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frater_secessus [be ready] 		communication:intermittent [2025/04/03 16:47] (current)
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 It is common for nomads to have only ocassional access to the internet.  One way to deal with this challenge is to remember how things were done on dial-up internet in the 1990s. It is common for nomads to have only ocassional access to the internet.  One way to deal with this challenge is to remember how things were done on dial-up internet in the 1990s.
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 ===== be ready ===== ===== be ready =====
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 The main thing is to **be ready** when the internet access is available.  The main thing is to **be ready** when the internet access is available. 
  
-* Have your offline email ready to go. +  * Have your offline email ready to go. 
-* Update your devices/computers/apps. +  * Update your devices/computers/apps. 
-* Pull down offline content.  +  * Pull down offline content.  
-* upload pics and videos +  * upload pics and videos 
-* etc+  * check in on forums, subreddits, youtube channels, blogs 
 +  * make use of open wifi (walmart, libraries, etc) for larger transfers 
 +  * etc
  
  
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   * if you don't have a kindle you can [[https://getpocket.com/add/|save pages to Pocket]] or similar offline readers.   * if you don't have a kindle you can [[https://getpocket.com/add/|save pages to Pocket]] or similar offline readers.
  
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 +===== multimedia =====
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 +==== movies ====
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 +Streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, etc, often allow some amount of downloading for future watching.  If your device has [[https://amzn.to/3xnA8Vs|a microSD card]] for storage you may want to point the app to it before downloading.  
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 +Caveats:
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 +  * the number of shows to d/l may be restricted
 +  * the devices to which one can download may be restricted. In particular, rooted/jailbroken devices are often not allowed.
 +  * 'casting to TVs or other devices may be restricted
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 +If you will be watching on a phone you may want to reduce the quality/resolution to [[communication:bandwidth_conservation|save bandwidth]].  {Prime's "data saver" setting makes for very small downloads and is quite watchable at phone screen size  -- secessus}
  
 ==== download YouTube videos ==== ==== download YouTube videos ====
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 If you require tunnelling, autossh can reconnect when connection is broken.   If you require tunnelling, autossh can reconnect when connection is broken.  
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 +screen and tmux keep shell sessions alive and re-connectable for when the connection is restored. 
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