Re: Internet on the playa
(in Burning Man)
I agree in principal. But reality is different. Both my fiance and I love the Playa. (We got engaged there in 05) I look forward to it all year and its the only week I block on my calendar. We both need to stay connected due to our jobs. If w...
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discussion post on Fri, August 15, 2008 - 2:09 AM
Re: Internet on the playa
(in Burning Man)
Tim,
Yeah, I put an F1 on my rooftop. It seems to be working great and I can't believe there would be anything that would keep it from working on the Playa. Our problem last year was operator error. My buddy tried to use a home system modem th...
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discussion post on Fri, August 15, 2008 - 2:04 AM
Re: Internet access on the playa
(in LA Burners)
The playa wifi system is amazing in that it exists at all. But it is very limited and, if my experience is any indication, appears to have an inverse criticality detector built in ... when you really need it to work ... it doesn't. The cause is ...
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discussion post on Thu, August 14, 2008 - 9:05 AM
Re: Internet on the playa
(in Burning Man)
The wifi on the playa does work, but is not 100% reliable. Internet based VPhones or Skype are only as good as your internet provider and if they don't come through, your out of luck. My fiance and I both need to keep in touch due to our jobs, s...
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discussion post on Sun, August 10, 2008 - 9:52 AM