I want some coffee!

... but no cigar!" We have used the Skyroam Solis Lite 3-network router here at our RV park for a couple weeks now and the results have been less than stellar. The first few nights it worked with no issue, but then it seemed to not find any suitable network. I rebooted the router over and over in hopes of getting it to a working connection but no joy. We finished the evening using the park's WiFi (yeah, that was embarrassing). My plan was to call Millenicom the next day (no techies around at that late hour) and see what was the issue.  And I forgot! As the appointed hour for viewing approached I did an 'oh crap!' head slap and took a quick look at the router. Odd... it seemed to not be dead as I expected and had 'normal' indicator lights. I had left it Off (powered off but plugged into a charger).  I went to my laptop and did a speed test which looked something like this app from HonorLock : If you're familiar with this sort of internet connection (often c...

I can imagine this is a common question around the country as things wind down after dinner and it's time to get in a couple hours with your favorite whatever before heading off to bed. We have Dish but frankly, other than The Admiral watching PBS News Hour before dinner or maybe a couple episodes of Fixer Upper on the Magnolia Channel earlier in the afternoon, we spend the time streaming something from Netflix, Amazon Prime/Brit Box/Acorn Ltd or YouTube. The park has a WiFi system for connecting to the internet and that's what we use. Well... *used* to use. The park is pretty busy right now as the snow birds start drifting back east and north toward more comfortable summer climates than Arizona can offer at lower elevations. It's not uncommon for us to see every available site in our park's rental pool in use and dry camping (no power, water or sewer- just a numbered space on not-so-level ground) is pretty much full. The rush starts about the last 10 days of February a...