Forum: General Discussion
11-03-2024, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,995
DST all the way
If we’re going to mess with time, let’s go all-in on DST year-round. I’m fine with the sun dragging its feet until 7:30 AM around the Winter Solstice if it means we get those beautiful 9 PM summer...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-15-2024, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,383
Back up at 4:30 (10/15)
Fidium came back up around 4:30PM. It took two reboots of the modem and my router too before bits started flowing again but it has been stable since. That's over 16 hours of downtime. That gives...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-15-2024, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,383
Fidium outage details
Service went out about 00:10AM. Still out at 13:00. Given the size of outage and cell service down here and there, likely a fiber trunk outage. This is the first bad mark on Fidium and the length...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-27-2024, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 18,523
Random comments
Ookla is the speedtest.net company, Ooma is the phone service. When doing speed tests, best results will be done directly at the modem or router. Also consider, many routers max out at 600-800...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
09-25-2024, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,172
Fiber everywhere
Hub66 also runs fiber, but most of its business is fixed wireless. In M'boro, a few years ago, Hub66 dug a trench into a no-pole neighborhood that couldn't get cable. They lease the trunk fiber,...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2024, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 18,523
NH Broadband in M'boro: Feb 2025
In M'boro, NHEC (NH Broadband) was scheduling to have service available around February 2025. Their wires are mostly strung and they started putting boxes on the poles. Fidium has been up in most...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-21-2024, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 203
Views: 87,332
Nothing gets done without a plan
This might be true in some cases but there are recent examples where the process worked. For example, in the M'boro Bay sub-watershed, about $40K was spent on the study - which identified the...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-15-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,571
Lavinia's Copola
Thanks! Nice set of photographs. Here is a panorama photo from inside the cupola, when Lavinia's owned it. https://maps.app.goo.gl/E3accWj4UpjQrKFC8
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Forum: General Discussion
06-10-2024, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 13,441
Only a few NH Drone laws - Live free and fly
First, if you damage or steal a drone, the drone's owner can probably get the local police to investigate and maybe involve the NTSB. It is a felony to interfere with the flight of an aircraft. On...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-21-2024, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,817
another picture
The cyano boat was at it again on 5/21. Here's a picture from above.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2024, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,621
Panorama of Darkness
We went to Derby, VT, five miles from Canada, eh, arriving in a Shaw's Parking lot with minutes to spare. When it was time, I launched a drone and shot a video of the totality happening, a few...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2024, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 25,552
Graying ice
The ice in Moultonboro Bay is getting grayer, but the cracks and bubbles aren't moving around yet. The rain tonight and wind tomorrow could start the end-game. Here's a shot looking north, with the...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2024, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,505
It is happening!
Trucks are all over town this week lashing fiber to existing lines. This picture is from Shaker Jerry Rd. Most areas in town will get fiber, except for the TDS area near Tuftonboro and Sheridan Rd...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-12-2024, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,505
Streaming TV, VOIP and speeds
Fidium partners with third parties for a streaming TV package, including Live TV (regular broadcast shows) so you can buy via Fidium or subscribe directly to the third party, such as Google TV,...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2024, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,505
Consolidated's Fidium Fiber Coming to Moultonboro
Fiber is coming to the Moultonboro area within a few months! Speeds of 1Gigabit/second (maybe 2) for both download and upload will be offered. Promotional prices will be less than Spectrum, but...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-03-2024, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,261
Spectrum
If you are a Spectrum cable customer, check out their mobile service. It uses Verizon's towers, so coverage is similar in the lakes region. I got two lines of unlimited data for $30/month as a one...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-31-2024, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 180
Views: 55,359
500' is a good compromise
Looking at LWA's map referenced in their earlier post (or image below), 500' makes a lot of sense (inside blue lines). It pinches off the narrow areas that are most effected by wake boat tsunamis. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-20-2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,296
Lake is full
Yup - lake is full - well above normal for this time of year. See daily graphic at https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/winnipesaukee-graph2024.pdf
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Forum: General Discussion
12-14-2023, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 11,824
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Forum: General Discussion
11-22-2023, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,652
Digital Equity Survey
The state, in cooperation with UNH and others, is working on a plan to help more of its citizens to have access to broadband, equipment and the knowledge of how to use it effectively and safely. A...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-19-2023, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 69,724
Regulations
To maintain high property values and protect water quality, it's necessary to revise development regulations. Consider the pictured 1.5-acre Winnipesaukee lot, previously forested, recently cleared....
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2023, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 69,724
Concentration perspective
While giving a nod to the gross factor, keep the urine problem in perspective. If an acre of water, 10 feet deep, had the state maximum phosphorus level (8 parts/billion), it would take 40,000...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-11-2023, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,713
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Forum: General Discussion
11-02-2023, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 69,724
Blackey River
Here's a photo from 360 feet above the stream that feeds from Lake Kanasatka into Blackey Cove. Looks like there are sandbags holding back the slime. The second photo shows where the green water...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-01-2023, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 69,724
Kanasatka Green
Good discussion here. The green water is getting people's attention much more than predictions about what could happen. My opinion is that education is the most effective preventative. Governments...
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