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Thirty Days with the AP6 Pro from Alta Labs Inc.

My Thirty Days with the AP6 Pro Wireless access point from Alta Labs Inc. AP6 Pro likes and features I find helpful. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will have seen some first looks I posted of the new Alta Labs WiFi access points. I don’t do unboxing videos. There are several videos on YouTube if you want to see such things. They do it better than I can, so why reinvent the wheel. What I want to write...

Review: Tubes should be on your reading list

“Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet” by Andrew Blum is a captivating exploration of the physical infrastructure of the internet. The book takes us, as the reader, through the pipes, wires, and data centers that make up the internet and provides an in-depth look at the people and technology behind it. Andrew Blumcprovides a unique perspective on the internet, showing that it is not just a virtual space but a physical one as well. Throughout the book, he details his...

February 6, 2023 by j2sw Reviews

Some Mikrotik SXT photos and first thoughts.

I have been wanting to do some photos and thoughts on the Mikrotik SXTR-LTEs and other Mikrotik LTE products. I recently fired one up using dual sims. One is from Tmobile and one is from At&T. Verizon is pretty nonexistent in my area. I am about 2.5 miles away from a Tmobile tower and about a mile from a fiber-fed AT&T monopole. As you notice in the following photo I am pretty buried in trees. Some initial notes. Setup of LTE is a...

May 5, 2020 by j2sw Equipment Gear LTE Mikrotik Reviews xISP