[Magdalen] A little IT help, please

[Gillian Barr]

Nyet.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 9:02 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about Russia?  Can you see Russia??
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 8:58 PM Gillian Barr <gillian.barr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > >
> > --
> > Gillian R. Barr
> > Providence, RI
> >
>
>
> --
> 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