Marcus -
I have been using NMSurf/CNSP for about 5 years but at a lower level of
service. I get most of what I need from them with their 5-10Mbps.
They do have frequent but short interruptions in service which might be
ideosyncratic to my context, but might reflect the vagaries of trying to
keep such high tech gear running up on top of Big Tesuque where my
service comes from. I believe they also have antennae on top of
Pajarito Mtn and Cerro Pinon further north, one of the foothills of the
Sangres... the latter may be generally more reliable with easier
access. My service has been out for up to 1.5 days, but that was
rare, and a consequence of an early snow with electric service and the
backup propane generator running out of fuel, etc.
Line of Sight is the main consideration for service... fresnel zones
included. I had to prune some trees and mount my antenna 30 feet from
my house (on an adobe wall) to get a good shot, their installation techs
were typically under-informed but *did* have a good process that worked
in spite of their limited model of how their own gear worked (or not).
Overall I would recommend them.
- Steve
On 3/25/17 1:16 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
Alexa isn’t much of assistant, but I am impressed with the new Fire TV
stick. Pretty much all premium content is available now through
apps, and even DirecTV itself, and most other stuff is free with
Amazon Prime.
Does anyone in the Santa Fe area use fixed wireless internet (e.g.
NMsurf)? They claim they can do 50 Mbps for about the price of
Comcast’s higher-end Internet services ($75-$100/month). I can
hardly believe it is possible.
These TV add-ons are the way to go. Smart TV firmware never seems to
be maintained and is clunky compared to Fire TV or Chromecast. To
finally be free of having to co-locate televisions with coax drops
would be nice.
Better yet would be to free from wires entirely, unless the wire was
fiber and was 1Gbps.
Marcus
*From:*Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Frank
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Me: OK Google, speak to Alexa
Google: Alexa, will you be my friend?
Alexa: Sure, I'm always happy to make new friends.
They must have anticipated that someone would try this.
Frank
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Phone (505) 670-9918
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