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Yes - I was surprised when my Son found out that his apartment complex in Boulder Colorado linked to Denver via a microwave link of 30 miles or so to get on the
by jbuzbee 11y ago
Yes - I was surprised when my Son found out that his apartment complex in Boulder Colorado linked to Denver via a microwave link of 30 miles or so to get on the Internet backbone. Fiber abounds around here, but It must have been cheaper than leasing a line. Performance wasn't that great which is how he found out about the link :-(
- monocasa 11y agoIs he in WilVil? That's the only apartment building I can think of that would be tall enough to conceivably get line of sight to Denver. Of course feel free not to answer if you feel weird about the question (ie. location of your child).
- jbuzbee 11y agoHe doesn't live there anymore, but the complex was Two Nine North. I suspect that the transmitter was not on the complex itself, but instead was at some location the complex's ISP leased. He was having intermittent/nightly dropped packets, long ping times etc. He complained enough that they eventually passed him on to the technician that configured the microwave link to the Denver Tech Center area and at least to my Son, it appeared that it was set up very poorly.
- knappe 11y agoI'm rather surprised by this. Internet connectivity in Boulder is really quite good[0], since the University drives a lot of traffic. [0] Spent the last 11 years in Boulder.
- jbuzbee 11y agoHis complex, Two Nine North, likely chose the lowest bidder