On Sep 24, 2:30*am, "Flying Pig" wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message

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On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:28:02 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

www.tinyurl.com/FlyingPigSPOT

Sent via wifi 6 miles off Smith Creek, south of Flagler Beach...

It's working. * Where to next?

We're under way to Lake Worth, thence to wait a couple of days for a weather
window to cross to Walkers Cay, thence to the Abacos for prolly a month or
more, thence southward. * Bahamas a yearr plus then thorny path and the
chain...

South of Daytona Beach~Brown's Bay, 6 miles out. *Love that islandtimepc
wifi!! * Dozens of signals all the way down...

L8R

Skip

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Gee Skip,
That Island Time WIFI setup works real well. Do you own patr of the
company.
It is a good system, but way overpriced. I can get the same results
for 80.00
rather than the almost 300.00 you paid.
with the NANO Station
Dave

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Gee Skip,
That Island Time WIFI setup works real well. Do you own patr of the
company.
It is a good system, but way overpriced. I can get the same results
for 80.00
rather than the almost 300.00 you paid.
with the NANO Station
Dave


Hiya...

I don't have a nano station (at least I don't think I do - but I can tell
you for sure, and if you've been around for a few years, you'll probably
recall that I went through the trials of the damned trying to make some
Senao junk work before being turned on to what I had before the bullet).
I've got a ubiquiti bullet...

If you're a geek, and can source a $60 antenna, $6 power supply, make up
your own custom cat5 cable, and whatever you'd have to pay for the bullet,
AAAAND... know what to do with it all, you might save a couple of bux over
the package price of $229 (I guess you didn't bother to go to the web site
to check it out before shooting off your mouth, right?) Bob Stewart charges
(but will endlessly support you if you're not a geek).

I have no interest whatsoever other than being a ridiculously difficult
service problem (going back to before I was even his customer, which tells
you what kind of guy he is, as he spent hours trying to help me get the
senao crap to work) to a previously full-time cuiser who went ashore to care
for family, and started this business to help other cruisers.

There's never been a dedicated (meaning, time is worthless to him, but geeky
stuff turns him on) computer (or network, which gets into a bit more
complication than just putting parts in a box) of any sort which couldn't be
built as cheaply or less than you could buy it retail, if you had the talent
(never mind how dearly it came), know how to find and spec the elements,
desire and time (never mind that you value it at nothing) to buy and
configure what you get. This system is no different.

If you think he's making a killing, you should probably go into competition
with him - especially as you're so smart and willing to walk folks through
it when they're not as smart as you.

I can tell you for sure, in my very limited exposure, that there's a huge
market among cruisers for a plug-and-play system; I've personally met or had
direct communication from more than I can count who are thrilled with the
outcome without having been the least bit technically savvy. I've also
helped rather more than I care to recall try to get whatever else they
bought to at least work, let alone even think about trying to equal the
performance of what I have - and what I have Bob will send you for $229, my
router which lets everyone else in range use it, too, excepted (but any
household wifi router will do that for you, so if you're smart enough to go
to Best Buy or walmart and pick it off the shelf and stick the cat5 into it,
you can manage that part without being a geek).

No, I have no interest othert than my complete satisfaction with what I
have, and especially in his customer service, before I was even his
customer. Perhaps in my next photo upload(s) to my gallery, I'll include
some screen shots of what I've been seeing offshore - such as the 83
stations off Daytona, one of which I was connected to when the phone rang
(Vonage, requiring internet, but my same number I've had for the last 30
years will ring all over the world). The last several postings, this too,
have been made under way. Even Bob's impressed.

What do you use when you're in foreign territory (my cell phone won't work
all around the world, and aside from the $25 a month I pay Vonage, it's
free) for your internet and phone???

L8R

Skip, under way off florida, about 3 miles off Jupiter Island


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make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)

PS - I've been on the same station for more than an hour at about 5.5
knots - picked it up as a moderate signal, saw it go to very strong, and
it's still better than moderate. I'm guessing I'll get another hour out of
it...

L8R

Skip, ETA Lake Worth 11:00AM

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Skip: Can you provide detailed info on what you bought and where I
can get it?
J

"pirate" wrote in message
...
Skip: Can you provide detailed info on what you bought and where I
can get it?
J


Go to www.islandtimepc.com. Go to the internet section (he makes 12V
computers, too, what I'm using aboard). Drop Bob Stewart a line


or give him a call - he has his number on the web site.

Anchored in Lake Worth, I have over 50 sites to choose from, about a third
open...

Anyone interested if you'll mail me directly (no spam feeder, your address
will go no further) I'll send you some screen shots of the site scans. Not
too long from now I expect that Bob will have some on his site, too.

Likewise, sooner or later I'll have pix of the changeover from the
LiteStation2 (in itself a great piece of kit, what I used before the bullet,
same manufacturer and look/feel on interfaces) I did recently, including a
standoff arm for the wifi on one side and VHF on the other; some of those
will no doubt migrate to Bob's site, too :{))

L8R

Skip
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make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)

PS you can see where we're anchored on our SPOT page,
www.tinyurl.com/FlyingPigSpot...

Doesn't get much better than this - relaxing sail, easy entrance, sheltered
anchorage, and three women around me :{))

L8R

Skip

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make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)

On Sep 25, 11:20*am, "Flying Pig" wrote:
PS you can see where we're anchored on our SPOT page,www.tinyurl.com/FlyingPigSpot...

Doesn't get much better than this - relaxing sail, easy entrance, sheltered
anchorage, and three women around me :{))

L8R

Skip

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to
make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)

Ahoy Skip,

I am sorry If I offend you, But when I read your dissertation on wifi
I thought
you to be an expert. If you have that old system, I'll buy it from
you.
Or if you would like to keep it a backup I will set it up for you.
It's really
not that hard.
Have a safe trip
Fair Winds
Dave