We often get questions about internet speeds on the LCWA network. This article will hopefully answer those questions for you. What Speed Level should I Use? Here are our recommendations for what LCWA speed levels to subscribe to: Basic (15 Mbps): simple web browsing and email Moderate (25 Mbps): same as above plus moderate...
We’ve had a few small outages in the last few weeks. Nothing unusual given that we have 600 plus radios spread over 400 square miles of rural New Mexico. And our volunteers got them fixed fairly fast. But I do want to point out something that keeps coming up almost every time we...
I have been a member of LCWA now for over three years and volunteering for much of that time. I have noticed many really good things about LCWA and its members. One of the things I’ve noticed is that even those members who don’t have time to volunteer can still...
I am sure you know that the way you get LCWA internet is by a central radio (an Access Point or AP) beaming the internet signal to a radio on your roof. For that to work, your radio needs to be aimed at that source AP. Well, we’ve had a number...
We’ve made an interesting discovery over the years we’ve been helping members fix the occasional LCWA internet access problems they have at their homes. The discovery is this: 90% of all internet access problems are due to the member’s router. And 90% of those router issues can be solved by simply cycling the power...
As we stated in another article, the best way to get your router working again if it is not accessing the internet is to cycle the power on the router. But do NOT press the Reset button on your router. Pushing that Reset button is not the same thing as...
As you probably know, the box that plugs into your outdoor LCWA radio and provides Wi-Fi in your house is called a router. And from time to time we update the brand and model of the router that we recommend in our LCWA installations. Our latest choice is this: the...
Board and Officer Election Results You may have seen the emails announcing the March board election results, and here are those results again: Ken Perlow and Andi Klein were added to the board. Dana Simmons was re-elected to the Board. Continuing members of the board that were not up for election this...
Dear Members, 2018 has been a phenomenal year with a ton of major LCWA accomplishments helping our members. Here at the end of the year, I’d like to review what we’ve accomplished—maybe even gloat a little bit—because I am so proud of our volunteer organization! So read on to see...
In this month’s President’s Letter, I provide another member profile and many other announcements. Plus, a holiday party! Read on and enjoy the articles. Dana Simmons, President LCWA Member Profile: Nicholas Petrović and Apogee Spirulina Most of our LCWA members live in rural Santa Fe County and I am consistently amazed by the...
