Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Internet? What Internet? The Grove Has No Signal!

Even when camping, citizens today find themselves for various reasons needing to have a RELIABLE internet connection. Simply stated, we in the Grove have no internet signal to speak of, cannot get online to check our email, or conduct our business. This is problematic for those who need to CHECK IN even when away on vacation.

The Internet service provider for Skyway is LinkSpot who charges those of us who want access to the internet a fee of $49.95 a month for the priviledge...a FAIR FEE only if one can get signal. For those who would like to complain to Link Spot, work to get us OUR SIGNAL, I recommend you contact the company:

LinkSpot, an ICOA Company

111 Airport Road
Warwick, RI 02889
USA

Tel: +1-401-352-2300
Fax: +1-401-352-2323
Email: info@icoacorp.com

What "The Grove's" crack reporters can tell you about the situation...

First, one of the antennae at Skyway seems to have been out completely for some time now. Further issues revolve around the signal amplifiers that are not functioning. Word has it that a technician has been out at the park, and new amplifiers ARE ON ORDER with expected installation of them slated for sometime in the next TWO-THREE WEEKS, or just in time for the Fourth of July holiday. LinkSpot is also (supposedly) looking into securing more bandwidth for Skyway, but states cost verse profits clouds the possibility...it's noted here that the cost of securing more bandwidth could be more than justified if LinkSpot started providing Internet Access that was reliable enough to justify us spending our hard earned dollars subscribing to their service. Right now, with most of us unable to get signal, LinkSpot is, simply stated, a bad investment. Hopefully the supposed infrastructure improvements will change that reality, and we as campers will have our access to the World Wide Web.

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