[Magdalen] A little IT help, please

[Gillian Barr]

I can see Rhode Island from my house. (And New York too, on a clear day.)

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 12:01 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just barely out of Rhode Island by the looks of it. Congratulations on the
> new call, maybe not so new but the first I've heard of it!
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 9:51 AM Gillian Barr <gillian.barr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Oh yes. We intersected in various ways in RI. One thing about Dio of
> > RI--they don't understand the word "retired." :-) Like most dioceses now,
> > they are using retired clergy extensively to fill gaps where folks can no
> > longer afford clergy who need benefits.
> >
> > Btw, I'm now in Stonington CT. IN August I became rector at Calvary
> Church
> > Stonington and am extremely blessed and happy, if exhausted.
> > Https://calvarychurchstonington.org
> >
> > Gillian
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 9:37 AM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Gillian. Nice to "see" you. Have you met my former rector, Michael
> > > Pearson, who retired to Rhode Island?
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 9:31 AM Gillian Barr <gillian.barr at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lots of churches had this problem on Sunday according to the chatter
> on
> > > > Episcopal Communicators. We were thinking that no one at  ISPs
> > > anticipated
> > > > Sunday at 9-11 as being a time of high demand and every church in
> > America
> > > > trying to livestream simultaneously.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Gillian
> > > > Looking in from lurkdom
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 12:34 PM Grace Cangialosi <
> gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I think I'm limited to this one provider.  I tried to get something
> > > else
> > > > a
> > > > > couple of years ago for another reason and was told that this is my
> > > only
> > > > > option.  My daughter lives about five miles from me, and they have
> > two
> > > > > options.
> > > > > I refuse to buy a dish, and we don't have cable where I live.  At
> > > least I
> > > > > don't have to have dial-up.  And at least I have wifi; many areas
> in
> > > our
> > > > > county don't.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm going to head over to the library parking lot in a little
> while.
> > > > > xfinity has just published all the hotspots in the area where you
> can
> > > > > access their service for free, so there is hope!
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 11:09 AM Chad Wohlers <chad at satucket.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > It might also help to complain to your provider and mention that
> X
> > > > > > provider at your daughter's gives much better service.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In my experience, internet problems are usually a problem with
> the
> > > ISP,
> > > > > > not you. Although of late, something in Lee's Chromebook floods
> our
> > > > > > connection with traffic and won't let go.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Other than that, so far, so good up here in the wilds of Vermont.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Chad Wohlers
> > > > > > chad at satucket.com
> > > > > > Woodbury, VT   USA
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 3/23/2020 10:31 AM, Brian Reid wrote:
> > > > > > > You will keep having this problem unless your ISP changes its
> > > traffic
> > > > > > > shaping policies, which is unlikely to happen given the huge
> > > increase
> > > > > > > in home internet usage because COVID-19.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 2020-03-23 5:23 am, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > > > > > >> Thanks, Brian—I’ll try that. Does this mean I’ll keep having
> > this
> > > > > > >> problem from now on, or is it likely to be intermittent? Now
> > that
> > > I
> > > > > > >> think about it, my computer does seem to be faster at my
> > > daughter’s
> > > > > > >> than at my house; she has a different provider. I just figured
> > it
> > > > was
> > > > > > >> my laptop.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Grace Cangialosi
> > > > > Ruckersville, VA
> > > > >
> > > > > *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things
> with
> > > > great
> > > > > love."*
> > > > > *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
> > > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Gillian R. Barr
> > > > Providence, RI
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Christopher Hart
> > >
> > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > >
> > --
> > Gillian R. Barr
> > Providence, RI
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
>
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Gillian R. Barr
Providence, RI