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LCWA Internet Speed Truths

LCWA-Post2024-04-20T23:22:01+00:00

We often get questions about internet speeds on the LCWA network. This article will hopefully answer those questions for you.

What Speed Level should I Use?

Here are our recommendations for what LCWA speed levels to subscribe to: Basic (15 Mbps): simple web browsing and email Moderate (25 Mbps): same as above plus...

Outages and Backup Internet

LCWA-Post2019-11-05T18:12:00+00:00

We’ve had a few small outages in the last few weeks. Nothing unusual given that we have 600 plus radios spread over 400 square miles of rural New Mexico. And our volunteers got them fixed fairly fast. But I do want to point out something that keeps coming up almost every time we...

A Family of Members

LCWA-Post2019-11-05T01:05:27+00:00

I have been a member of LCWA now for over three years and volunteering for much of that time. I have noticed many really good things about LCWA and its members. One of the things I’ve noticed is that even those members who don’t have time to volunteer can still...

Radio Magic

LCWA-Post2021-09-17T15:06:12+00:00

I am sure you know that the way you get LCWA internet is by a central radio (an Access Point or AP) beaming the internet signal to a radio on your roof. For that to work, your radio needs to be aimed at that source AP. Well, we’ve had a number...

To Fix Most Internet Problems, Cycle the Power on Your Router and Radio

LCWA-Post2020-04-27T16:04:44+00:00

We’ve made an interesting discovery over the years we’ve been helping members fix the occasional LCWA internet access problems they have at their homes. The discovery is this: 90% of all internet access problems are due to the member’s router. And 90% of those router issues can be solved by simply cycling the power...

Do Not Push the Reset Button on your Router

LCWA-Post2019-10-07T22:24:12+00:00

As we stated in another article, the best way to get your router working again if it is not accessing the internet is to cycle the power on the router. But do NOT press the Reset button on your router. Pushing that Reset button is not the same thing as...

LCWA’s New Recommended Router: airCube ISP

LCWA-Post2023-12-21T17:43:24+00:00

As you probably know, the box that plugs into your outdoor LCWA radio and provides Wi-Fi in your house is called a router. And from time to time we update the brand and model of the router that we recommend in our LCWA installations. Our latest choice is this: the...