BajaNomad

BOLA wifi issues

Santiago - 10-21-2014 at 05:58 AM

I have an account with the Ejido's wifi system in Bahia de los Angeles and for the last two trips down, my access point has not picked up the signal. Being 4 miles south of town, I receive the signal with a small grid antenna that is connected to the access point (a router that is controlled by the supplier of the signal - don't pay, they turn it off).
I have p*ssed and moaned about this to anyone who would listened to the point that SWMBO requested that I just shut up about it.
Turns out the 8" N to SMA pigtail that connects the antenna to the router was broken inside the outer sheath of the weather proof cabling. I had tested everything possible but never considered that. Finally, the N fitting just fell off. Sheesh.
Of course, I did not have a back up but will come down with two next trip. Just because it says "weatherproof" don't make it so.

larryC - 10-21-2014 at 08:44 AM

Town wifi is like everything else in life "you get what you pay for", so look at the bright side, it only costs 100 pesos a month.