Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[Bruce]

True, there are some things that caused the CB to get all constipated that are gone now. No car lease. Hay and pigs already sold (*). Money already in the bank. The only issue would be the credit score and hopefully the CU understands the "hits" on it are all due to the prior attempt to get a loan from a bunch of incompetents. Sure hope the CU has a real appraiser available.

* So where DID you get those and what is the REAL market value??

 

[misfitmorgan]

Really busy at work today but i will quickly mention....i found a downside.

Only internet available is thru dish or a cell phone company....ewww...its not like the 100mbps im on now

The impact of that is....our only tv is youtube and netflix so that may be an issue like in the dead of winter with the long dark nights.

 

[promiseacres]

So.... less Internet isn't a bad things... you can use your library for books, movies and internet.... wish it close to me. I'd buy it!

 

[misfitmorgan]

So.... less Internet isn't a bad things... you can use your library for books, movies and internet.... wish it close to me. I'd buy it!

The closest library with internet for the public is an hour away lol

 

[CntryBoy777]

You can do like us and get a digital antenna for free TV....all we have are cell phones for internet, but ya can get the signal for the computer, too.....a small price to pay for peace of mind and a really nice place.....

 

[Bruce]

No DSL? See how close that comes to the property after you buy, this may be a long term thing. Could be that there is demand that the phone company doesn't know about. DSL was fairly new on our road when we bought and was there only because one of the phone co guys that lives one road over (if you ignore the interstate) suggested it to the boss. They had some extra equipment and the boss OK'ed putting it in. They sold out in a week. Added more, sold out. We finally got 15 mbps a year ago when they added more hardware.

Check those services and see what you can get at what price. Could be you'll need to make that one of your "required expenses". No, it won't be 100 mbps but you can do video on 15 mbps just fine. Really 100 mbps is WAY overkill for most people unless you are working from home and have to pass a LOT of data up and down ... and usually UP is a killer in that regard, they ASSUME you only want to bring DOWN big stuff and up is a LOT slower. Not always the case.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I did check no DSL, no nodda.

Only options is dish for internet or something verizon hotspot..sprint etc.

Problem is I work online a well for extra income from the house so no internet is a problem there. Dish and verizon etc have internet caps and the highest one in the area is only 65GB a month.

I emailed my current internet company to see if they are going to put lines in over there, from what i can currently see their lines stop 2.5miles from that house.

 

[Latestarter]

So if the internet use is for "business" then you should be able to write off a portion of the cost on your taxes. Right now Hughesnet is advertising their latest and greatest high speed satellite internet (Gen 5) that is @ 25Mb speed and when I checked it was like $49/mo for 25 gigs. Now that was I believe for the first year and the gal said if I didn't order on that call, I would lose some of the savings, so I guess they log phone numbers and addresses. Just so you don't waste it, you could wait, or take the chance that you'll get those savings anyway. Maybe call on DH's phone and give a neighbors address close by. Satellite they don't need an exact address as the service covers states.

Basically, the way it works is the 25 gigs is only counted during "normal" hours... Between 2am and 6am (your times may vary) your usage doesn't count against your bucket. Perhaps you could schedule the bulk of your work or DL movies and such during the "free" hours? Once you max out and your bucket is empty, you can generally buy more (very expensive) or just continue using the connection but it will be at low speed (VERY low speed!). It's a bit more expensive but you could add the Netflix DVD option... it would quadruple the library of movies you could choose from as well.

Small "price" to pay to live on/own such a beautiful property IMO... Trade offs. I had to deal with it when I bought this place.

Where I lived before I had high speed (100+ Mb) and unlimited usage with no caps and no overages. My highest month of usage was ~150 gigs I've had to scale back quite a bit Right now I'm on a 15gig plan that's costing me ~$90/mo. 2 year contract & when it's up I'll be looking elsewhere. As I said somewhere recently, my bucket is empty right now after my son and his family were here for 2 weeks. I'm still here and for routine stuff like this it's fine... for streaming? not possible at the slow speed.

 

[Bruce]

It won't be a problem for a while @misfitmorgan. You and DH will be too tired from fencing that property for the animals you already have to be spending time watching movies

 

[misfitmorgan]

Cant fence in the winter

The options for my internet needs at that house atm as far as i know are....
No DSL
NO Cable
No Fiber optic

Exede(didnt come up the first time i checked) - 30GB data cap but no charge for going over(slow service after 30GB) $150/month 12 down 3 up

Hughesnet - 50GB whenever, 50GB off peak(6am-8am) $4 per mpps you go over 25 down 3 up $100 for 12 months then $130 for 12 months

Mobile providers are
At&T - 1TB/month add 50GB for $10 up to max of $100 extra dollars a month, 50 down ? up $40/month for 12 months

Verizon - Website to hard to navigate..it keeps trying to take me to fios or DSL instead of wireless internet...i assume a lot of money lol.

AT & T Wins so far lol. Atm I pay $65/month for my internet.


My current hi speed provider that is a small local company replied back and said if i can get other people interested and provide them an easement on the road frontage, they will run the cable over to that place. That's rather exciting.