I was able to use my Droid X phone to get internet while we on our trip last month. It worked very well, perhaps a little slower at times, but for the most part it was fine. I had some issues here at home where the internet service was lost momentarily and I had to reconnect. That seems to have been resolved with an update from PdaNet.
When we got home, I plugged the router and modem back in and found that modem was dead. No power to it whatsoever . Did I mix up the cords and plug the wrong one into the modem or did it just decide to die?
I called Windstream and was first told I would have to pay for a new modem since I didn't put the $5 monthly insurance on the $50 modem. After I pointed out to them that if they tried to charge me, I would cancel my phone and internet, and that I had just replaced the modem 2 months ago, they saw it my way. I should be getting my new modem today. It's very nice to have back up internet from my Droid, and I haven't really missed my DSL connection. I am seriously thinking about canceling the internet and phone service when we head to Florida. It costs about $70 a month. The only reason I don't is because I get free long distance and I prefer a land line to talk to my Mom and friend Carol. Carol and I tend to gab a long time, so we need unlimited minutes :) Also, we use our Roku player to watch streaming Netflix movies and I don't know if my Droid would allow me to stream fast enough to be watchable. I need to check that. Supposedly, I have unlimited Data on the Droid so that wouldn't be a problem. I just don't know if it will stream fast enough.
I've been trying to figure out how to take our Directv Tivo boxes with us next month and get our local channels. I know when we start fulltiming, we will have to sign up for (and pay extra) for the DNS service, but I am not sure exactly what I need to do for a short trip. I put the question out on RV-Net Forum but the fact that someone from Georgia is heading to Florida for the warmer winter weather, is taken over my post :)
My question has been lost in the discussion. Anybody out there know what I need to do? Can I take both Tivo receivers with us and just call direct and tell them what we've done to get temporary local channels? We will be at at least two different locations.
The first wave of our cold front has arrived. It got down to 42 last night and Saturday night they are predicting mid 30's! Brrrrr. Saturday might be a cold garage sale day!
Friday, November 05, 2010
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Rain and Leaking Slide-outs
An approaching cold front brought us some very much needed rain yesterday. I just hope it doesn't make the grass grow!
We have been having a problem with both slides leaking when it rains. We thought we had it fixed but last week we had a little rain and noticed the bedroom slide was still leaking. The living room slide hasn't leaked, so hopefully that is fixed. So on to plan b.
We were getting ready to winterize yesterday when it started to rain. It turned out to be a good time to look for a leak. I found a little rubber strip that should have been pushed flat when the slide is out. A corner of it had turned down and I think that let a little water run inside. It didn't leak during the rain we got yesterday, so hopefully it's fixed.
We plan to winterize by blowing out the water lines. That way we can more easily de-winterize when we leave next month. This will be the longest trip we've done in any of our Rv's, so we'll have to pack a little differently. For instance, we're bringing both of our Tivo boxes.
We're expecting a cold front today. It's supposed to get down into the mid 30's this week-end, with highs in the mid 60's. It might be a little cold for our Saturday garage sale. We expect it to freeze here, because it's always a little cooler here on our property.
We have been having a problem with both slides leaking when it rains. We thought we had it fixed but last week we had a little rain and noticed the bedroom slide was still leaking. The living room slide hasn't leaked, so hopefully that is fixed. So on to plan b.
We were getting ready to winterize yesterday when it started to rain. It turned out to be a good time to look for a leak. I found a little rubber strip that should have been pushed flat when the slide is out. A corner of it had turned down and I think that let a little water run inside. It didn't leak during the rain we got yesterday, so hopefully it's fixed.
We plan to winterize by blowing out the water lines. That way we can more easily de-winterize when we leave next month. This will be the longest trip we've done in any of our Rv's, so we'll have to pack a little differently. For instance, we're bringing both of our Tivo boxes.
We're expecting a cold front today. It's supposed to get down into the mid 30's this week-end, with highs in the mid 60's. It might be a little cold for our Saturday garage sale. We expect it to freeze here, because it's always a little cooler here on our property.
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