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RE: High speed Internet? - Radiopeg - 06-30-2013
Bullwinkle, can you tell me how much that blazing speed costs? I have a property in Fern Acres in escrow that gets their service. I would like to know, so when I call for service I have an idea and not a heart attack. Current owner is a subscriber.
Peace and long life
RE: High speed Internet? - Bullwinkle - 07-02-2013
about 40 a month ......
RE: High speed Internet? - Radiopeg - 07-02-2013
Wow, I'm gonna have to go for that. I pay $50 for what is like old dial-up speeds from Virgin. Today is the house inspection, hope it looks good, because real internet is a definite plus. Thanks for the information, Bullwinkle.
Peace and long life
RE: High speed Internet? - terracore - 07-04-2013
One thing that I found is that you can call up [insert any internet provider's name] and ask, "Can I get internet at [insert exact street address]" and they may say "yes, absolutely." But when you call TO HOOK UP SERVICE you get a different answer. You may get "We're out of ports" or "Our cable doesn't run that far" or a number of different answers. And the answer you get may change day to day.
RE: High speed Internet? - kalakoa - 07-04-2013
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Originally posted by terracore
One thing that I found is that you can call up [insert any internet provider's name] and ask, "Can I get internet at [insert exact street address]" and they may say "yes, absolutely." But when you call TO HOOK UP SERVICE you get a different answer. You may get "We're out of ports" or "Our cable doesn't run that far" or a number of different answers. And the answer you get may change day to day.
No, when I call Oceanic they say "Is that a new subdivision? We've never heard of it."
(Hint: it's a pre-Statehood subdivsion.)
Many of the "getting connected" stories I hear seem to involve catching "the guy" out on your street and offering him a beer -- and this isn't simple "greasing the wheels", there are numerous cases of undocumented physical plant, eg, you can clearly see an Oceanic trunk (with taps) on the pole in front of your house, but somehow they don't know it's there.
Telcom is similar; if your location has never had any utilities, they will not be able to find it, even if you provide a TMK, GPS coordinates, and the pole# -- however, they will let you order service, then send someone out for a "survey", make sure you're there to meet them, because the craft guys will be able to explain your "real" location (even if they have to install a new splice because you're the first one to get a phone).
RE: High speed Internet? - Bullwinkle - 07-04-2013
There seems to be a tug of war between Helco and the other utilities
I saw why the other day when we had a tree down
Helco could have dropped the line and cut the tree - but didnt want to cut phone a nd cable.... so.... they had to wait for the boom truck to free up.
RE: High speed Internet? - Unclepiko - 07-13-2013
quote:My friend got Exede from Big Island Satellite and they offer speeds faster than DSL and more like Road Runner. 18Mbps doen and 2Mbps upload. Plus I hear the guy is local and easy to deal with.
Originally posted by Paulee303
Sorry if this has been talked about recently and please direct me if so. May be living in Puna for a year and working remotely to the mainland. Looking for speeds DSL plus. Any suggestions? Mahalo
RE: High speed Internet? - ChicEco - 07-25-2013
After 4.5 years of searching I was informed of exede internet. You can check availability online: http://www.exede.com/dealers-installers/become-a-dealer-or-installer
I live in Nanawale + the recent installer was Gregg at Tropical Satellite who said it had been available here for 11 years!!!! I also learned that the smaller dish technology has been out for 3 years! Whoa; well-kept secret.
Found a 2007 thread on this topic where I missed direction to Tropical. No website, no advertising, -- so spread the word!
When I researched satellite '08-'09 I was told (+ maybe read) that it was DSL dependant. According to my experiences, HawaiianTel w/ few DSL ports deserves to fail + I don't know why former Gov Lingle helped bail them out. And I too, started a forum on this topic a few months back + felt offended by some of the "No Way" sarcastic comments. The politics of getting decent Internet service in Puna totally baffles me.
Delia Montgomery
d/b/a Chic Eco
Environmental Design ~ Product Development, Services, Consultant & Broker
www.ChicEco.com
RE: High speed Internet? - kalakoa - 07-25-2013
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Originally posted by ChicEco
The politics of getting decent Internet service in Puna totally baffles me.
It's quite simple, actually: infrastructure might bring jobs and money, either of which would threaten the plantation-style "old-boy network" that runs the show. Every place must have its ghetto; we just happen to live there.