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: Insurance

Unless USAA has changed they don't write property insurance in USVI. Great deal on auto insurance though was paying $2,000 for full coverage on two a...

11 years ago
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Re: East End Fire STX 7/20

Yard waste in a compost pile apparently spontaneously combusted. Fire was pretty much out by noon but it was hosed down again latter this afternoon ...

11 years ago
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Re: Home Builders/Construction Companies

In the currently depressed real estate market on STX it makes no economic sense to build. Properties are selling at a huge discounts from their rep...

11 years ago
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Re: Sprint wireless on STX...

Of course AT&T maybe the best, but you still need a back up telephone service. AT&T was screwed up for a week on the East end of STX at the beginning...

11 years ago
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Re: blockbuster

Blockbuster was purchased by DISH Network. If you are a DISH subscriber, you can have over 10,000 titles available to you at your finger fingertips t...

11 years ago
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Re: Schooner Bay Market - 24/7 Generator Usage

Ouch STXBob, your WAPA bill is $2100/month for a residence! I could see a generator making financial sense for a business with WAPA bills over $10k/...

11 years ago
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Re: Schooner Bay Market - 24/7 Generator Usage

I heard over the weekend that Gannett will be closing shortly. Might be just another rumor by probably not. Not a rumor. They have a sign on the...

11 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

Well, Jeeze! I am jealous. I have never seen/had speeds like that! How much are you paying for that type speed. I am lucky to get 5mbps download and...

11 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

BBVI's network seems to be plenty fast. You need to check your LAN and trouble shoot particularly if you are using WiFi. A poorly configured WiFi ...

11 years ago
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Re: Med Evac Insurance

Med Evac insurance is worth it because the cost of a flight in an air ambulance can cost $20K and up depending on where you want them to fly. On...

11 years ago
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Re: abc feed on game tonight !!!!

That's Innovative. HD pictures on Dish were very good for the came, though the graphics for game situation good have been sharper.

12 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

Here are the results of a Benchmark test I just ran this morning. There is an explanation of what the tests results are showing in the chart's fo...

12 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

I don 't use a web site. I downloaded a small utility program called Benchmark and run it locally when I want to test. Google it and you should ...

12 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

Benchmark is a utility program that you can download for free to test DNS servers.

12 years ago
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Re: STX BBVI Real slow

If you know how to get to your DNS settings, try changing your primary DNS to 8.8.8.8 and your secondary to 8.8.4.4. Your results may vary but be...

12 years ago
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Re: Interesting - New ISP offering hi-speed satelite internet with VI Coverage

wireless technology doesn't match up very well with Fiber optic cables..... 100gb/s (Fiber) is VASTLY supperior to .040gb/s (WI-MAX) that's the best w...

12 years ago
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Re: Interesting - New ISP offering hi-speed satelite internet with VI Coverage

It is an improvement in satellite delivered Internet service, but the latency is still greater than fiber, coaxial, or even BBVI or Choice unless o3n...

12 years ago
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Re: What do YOU do when the power goes out?

You also might want to try an isolation transformer. A surge protector doesn't cut in until 300 V. An isolation transformer helps to smooth out b...

12 years ago
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Re: What do YOU do when the power goes out?

I purchased the batteries for $33.99 each from Newegg. They had free shipping so I had the batteries sent to VI Cargo along with several other it...

12 years ago
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Re: What do YOU do when the power goes out?

Power has been out at least three times this week. First outage was long enough that I started my generator and ran it for two hours. After hurr...

12 years ago
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Re: BBVI New Speed

Netflix and Amazon streaming worked fine with BBVI at their old speed of 5 Mbps. I seldom or ever had any buffering issues. BBVI has always been ve...

12 years ago
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Re: BBVI New Speed

My speed to and from Miami/Hollywood Fl is good.

12 years ago
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Re: Wireless Router Question:

yes, sloop, BBVI has been out. They failed to explain to me how my router knew how to tell time, and only act-up between 10am & 6pm. My router ha...

12 years ago
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Re: BBVI New Speed

If you have the $99 package from BBVI and live on STX do a speed test and weap with joy!!! /blockquote> It always pays to read the OP. Cle...

12 years ago
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Re: Wireless Router Question:

I believe I have confused myself! ok...the BBVI cable is directly in my router/modem, then I plugged my laptop directly into that, and this is wh...

12 years ago
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