Introduction Almost any router will provide Wi-Fi throughout a small or medium-sized home, and LCWA’s current router recommendation, the Ubiquiti airCube, will be just fine for you. But if your house is large, or oddly shaped, or has thick interior walls—and especially if it includes separate outbuildings—then such coverage may be limited,...
As you know, your router is a key part of your LCWA internet system. But it’s disappointing when I see a member spend upwards of $200 on one of those big “high-speed” routers out on the market. The thing is, those units can actually slow down your internet speed...
As our LCWA member base grows, and as the internet consumption by each member increases, we are quickly finding the need to upgrade our network capacity. That’s why we are adding a huge new radio to our main internet connection path. Above is a picture of the radio being installed a few weeks ago...
We get this question a lot, should I upgrade my LCWA speed subscription level ? Here is our recommendation for what speed levels to use: 7 Mbps: simple web browsing and email12 Mbps: same as above plus moderate streaming video one TV; or VOIP (Skype)25 Mbps: heavy streaming video such...
Many members don’t realize that LCWA has a Network Status recording on our 1-800 support line. Using it, you can listen to hear if there is an internet outage in your area. To hear our network status recording, dial 800-536-6149 and press option 1 These days with our new operations focus, that status recording...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
