Just curious as to what y'all might think about the internet kill
switch that has allegedly come into being under Obama. Ever since I
blackout as possible, with FTN relays and the like set up, and POTS capability, along with AX.25, so that I can provide message traffic in
Just curious as to what y'all might think about the internet killI don't believe there is an internet kill switch. The reason I don't believe? Most IT pro's wouldn't allow it.
switch that has allegedly come into being under Obama. Ever since I
I have everything ready to implement POTS at the drop of a hat. I don't currently have it, but as I said... ready to go!
I wish I did. I'm still waiting on having the hardware for POTS and AX.25. Hopefully soon here. Just need the paychecks to start rolling
in again!
Hello Khelair.
15 Feb 15 17:17, you wrote to me:
I wish I did. I'm still waiting on having the hardware for POTS an AX.25. Hopefully soon here. Just need the paychecks to start rolling in again!
Understand what that's like. I'd just have to order a phone line and plug it into the modem and away we go. :)
Shawn
Tiny wrote to Khelair <=-
I have everything ready to implement POTS at the drop of a hat. I
don't currently have it, but as I said... ready to go!
Maybe we should have a backup nodelist ready?
Tiny wrote to Khelair <=-
I have everything ready to implement POTS at the drop of a hat.
I don't currently have it, but as I said... ready to go!
Ditto here. I have an unused POTS line at home that came with my cable service (mostly gets telemarketer calls and outbound calls overseas,
but it's ready to set up as a BBS line if needed.
Maybe we should have a backup nodelist ready?
We can still us the same nodelist, just add the proper supporting protocal flags for each system using POTS. yes?
collapses. *grin* Any opinions on such? I was going to write a little
yes. i don't know the exact description for the us-marked but in germany we have "gsm-modems" thats a device for your computer where you plug a cell-phone-card (simcard) and can use GPRS/EDGE modem to call other
modems also POTS modems.
of different carrier groups to connect to (D1, D2, O2, etc etc-- though those names may all be out of date by now, last time I was there was
D1 is now known as T1 network from the "Deutsche Telekom AG" D2 (former mannesmann D2) is now vodafone. both cell-networks are operating in the GSM-900 frequency. O2 and E-Plus are still on air. they using the 1800 frequency. that's the reason why you can have with another provider on
the same place a different singnal strength.
but that's not the end of the big cell-marked here. all those "big players" are offering sub-networks. E-Plus had a "low-cost or budget brand" called BASE and BLAU.DE. BASE have shops, and BLUE.DE is a prepaid-provider only. you can buy the sim-card in a grocery or a tech-shop. than you actived the card with a password via internet and
can use this card. to charge your card with fresh money you can go to a gas-station or other stores and buy a charge-code. but i think that's no so much different as in the US.
round about 40(!) cell-phone provider are on the marked. but all of them are a sub-company or a network-renting corp by one the big player.
using cell-phone is very cheap. you can book a flat to all networks including the fixnet and mobile-internet for about 20 euros/month. 4G
have higher costs and internationals calls also. people in europe how
pay the most for the cellphone use are speaking also german (mostly).
they live in switzerland :)
ok enough about explaining for today.
http://www.in.all.biz/img/in/catalog/152139.jpeg
that's how a gsm modem look like.
Some stores sell one and handle one, some sell another... Nothing you
can re-up in a gas station, which is yet another thing I miss about
being voer there.
*takes a look*
So that is RF to serial? Sorry, maybe I'm mixing up discussions
here...
and i thought germany is complicated... ;)
yes it 9 pin serial but you can also find some usb-device as well. and there is another option you can use. buy a old cellphone i.e. from nokia with build-in-modem and a pc-cable from the phone to the computer. than you have also a gsm-modem with its own battery and signalstrength
display. i used once the nokia 7110 cellphone and a serial data-cable as
a gsm-modem. it's a question of costs and for what you need it. the external antenna on a compact gsm-modem maybe have a better
signalquality. but the 7110 also supports on the top backside a external antenna-plug so you can choose what is the best solution for you :)
consumer always pays the bottom line, except in rare cases. Gotta love
the United States of Fascist America.
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