Beaver Island Michigan

For the longest time satellite internet has really been an absolute last ditch service if you absolutely need better than dialup speeds, however over the last year SpaceX has launched Starlink and it's an absolute game changer. While the startup fees may be slightly higher it is truly lightyears ahe...

Wear whatever mask you want, just please wear one! Wearing a mask vs not wearing one is not a political statement. COVID does not discriminate, has no politics and will infect republicans, democrats, independents and even felines! Please wear a mask. It makes my job more easy! Plus my dog would miss...

Batman, If by "covid crazys" you are referring to people like myself (anesthesiologist) who provide care to symptomatic COVID patients on what seems like an ever increasing, multiple times per day basis then thank you for denigrating my profession. Also, if you'd ever like to see what that...

Cathy: Your speed is unacceptable for what you are paying. It's below what they guarantee in their fair access policy. Bob: that might be a fair speed depending on which tier you subscribe to. I totally understand what Jeff is saying, Rick and TDS have made a tremendous positive impact on the island...

Carol, Sorry to hear about your service. I know a lot of the islanders are happy just to have any "high speed" internet at all, but like I said, with the increased bandwidth demands of things like netflix, hulu and HBO go, the problems will only get worse for the rest of the island. That b...

Hello all, I was finally able to make a trip back to the island this weekend and even though it's as beautiful as ever despite the plague of mosquitoes, I was disappointed to find out that tds has not kept up with the internet demands of the island. I spent several hours trouble shooting issues with...

Just in time for the Fourth of July parade, we are trialing a faster streaming version of the webcam, which can be seen here: http://powershardware.click2stream.com/ Unless the internet connection gets a little choppy, it should have full motion video. If it works well, it may be integrated into pow...

Another possibility for those that already have DSL. AT&T 3g Microcell: http://www.wireless.att.com/3gmicrocell/ Verizon Range Extender: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=gotoFemtocell These take your cell signal, and send it over the internet to Verizon/Sprint/AT&T/T...