Forum: General Discussion
05-20-2025, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,558
Spectrum Internet only for $55/month
After quitting Spectrum TV, I told them that I'd switch to Fidium if they didn't lower my internet costs. They gave me a $55/month promo price for 300/10, which they will likely renew after the...
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
03-26-2025, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,927
Worth the visit
I've been there twice and will go back again. It is good place to relax for an hour, with comfortable tables and couches. Many teas, and you can blend your own drink. Interesting soups and crepes.
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Forum: General Discussion
02-22-2025, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 274,598
some winter thoughts
Here are some winter items to check out.
Confirm if the current owners or the HOA have conducted recent surveys. Snow may obscure lot boundaries or important markers.
Ask neighbors about...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2025, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 35,043
Home Assistant
If you want a centralized monitoring and control tool, handling temperature, presence, motion, door/window openings, cameras and more, check out Home Assistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/). You...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-27-2025, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,392
Earthquake
Did you feel the rumbling, about 15 seconds worth, around 10:23 on 1/27?
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00sqr6q8/executive
M 3.8 - 10 km SE of York Harbor, Maine...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-13-2025, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 34,482
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Forum: Boating
01-09-2025, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 33,904
Wakeboat Study
With NH legislature uninterested in doing something about wakeboat impact on water quality, rather than start a new thread, I'm posting a link to a recent study that strongly indicates that wakeboats...
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Forum: Weather
12-24-2024, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,072
Ice In?
Moultonboro Bay seems pretty well iced in. Much of it happened Sunday night and Monday, but the new snow on top reveals very few wet spots. Several folks were skating on the ice yesterday, before...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-13-2024, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,784
EzPz
Went this morning and got mine. Serial numbers were still in the 50's.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-23-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,463
Loons and Ice-in
Late or no ice-in is becoming a thing for the loons. Last year, perhaps for the first time, some of Winni's loons spent the winter here, rather than migrating to the ocean. This change in behavior...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-11-2024, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,145
Cable to Streaming Presentation
Without Spectrum, you have to find another streaming service if you want local TV channels live. Even so, in Carroll County, there may be a problem getting channel 9 out of Manchester. I've...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-03-2024, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,944
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: 14,630
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: 14,630
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: 89
Views: 61,083
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: 18,170
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: 89
Views: 61,083
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: 129,349
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: 10,154
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: 20,507
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: 8,611
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: 8,201
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: 31,602
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: 7,014
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: 7,014
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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