Re: [AFMUG] Customer wants a SLA

2021-08-03 Thread Darin Steffl
Like plugging their router > back in the wall. > > On the plus side, they are only 15 minutes from both my house and the > office. So, if the shit hits the fan, we can get someone there quickly. > > > -- > > Thanks, > Mark mailto:m...@mail

Re: [AFMUG] OT somewhat political

2021-07-26 Thread Darin Steffl
Dennis, At this point, those are want the vaccine have it and feel protected. I believe in its effectiveness and am not afraid to go out. The problem we keep bringing up is half of America is not vaccinated yet. Cases are spiking, ICU beds are filling up, and deaths are increasing. When this hap

Re: [AFMUG] OT somewhat political

2021-07-24 Thread Darin Steffl
lane. Presumably people don't try to >>> >>get a CDL if they know they'll fail the drug >>> >> test. Same idea. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>

Re: [AFMUG] cut fiber

2021-07-24 Thread Darin Steffl
sell. Can you believe this shit? Of course > because we're on-site we get the blame. > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <

Re: [AFMUG] Sonar v2

2021-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
I think a big problem with hiring competent developers is the competition in hiring from the biggest companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tesla, etc. On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 12:58 PM Sterling Jacobson wrote: > We run v2 for our WISP and v1 still for our fiber. > > Generally speaking the UI in

Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing

2021-05-08 Thread Darin Steffl
I would never trust Ubiquiti to handle my source of income. They're junk with no real support. On Sat, May 8, 2021, 8:40 AM Robert wrote: > Right up until ubnt kicks non-ubiquiti people off and sues them... > > On 5/8/21 12:28 AM, Timothy Steele wrote: > > sign up for stripe > > Then setup UISP

Re: [AFMUG] WISPAMERICA COVID

2021-05-06 Thread Darin Steffl
I've completed Pfizer and my parents completed Moderna 3 weeks ago. Zero symptoms for all 3 of us on the first and second dose. I was at the show and probably was masked 70% of the time and tried to only take it off in groups of 5 or less people. Walking around the exhibit hall and in session are

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