Don’t fear monger me into a new internet

I never trust any news that tells us to change to a “new internet”. because of some IPV4 flaw or some sort that nullifies any current existing computer’s default connection.

The day that you can no longer http://truxtertech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/comcastscams.jpgconnect the “original way”, is the day you might notice what you gave up.

IPV6 (or anything new for that matter) should and is an option for everyone, but never should be mandatory.
The further you get from your roots, the harder it is to hang on to the value that influenced your knowledge/likes as it is.
What is to fear is a day that we only have cloud storage, no hard drives and no upgrades at all to be made to our own “personal computers” worth calling personal. Everything is in the hands of NSA and the people charging you a monthly fee to connect to your devices. but if you pay more you can get more speed from your web based operating systems

Meanwhile your isp is charging you but gives you a limit to how much you can see a month.
Understand that limit won’t change just because your stuff is now stored on a server somewhere in nsa camps labeled as “neat cloud stuffy stuff”. Count on those excuses being stocked loaded and cocked waiting for the moment to use. Even though Level3 has already shown us that the reasons our ISPs give us for monthly limits are all BS.
So you will be eating your monthly limit just accessing your own files and when you hit your limits (which you will) you will get charged an overage charge. and you will be helpess if you are without a network connection.

I do not want web based apps.
I do not want a web based operating system.I do not want web based storage.

 

Don’t fear monger me into a new internet. Don’t tell me that I have to be scared of something new on the internet that will get me because there is no controlling it.  Microsoft already did this to us with telling us to update and patch. With updates and patches that seemed to slow us down terribly, just before the release of their newest, latest and greatest operating system. Only to go through it time and again.

 

The reason to fear a new method of connection, is for privacy and the option to say “nah I’ll pass”.
We should always be allowed to pass .

Think of another way to protect us from your internet monsters.

Verizon MIFI 2200 Review

After Disconnecting my Comcast Internet and and Cable Television and moving my television service to Dish Network, I found myself in need of internet service. I obtained a temporary use of a Verizon MIFI device. Very nice looking wireless internet device. One single button. You just connect the USB cable from the MiFi 2200 to your computer and instantly upon identifying the card, it opens as a storage device, allowing you to get the drivers right off of the MiFi 2200. Installation of the drivers is less than 3 minutes. Press the lighted button on top of the MiFi 2200 until the light on the side comes on, then open the VZ access software you just installed, and then click connect in the VZ Access manager, and you are on the internet ready to go.

Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200

Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200

Though the device allows you to connect multiple devices at one time, the 3G service, I doubt would handle much more than 1 computer. I have been seeing some very low signal reception and very slow speeds.

mifi on Verizons VZ access

mifi on Verizon

mifi bandwidth

mifi bandwidth

Though the speed test results say 1mbs, sometimes I find myself waiting like I was on dial up, for pages to load. The wait for youtube videos to load is sometimes up to 5 minutes. The monthly bandwidth cap is reached in the first week, and then this slow speed gets even worse.

For someone like me, the MIFI card is a pass. Meaning I will have to pass on getting this service.

Not much different from the results I see with my cricket phone.

Test Date: May 1, 2012 3:53:34 pm
Connection Type: EvdoA
Server: Temple, TX
Download: 2127 kbps
Upload: 794 kbps
Ping: 101 ms

External IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xx
Internal IP: xx.1xx.xx.xx
Latitude: xx.xxxxx
Longitude: -xx.xxxxx

 

Full scores:
looks: 10/10
Ease of use: 10/10
Reception: 3/10
Speeds: 2/10

Final score: 6/10