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magentawave
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Anyone using satellite to for emails when boondocking in the middle of nowhere while traveling in Mexico and Central America?
I was wondering if anyone is using a satellite dish for email when boondocking in the middle of nowhere when traveling in Baja, Mex mainland, and
Central America so you can still tend to business when needed?
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captkw
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ya...yes...sure !!!
In baja Ive used in the boondocks and its slOOOOw !! and ifd go over a set limet they pull your pants down and spank you !!! LOL no what do is punish
you and turn you basicly off or close enough that your laptop isnt usable for I think 12 hrs >>>>K&T
PS..Hughs net...but your looking for moblie so as said check with the cruiser's ...
[Edited on 11-20-2012 by captkw]
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magentawave
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Do you know if there are any "pay as you go" satellite internet plans now? I would only use it for emailing so wouldn't use much bandwidth at all.
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captkw
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satalite tech
I think your best answer woud be on a a cruisers net/website Ive been reading on all kinds of sat stuff that is now in reach of the avage joe...and
you might try latitude 38 on line...dont think the answer your looking for is here unless some racers are using it now !!! K&T
And any second someone will bring up spot !!!
[Edited on 11-20-2012 by captkw]
[Edited on 11-20-2012 by captkw]
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Jack Swords
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http://www.sailmail.com/
The attached link is to Sailmail which allows business uses, or you can use Airmail for personal e-mails with a ham license. We have used Airmail
both on our boat in remote areas and also in the backcountry of Baja from our car. Wih the ham license with world-wide communication from a mobile
unit, e-mail is quite easy reasonably fast (no photos), reliable, and pretty much unlimited. Do some research on both and the Pactor unit (modem)
needed. The answer is out there depending on your needs and resources.
Jack, N1IY
s/v La Paloma
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captkw
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thanks jack
I was thinking about what we call "snail mail" but there is so much new stuff coming out daily,, I avoided that... and yes thats a old option..the
new satalite tech is getting cheaper and better by the day.......K&T
.................PS s/v LA PALOMA Hola,,we have talked many times on the mornig net in la paz..Marta Castiilo..me uralla "el castillo & Dos
Aguia's" Tu recordo ??.......K&T
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Islandbuilder
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Sat phone with the data plan?
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CarlVon
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Tell them it is a land yacht
http://www.skymate.com/products.html
\"An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto a blade of grass to keep from falling from the face of the earth\"
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magentawave
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Hey thats a great idea! I totally forgot about how cruisers do email so thanks! Any idea how cheaply I could set myself up with used equipment?
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CarlVon
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Haven't seen any used systems out there, most stay with the boat.
For email it is the best, down fall no pics
\"An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto a blade of grass to keep from falling from the face of the earth\"
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Jack Swords
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"The Ham networks offer greater geographic coverage and contain more stations than SailMail or any other HF network. Further, the ham networks do
not have any limits on connect-time, and permit users to send and receive file attachments like images and binary executables. By comparison,
SailMail has usage limits of 90 minutes per week and only passes certain attachments (e.g. weather data). Note, however, that while it is appropriate
to send business-related messages over the SailMail system, business messages are not permitted on the Ham networks."...from the link I posted.
Winlink (http://www.winlink.org/) is the ham version of Sailmail, it is free to use, software is free. You need a ham license to use the system which can
be obtained with some studying. Testing for the ham license is now being done by volunteer examiners. The equipment needed is the ham radio and
Pactor modem. Cost? Depends on used, new, etc. Lots of info on the web.
Jack, N1IY
s/v La Paloma
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magentawave
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What is the CHEAPEST way I could set myself up to send emails like this? I assume that would mean buying used equipment...
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captkw
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Yo DUDE!!
UMM ,,Not being rude,,,but if you wanna travel mode >>> nothing is wrote in stone !! I tell you what,,,the world ran before wifi and if
you want to travel ?????? you life with a laptop can/will STOP !! yep I said the harsh truth !...do you want to travel ?? or do you NeeD
??....wi/fi..If the latter ,,stay Home !!
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magentawave
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I hear ya but I have a website that will pay for my travels and requires me to check email every couple days. I'm just checking all of my options
here. If I can't do this remote email thing SIMPLE and CHEAP then I'll have to hire one of those customer service outfits to handle customer issues
and questions for me.
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Hi Magentawave...
E-mail George at this web site... http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/
He has been writing his Blog and posting it via Satellite dish from all over remote locations in Baja, Mainland, MX and the U.S. for about 10 years.
Also...you can U2U 'Desertbull' about what he is using. He has used his all over Baja and much of the U.S. while covering Off-road events.
Miguelamo   
Nomad Amigos...Here\'s hoping you all have safe Baja travels, amazing sunrises, sunny days, comforting breezes, beautiful sunsets, tasty tacos,
cold cervezas and frosty margaritas!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
Yo DUDE!!
UMM ,,Not being rude,,,but if you wanna travel mode >>> nothing is wrote in stone !! I tell you what,,,the world ran before wifi and if
you want to travel ?????? you life with a laptop can/will STOP !! yep I said the harsh truth !...do you want to travel ?? or do you NeeD
??....wi/fi..If the latter ,,stay Home !! |
Yo dude... you aren't as smart as you think you are....
[Edited on 11-25-2012 by JZ]
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magentawave
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If I had a pile of money to dip into or monthly checks from a pension or SS then I'd say "to hell with email" but since I'll be doing this on a
pay-as-I-go basis then I need to figure this stuff out.
| Quote: | Originally posted by JZ
| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
Yo DUDE!!
UMM ,,Not being rude,,,but if you wanna travel mode >>> nothing is wrote in stone !! I tell you what,,,the world ran before wifi and if
you want to travel ?????? you life with a laptop can/will STOP !! yep I said the harsh truth !...do you want to travel ?? or do you NeeD
??....wi/fi..If the latter ,,stay Home !! |
Yo dude... you aren't as smart as you think you are....
[Edited on 11-25-2012 by JZ] |
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magentawave
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I didn't realize Tioga George was using satellite. I will contact him and thanks!
| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Hi Magentawave...
E-mail George at this web site... http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/
He has been writing his Blog and posting it via Satellite dish from all over remote locations in Baja, Mainland, MX and the U.S. for about 10 years.
Also...you can U2U 'Desertbull' about what he is using. He has used his all over Baja and much of the U.S. while covering Off-road events.
Miguelamo |
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captkw
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PASSING THRU
To be Truly challenging, a journey, like a life,must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest..otherwise you are doomed to routine
tranverse..travel belongs to the wanderers of the the world who cannot,or will not, fit in..if you are contemplating a journey and you have the
means,abandon the adventure until your fortune change..only then will you know what travel is about !! " I have always wanted to go, but I cant
afford it !! what these folks can't afford is NOT to go..They are emeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security" And in worship of sercecurity we
fling are lives beneath the wheels of routine---and before we know it our lives are gone...what do we need---really need?? A few pounds of food each
day,heat and shelter,six feet to lie down in--and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment...Thats all--in the material
sense,and we know it..But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, preposterous
gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade..The years thunder by..The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie
caked in dust on the shelfs of patience..Before we know it,,the tomp is sealed...Where,then,lies the answer?? In choice..Which shall it be: bankruptcy
of purse or bankruptcy of LIFE ??
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degoma
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Holy S---! --- I mean, Ahmen!....Gulp.
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