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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Most of our LCWA members live in rural Santa Fe County and I am consistently amazed by the very interesting people who have chosen to live here—there is something about this area that attracts creative and independent thinkers. This month I will briefly profile Nicholas Petrović, an LCWA member who...
Are you getting a new smartphone, tablet, or laptop over the holidays? Well, if you have a cloud account like iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox, and lots of data, you may kill your internet speed for about a day after you activate your device. That’s because the new device...
We’ve been gently urging (pushing) members to activate their LCWA portals account, mainly because with you paying by credit card on the portal, it helps save us the processing fees we pay when handling paper checks. And so, switching to credit card payments helps keep everyone’s monthly service rates...
Our 1-800 support number now has a new twist to it: you can indicate your need by pushing a button at the start! Us adding this really helps our volunteer staff, and it will save you time too. Now, I know we all really dislike those 7-layer “Push 5 if you...
Our annual LCWA Holiday Party will be held on December 10 at our monthly board meeting, 7 PM. Bring some snacks and good cheer, it will be fun! It will also be a good chance to meet the new board members and for you to air any suggestions you With...
