Jim Dandy
@jim_dandy
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Joined: March 3, 2005 3:30 am
Last seen: February 10, 2019 2:59 pm
Topics: 20 / Replies: 1037
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Re: Point Udall (STX)

It would be a nice touch if they could get some flags for the flag poles. Jim

15 years ago
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Re: Tough cell phones?

There are phones that are tough and waterproof. For instance the Sonim XP3 claims that it can be submerged to 1 meter for 30 minutes. It also c...

15 years ago
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Re: No AT&T Service - STX East End - Tues Afternoon?

AT&T's network engineer based on Puerto Rico said it was the result of a commercial power failure. Maybe AT&T's generator was out of fuel after all t...

15 years ago
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Re: Looking for New Year's Eve suggestions

The Yacht Club is having a party with a band. I think it will be $75 per person for members and $85 for non members. Jim

15 years ago
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Re: Choice Wireless Broadband - STX

Video Streaming: I have a 1 mbs connection. To get consistent streaming of video you may need BroadbandVI to disable the burst. I have exc...

15 years ago
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Re: Choice Wireless Broadband - STX

I ran the test to Fredericks MD. Could not find a server in DC. Results: Ping 71 ms Down 2.43 mbs Up .60 mbs With Broadband...

15 years ago
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Re: Yacht Anchored at Buck

You can't spend the night on the east end buoys, the snorkeling trail, but it is OK as far as I know to spend the night anchored on the west end beach...

15 years ago
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Re: Yacht Anchored at Buck

Apparently he anchors it out there like a floating hotel and uses his other boat Knot My Problem to ferry people back and fourth. According to the c...

15 years ago
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Re: FCC satellite dish laws

The only reason I can figure out that we don't have larger dishes permitted on the VI is the vested interests have blocked it. In the past year I...

15 years ago
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Re: StX Restaurant Ratings

Had dinner at the Good Spirits Deli on the east end of STX. BBQ brisket was great. Comes with two side dishes. Others in our group had the ribs and...

15 years ago
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Re: AT&T 3G Connect Card

I have been using one on STX for a week. If you use it inside a building the signal often isn't that strong. Most of the time my download speed is ...

15 years ago
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Re: sprint vs at&t

AT&T works well most everywhere on STX. It works on far east end almost to Crammer Park. There is one dead spot on the East End road in the vici...

15 years ago
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Re: Tax Preparation Software for USVI

If you are self employed you need to manually over ride the TurboTax program and send the SE taxes to the IRS in Austin, TX. You also must file and...

15 years ago
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Re: Dish Network or anything

The connection in Chicago is 6mbs download and 1.5mbs upload. The upload is what you use at the send end. On STX I have 1mbs service. The stream...

15 years ago
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Re: Dish Network or anything

I have been using a SlingBox from Chicago since February 2009 and have never had a problem. Never had to reboot or do anything with the equipment in ...

15 years ago
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Re: One month internet

Both BroadbandVI and Choice offer short term service. With BroadbandVI if you can see one of their tower sites on your WiFi setup you can sign on for...

15 years ago
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Re: Senator Kennedy has transitioned

Duggans Reef Restaurant was a favorite of theirs. I think Frank has some Kennedy memorabilia on the walls. Jim Jim

15 years ago
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Re: directv vs dish network

You are going to be waiting a long time. No satellite provider is going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to launch a satellite and locate it...

15 years ago
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Re: Where were you ???

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Basic Training US Army. Jim

15 years ago
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Re: cellphone service on eastside of saint croix

AT&T works very well. Just a small section on the road into town where their is no signal. If you continue further east to Crammer Park and beyond ...

15 years ago
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Re: interesting 1920s view of the USVI

After reading the section on the VI it is hard to be optimistic about our islands future. So little has changed for the better in the past ninety yea...

15 years ago
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Re: Bicycling/Bike Shop STX

Checking a bike as luggage on airlines today is expensive. Some airlines charge as much as $175 each way. Jim

15 years ago
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Re: drivers license requirements

Take your passport plus another piece of ID. Social Security card might be asked for. Jim

15 years ago
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Re: No cable in cotton valley

I have been using both Skype and Magic Jack and have had no problems using BroadBandVI. Have Skype on iphone and it works very well to make internat...

16 years ago
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Re: Very old Madoff

No parole in Federal system. He has to serve at minimum 80% of his sentence. (120 Years ) Also since the sentence is for more than 10 years he ...

16 years ago
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