Finally! Internet on the Farmstead!
Well, it's been a long time coming!
Internet out here has always been on our list, but never seemed pressing..
We like watching you tube and browsing ebay as much as anyone, but its not necessary for our happiness. We have had access to internet in the cab of my truck, but not here in our home.
Until now!
I'll admit Steemit is to blame... If blame is the right word for a happy occurrence.
It's strange, two years with next to no internet.. A situation as to make a strong man cry. A modern one anyway. At first it was annoying, but the want for it began to slip from our minds.
Less than two months ago a family member began to bring up Steemit and how it was this very interesting new blogging site. I was reluctant at first..
I'll be honest, I think all this modern technology has turned people into mush and I wanted as little to do with it as possible.
But I understand and appreciate the opportunity to reach out to like minded people, share our experiences, and learn from others...... And a payment is good too, however small :)
So we finally bumped it up the list and not only ran the cord and bought the box, but also purchased a new (to us) laptop. It's dead simple. Run your wire and plug it into the box, close to where your going to be wanting to use it, and your done! This one we got off amazon for around forty bucks and it's weather proof, but we attached it under the eve of the shed to be on the safe side.
I still think it's vital to limit the time spent surfing the web, but it has its uses as well.
-'The Digger'
** P.S.. special shout out to @greenacrehome for the help!!**
Woot! Woot! Not that you don't already love it, but you'll love it more come winter! :-)
For those wondering, this is the Mikrotik Outdoor Wireless Access Point. Very good quality, I use Mikrotik equipment at work. Cheap and reliable. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016E93JY4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Haha!... So far so good! Thanks again!
It is never bad to indulge in something that will benefit you in the future. Thank you @greenacrehome for helping. That's what steemit is all about. Helping out when we can...
True!
Good stuff is that a celular service type modem, I've not seen 1 like that before.
Mine is celular but just a usb stick.
Cheers
We get our Internet from the neighbor, who is very generous for it. I'm not computer savvy in the least, but i gather it's some kind of booster or something lol. Thank you very much for the comment and vote!
It's a weatherproof wireless access point that gets its power over the ethernet/internet cable. You plug it up inside the home, then just run the wire outside to wherever you want to broadcast the internet to. I put a link to it in another comment on here if you're interested. :-)
I was just kind of dreaming about the people's internet some day over wireless.
I just heard there is a BTC Satalite up now, that's cool :-)
I read about a wireless competition in Vegas and the winners transmitted over 700 miles!
Please send the link, I'll check it out
Thanks
There's no shame in 'giving in' if it means we get to hear even more from you :)
Thank you for that! Ill see if we cant do a bit more on here now!
Glad to see you have a better connection. Nice to have a good neighbor.
It's taken some getting used to! (the Internet not the neighbor)