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  4. My Next Moves

    in Finances and Investing

  5. Will your next car be electric?

    in Other Topics

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    There are those with the imagination and vision to venture into the unknown.  There are others with the practical knowledge and mechanical skills to recognize the challenges and make it happen.  It takes both kinds of people to create.   It's foolish and unproductive to criticize either.

  7. What are you reading?

    in Activities and Hobbies

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    8 hours ago, Jim & Alice said:

    Just about to finish " The Ruin of the Roman Empire", by Classical Historian James O'Connell, about the slow dissolution of the Roman Empire in the 6th Century

    Hey Jim and Alice.  How about saving me having to read this book and answer a quick question.

    I've heard all my life that the fall of the Roman Empire was due to the Romans voting to give themselves more benefits than they were willing/able to pay for.  Any truth to that?  Thanks.

     

  12. Special Licensing for RV's

    in General RV Information

    Posted · Edited by durangodon

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    3 hours ago, bruce t said:

    He was caught doing 90mph in a 40ft DP. It was his first trip in a motorhome!!! Next day a 35ft gas A class pulled in. He was in his 80s. First ever motorhome. He was their because the motorhome could not maintain 80mph up hill.

     

    I think I found one of them.

     

  14. Renogy self heating lithium battery

    in Technical Tips and Tricks

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    1 hour ago, GlennWest said:

    Why, just takes away from the AH of the battery to heat it. So put in heated area.

    Why?  I guess you'll have to think outside your Teton box to come up with that answer.  Not all RV's have heated space where a battery can be placed, unless you want to be stepping over your batteries while cooking dinner or using the toilet, etc.  Just suffice to say that there are applications where such a heated battery serves a purpose.  If you have no need for one, that's great.  Everyone doesn't share your circumstances.

  15. Renogy self heating lithium battery

    in Technical Tips and Tricks

    Posted

    2 hours ago, GlennWest said:

    With no off gassing with lithium this seems to be a small group that would need this. We can put lithium in heated and cooled areas. 

    The battery is not limited to RV usage.  Also, many rv's have battery compartments which are not in climate controlled areas.  Why move the battery inside when there is already a compartment built and designed for batteries?

  16. Even better than Satellite TV: Satellite Radio!

    in Satellite TV and Radio on the Road

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Darryl&Rita said:

    Make sure to use a credit card that will expire before the next anniversary. When they try to auto renew, and fail, they'll be in touch with all kinds of promo goodies.

     

    2 hours ago, vermilye said:

    I don't give them a credit card - they bill me (although they first tell me the deal is only available with a card).  I do have to call every 6 months and threaten to drop the service.  Somehow they always "find" a new & different $5.00 promotion for the next 6 months...

    Thanks to both of you.

    This is exactly why I don't have the service.  It's not worth $20 and I don't care to jump through hoops otherwise.

  17. Even better than Satellite TV: Satellite Radio!

    in Satellite TV and Radio on the Road

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    16 minutes ago, podwerkz said:

    And for $5 (plus taxes and fees!) a month on the promo plans....(total about $77 a year) what's the issue?

     

     

    I get the $5 month offers continuously.  I would pay that.  However, in the fine print it says that you have to use your credit card and that after one year it goes to like $20+ a month.  The only way to end service is by calling them.

    Two questions.  How do you continue to receive it at the promotion price?  How much grief do they give you when you call to cancel service?

    Thanks.

  19. Reason to sell Tesla??

    in Finances and Investing

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Vladimir said:

    My point was that relying on camera's only is probably a dead end when it comes to self-driving cars.  You really do need lidar.  

    Tesla's by dropping Lidar and relying on camera's only is going to fall behind in that race.

    You may be totally right.  Just curious, though.  How do you know this?  You're a retired forester.  Tesla has some of the brightest young engineering minds in the world working on this.  They think otherwise.  I guess only time will tell.

  22. "5G vs Starlink: The Internet Race" and "Starlink Moves Closer to Matching or Even Beating Fixed Broadband Speeds"

    in Internet Access on the Road

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    2 hours ago, RV_ said:

    However, just ten billion dollars are required to deploy and maintain the Starlink constellation. In comparison to 5G, a 5% investment can provide high-speed broadband internet to the entire planet.

     

    2 hours ago, RV_ said:

    5G isn't all that groundbreaking. Yes, it can give high-speed internet, but you'll need a line of sight to the cell tower to reach that speed, which isn't practical. Your internet connection will diminish if there is no line of sight, negating all of the benefits of 5G.

     

    2 hours ago, RV_ said:

    Starlink is a global service. This low-cost high-speed internet service is available to everyone, everywhere.

    I'm a Musk and Starlink fan, hopefully it will fulfill my needs someday soon.  However, I don't totally agree with a couple of comments in the first article.

    Yes, Starlink will be available to most places on the planet.  No, it will not be available to everyone.  By Starlink's own estimates, it will not have enough bandwidth to furnish broadband to highly populated areas.  As long as those who have little alternative (rural) are using it, there will be enough to go around, but it will not be sufficient to replace urban alternatives.

    I also don't think that an investment of $500 plus $100 per month qualifies as "low cost", compared to cable or dsl.  It is competitive with cellular and satellite service, however.

    Also, Starlink requires line of sight.

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