Crowded Airspace!
I spent the day waiting for Verizon to install a new phone line, but they never showed up (again!). Supposedly tomorrow.
But I did find 16 networks from the new place, and had Internet connectivity most of the day, which made the wait somewhat less unpleasant.
Update: After 5-7 visits; including two simply skipped; one where the installer decided to leave instead of doing the install; one where the voice installer disconnected the DSL circuit to provide voice; another where the DSL installer (despite specific instructions to the contrary) disconnected the voice circuit to provide DSL; and a DSL installer who couldn’t get the circuit up, but did manage to break the inside wiring; we finally got DSL working (thanks, Alex!). What a fiasco. I even tried to switch from Speakeasy service (Covad equipment over Verizon’s wires) to Verizon-branded business DSL service, but couldn’t wait over 2 weeks for the appointment. So we’re back with Speakeasy until FIOS becomes available.
Extra Pepperoni » A Plethora of Wireless Networks said,
August 7, 2007 at 10:52 pm
[...] Here’s a neat indicator of urban density. Julia & Amy came outside to play this afternoon, and then wandered off, but not before I brought my aluminum PBG4 out to join them. I briefly checked signal strength of our network with iStumbler, and was quite impressed to find 26 visible WLANs from our front door, significantly more than the 16 I picked up inside the apartment shortly before we moved in. [...]