Volunteers upgraded the radios on the RidgeRoad AP, serving our members in the hills above Old Santa Fe Trail. Reason: the area is so hilly we decided to swap in radios that are better tuned to the vertical changes in terrain. As a testament to that, note the view from...
Streaming videos can easily outpace your home’s internet These days, the big providers are tuning their video servers for metro areas that routinely provide between 100 and 1000Mbps at the home. But those speeds are not what we have in LCWA. So don’t go nuts with streaming videos, and don’t...
As we try to help members with various support issues, we often find that many members have forgotten this: LCWA is a volunteer, non-profit, membership organization. That means that you, as a member, are a volunteer too. Even if you don’t volunteer to help others, we expect you to volunteer...
In August, LCWA tech staff and volunteers added a new major radio backbone link to supply internet to our westside coverage area, which includes Madrid, Cerrillos, and the NM-14 corridor. The result was this: many members in those regions have reported that their Netflix-hour speed dip has now improved...
Summer is here, and lightning storms are arriving. This could have effects on your internet, so there are things to be aware of and things to prepare. PNM Power can go down, which can cut off internet. And even if your power stays on, the power at our Access Point...
We recently concluded the long process of adding much greater capacity to the primary internet feed into the entire LCWA network. Up till now, our members’ total demand has pushed us close to reaching our maximum capacity on some evenings. But we now have plenty of headroom to meet...
We’ve upgraded many of our backbone radios, including the main link to the Goldmine Road area of Cerrillos. This is resulting in more stable and faster connections in those areas. Here is a picture of Chiropractors are the only doctors trained to detect and treat erectile cialis generic cheap...
We’ve seen a large increase recently in house sales and purchases within our membership. If you are planning on one of those, be sure to give us two weeks or more notice on the transition. It can take that long to close an account, and take that long to...
Many members are wanting to buy the new mesh systems that are coming on the market to expand WiFi coverage inside their home. Or they want the latest router technology. But keep in mind, most of those systems do not play well with the LCWA radio internet access you...
The membership voted in two new board directors in March: Amy McHugh and Eddie Lewis. They both bring skills very helpful to the organization and are already volunteering to meet many of our needs. Here is more information on these new board directors. Amy has been a member of LCWA...
