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Oh Santa Cruz how I miss you. And now with fiber, even more reason to return. I'm not sure why it works that way, but you go looking for surf at Ocean beach a

Oh Santa Cruz how I miss you. And now with fiber, even more reason to return. I'm not sure why it works that way, but you go looking for surf at Ocean beach and you wind up in Santa cruz. Santa Cruz turns any crappy surf day into perfect waves. Only problem is there are about 50 other people there surfing too & they all know each other, but still.. such great surfing! And now with fiber. What could be better?

iokevins 10y ago
Indeed; we currently go to the University of California, Santa Cruz, when we need a speedy connection. : o ) In 2015, I was getting 96Mbps download from their freely accessible CruzNet campus wireless network.
- thescriptkiddie 10y ago
  It's hilarious. They only have 10 Mib/s in the on-campus housing, but if you go to any lecture hall after hours you can get 100 Mib/s or so (synchronous!) over the wifi. Good luck getting anything but dropped packets over that same wifi network when the lecture hall is full, though.
  - iokevins 10y ago
    It beats the camper park, I guess (?): "The camper park receives no direct Ethernet service. It does have CruzNet service via a wireless access point installed on a light pole. Residents can utilize USB wifi extenders to receive a signal in their residence." http://its.ucsc.edu/resnet/cable-plant.html http://its.ucsc.edu/resnet/cable-plant.html
  - kazinator 10y ago
    That's Mb or Mbit, not Mib. "mibi", the binary mega, is 1024 * 1024, which is almost never used for data transmission rates given in bits.
    - homero 10y ago
      Tor likes mibi
    - thescriptkiddie 10y ago
      I measure my data transmission rates by timing how long it takes to transfer 100 MiB of random noise, so I do end up with mibi rather than mega unless I do extra maths.
  - jrowley 10y ago
    It sucks so bad I actually made a site a few years ago to acknowledge how terrible it is: http://slugishnet.appspot.com/ http://slugishnet.appspot.com/
- some-guy 10y ago
  If you can get access to an office with ethernet you can get 800mbits+. Certainly made use of that my last quarter there.
some-guy 10y ago
I went to UCSC from 2010-2014. One of the most amazing experiences. The town itself is riddled with problems -- many people either love it or hate it. It's infrastructure cannot handle it's popularity. I would argue it's housing issues are even worse than San Francisco's if you're a student. I know many students who live out of their van, and not just to be grungey and cool. I would return if I had the opportunity, but I feel like as a non-student I would look at it with a more critical eye.
- codecamper 10y ago
  How tough are the local police against folks living out of vans? I'm over here in Portugal. Here it's a breeze. I've got a decent motorhome & have all the basics -- living in it with my girlfriend and a dog. It's our little home. 15Mbit 3g internet is just a euro a GB. Not bad. And it'd be faster if I upgraded to 4g. A few left turns and who knows, maybe I'd be back in the bay area. Living out of a van vs. paying SF rent seems pretty good -- waking up near some great SC surf sounds very good -- if it's not too much hassle from the police. Lots of nature spots around Santa Cruz. Any of those spots OK for a camper?
  - iokevins 10y ago
    The July 2015 "Santa Cruz Waves" issue had an article by Peter Gregg, page 76, which talks about living out of a van and surfing, in Portugal: https://issuu.com/santacruzwaves/docs/scw2.1/1 https://issuu.com/santacruzwaves/docs/scw2.1/1 Seems to speak highly of the Portugal surf scene. : o )
    - codecamper 10y ago
      Portugal is nice. No problems for having a camper & traveling by camper. The waves so far have not been too great. Too much wind. Everyone says it's not normal weather. I hope it gets back on course soon. Until then, there is some hiking.
  - jmspring 10y ago
    There have been people living "off grid" and being apart of the community for decades. At the same time, there are people here who are addicts living in their vehicles who also commit crimes/prey on neighborhoods. For those people, neighbors aren't putting up with it. That said, the community also seems to be getting different treatment from the Coastal Commission as mentioned here: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/20160524/santa-cruz-overnight-rv-parking-ban-softened-needs-state-permit-review?source=most_viewed http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/201...

iokevins 10y ago

Indeed; we currently go to the University of California, Santa Cruz, when we need a speedy connection. : o ) In 2015, I was getting 96Mbps download from their freely accessible CruzNet campus wireless network.

thescriptkiddie 10y ago
It's hilarious. They only have 10 Mib/s in the on-campus housing, but if you go to any lecture hall after hours you can get 100 Mib/s or so (synchronous!) over the wifi. Good luck getting anything but dropped packets over that same wifi network when the lecture hall is full, though.
- iokevins 10y ago
  It beats the camper park, I guess (?): "The camper park receives no direct Ethernet service. It does have CruzNet service via a wireless access point installed on a light pole. Residents can utilize USB wifi extenders to receive a signal in their residence." http://its.ucsc.edu/resnet/cable-plant.html http://its.ucsc.edu/resnet/cable-plant.html
- kazinator 10y ago
  That's Mb or Mbit, not Mib. "mibi", the binary mega, is 1024 * 1024, which is almost never used for data transmission rates given in bits.
  - homero 10y ago
    Tor likes mibi
  - thescriptkiddie 10y ago
    I measure my data transmission rates by timing how long it takes to transfer 100 MiB of random noise, so I do end up with mibi rather than mega unless I do extra maths.
- jrowley 10y ago
  It sucks so bad I actually made a site a few years ago to acknowledge how terrible it is: http://slugishnet.appspot.com/ http://slugishnet.appspot.com/
some-guy 10y ago
If you can get access to an office with ethernet you can get 800mbits+. Certainly made use of that my last quarter there.

some-guy 10y ago

I went to UCSC from 2010-2014. One of the most amazing experiences. The town itself is riddled with problems -- many people either love it or hate it. It's infrastructure cannot handle it's popularity. I would argue it's housing issues are even worse than San Francisco's if you're a student. I know many students who live out of their van, and not just to be grungey and cool. I would return if I had the opportunity, but I feel like as a non-student I would look at it with a more critical eye.

codecamper 10y ago
How tough are the local police against folks living out of vans? I'm over here in Portugal. Here it's a breeze. I've got a decent motorhome & have all the basics -- living in it with my girlfriend and a dog. It's our little home. 15Mbit 3g internet is just a euro a GB. Not bad. And it'd be faster if I upgraded to 4g. A few left turns and who knows, maybe I'd be back in the bay area. Living out of a van vs. paying SF rent seems pretty good -- waking up near some great SC surf sounds very good -- if it's not too much hassle from the police. Lots of nature spots around Santa Cruz. Any of those spots OK for a camper?
- iokevins 10y ago
  The July 2015 "Santa Cruz Waves" issue had an article by Peter Gregg, page 76, which talks about living out of a van and surfing, in Portugal: https://issuu.com/santacruzwaves/docs/scw2.1/1 https://issuu.com/santacruzwaves/docs/scw2.1/1 Seems to speak highly of the Portugal surf scene. : o )
  - codecamper 10y ago
    Portugal is nice. No problems for having a camper & traveling by camper. The waves so far have not been too great. Too much wind. Everyone says it's not normal weather. I hope it gets back on course soon. Until then, there is some hiking.
- jmspring 10y ago
  There have been people living "off grid" and being apart of the community for decades. At the same time, there are people here who are addicts living in their vehicles who also commit crimes/prey on neighborhoods. For those people, neighbors aren't putting up with it. That said, the community also seems to be getting different treatment from the Coastal Commission as mentioned here: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/20160524/santa-cruz-overnight-rv-parking-ban-softened-needs-state-permit-review?source=most_viewed http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/201...