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--- communication:internet [2020/02/06 12:17]
frater_secessus [extending your reach]
+++ communication:internet [2020/02/06 12:20]
frater_secessus [WiFi]
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 ====== Internet for nomads ======
-The internet is a lifeline for 'dwellers but it not always available in the ways it is for sedentary folk.  There are two major challenges:
+The internet is a lifeline for 'dwellers but it not always available in the ways it is for sedentary folk.  There are several challenges:
   - [[communication:intermittent|intermittency]] - the nomad will sometimes be completely out of range of internet access.  i.e. no wifi or mobile data available.
-  - [[communication:bandwidth_conservation|limited bandwidth]] - there is internet access but it is dodgy or very congested, as in an RV park or when shooting long distances to an open wifi access.
+  - [[communication:bandwidth_conservation|limited bandwidth]] - there is internet access but it is dodgy or very congested, as in an RV park or when shooting long distances to an open wifi access.  Or getting 1 bar on a mountaintop in the middle of nowhere.
   - [[communication:security|security]] - know what is safe and what is not
   - expense - mobile data is $$$ compared to residential broadband
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+Wifi is to internet access as [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] is to electricity; cheap and plentiful.  When wifi is available one should be prepared to take advantage of it.
 ==== extending your reach ====

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