bajasusan/a
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USB internet access
I am sure this subject has been raised before, but the technology situation in the Baja changes rapidly, so...
Is there any such thing as USBstick internet access that will work outside metro areas in the Baja? if yes, does it cost piles o' pesos?
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Bob and jane
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Banda ancha is cheap, works wherever you can get cell coverage, and is available at most Telcel stores.
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bajasusan/a
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If it is this simple I am going to find you folks and buy you all the cerveza/coca lite you can drink!
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Howard
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If I happen to agree with Bob and Jane is your offer good for me as well? 
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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bajasusan/a
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That may be a moot point, since I realized I left out a major factor--I am totally dependent on streaming stuff from youtube! so even tho I can get
cell coverage here in Bahia Asuncion and thus use usb-based internet, I may not be able to get the speed at a cost I can manage. I am trying to use my
laptop cuz my eyes are at least as old as the rest of me and don't handle a phone screen well, but I may have to buy a phone hella smarter than I
am.to get what I am looking for?
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Howard
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I knew that offer was to good to be true!
Good luck with your situation we've all gone through it at one time or another.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Tell offers a plan that gives you 5gb of data and unlimited calls to the US and Canada for 599 pesos a month. You can use your phone as an internet
hotspot.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Rossman
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Unfortunately you have stumbled on to the truth Susan. The cell service in Asuncion is not of the speed necessary to stream video. Vizcaino yes.
Guerrero Negro yes. but not Asuncion. Having been in the networking//cell service business i can tell you that it is a fairly easy and inexpensive fix
to the poor service in Asuncion but i don;t know what would motivate Telcel to do it.
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That may be a moot point, since I realized I left out a major factor--I am totally dependent on streaming stuff from youtube! so even tho I can get
cell coverage here in Bahia Asuncion and thus use usb-based internet, I may not be able to get the speed at a cost I can manage. I am trying to use my
laptop cuz my eyes are at least as old as the rest of me and don't handle a phone screen well, but I may have to buy a phone hella smarter than I
am.to get what I am looking for? |
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Is there not 3G cell service in Asuncion? That is what Banda Ancha uses. It is fast enough for YouTube in Loreto, but if no 3G service, then it may
not be an option.
Living Large in Loreto. Off-grid and happy.
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Rossman
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| Quote: Originally posted by ncampion | | Is there not 3G cell service in Asuncion? That is what Banda Ancha uses. It is fast enough for YouTube in Loreto, but if no 3G service, then it may
not be an option. |
In the best of times it is 2g service. 3 am to 7 am. Even during that time it is inconsistent speeds.
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bajasusan/a
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| Quote: Originally posted by Rossman | Unfortunately you have stumbled on to the truth Susan.
| Quote: Originally posted by bajasusan/a |
DRAT! but I was prepared, kinda, cuz it only makes sense if there were a good option here people would be using it already!
oh well, I just have to adjust my lifestyle, since "you can't muscle mexico"
also, mr. twain/Clemens said "most people stumble across the truth at some point in life...and most people pick themselves up, dust themselves off,
and go on as if nothing had happened."
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rts551
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Same problem in Punta Abreojos. Reason is that the microwave towers, related equipment and their bandwidth that relay the signal from Vizcaino are
maxed out. Until fiber is brought out to the coast or a major upgrade is done, the speed sucks.
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