szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

Another day, another dollar.

We sure work cheap.

#RuralBroadband #EasternPoland

One of the most important things to keep in mind during #RuralBroadband installations on tall masts in vegetable gardens is to not trample the plants on the ground. People can live without Internet, they can't live without food :)

We were supposed to start early with #RuralBroadband installations, but it turned out that a public #library 20 km away lost its connection. This was not my business, but my technician knew about the problem, knew the place, knew how to fix it. We also knew that people responsible for fixing it wouldn't get there earlier than late next week. We lost an hour and a half, drove extra 40 kilometres, and had to tell one customer that they'd have to wait for their Netflix until Monday. But the library is back online.

A #SpectrumWar is rising in Poland for 3.8 – 4.2 GHz. We might get wiped out. #RuralBroadband

Off to another #RuralBroadband installation.

Another successful #RuralBroadband installation. Our local assistant was very young and eager to learn. No damage to the cables.

#DogsOfMastodon

Today's #RuralBroadband installation. They've been very patient, they didn't yap at us. It was worth it. They had 2 Mbps DL in the morning, 20 Mbps now. Not bad for a remote rural location surrounded by trees.

All those dogs, and one cat, are strays that came to this place and were not kicked out, but found a warm welcome.

#DogsOfMastodon #CatsOfMastodon

Trying to connect to Mastodon. Or maybe a dragon. Doesn't matter. Any connection will be fine in this radio desert.

#RuralBroadband

One nice thing about our #RuralBroadband installations in a generally flat area – you get to climb high and see sights.

U mnie działa.

It's working for me.

#RuralBroadband

A 60 ft tall mast is the most important piece of hardware when you have to establish a reliable connection to the cloud in a rural area. #RuralBroadband

#RuralBroadband installation assistant. She was a very good assistant. 30 Mbps in an area where rows of old trees tend to block the signal. 11/10.

#DogsOfMastodon

In the morning this house had 3 Mbps download at most. We replaced previous provider's terminal with a pretty similar one, raised it just by 2 metres, and now they have 25 Mbps – more than they need. #RuralBroadband is not easy, but we do what we can.

Rural Eastern Poland is poor. People here live in houses they can't afford to finish. But they care about their children and their future. The small terminal in the center of the picture can easily handle 40 Mbps. #RuralBroadband #EasternPoland

Mud. I hate mud. Though not as much as nazis.

Another #RuralBroadband installation that could have been perfect if we hadn't gotten stuck in mud. The joy of living and working in the #wetlands of #EasternPoland.

I totally forgot that yesterday I put up an Internet terminal at the side of the house, for testing.

#RuralBroadband

Fortunately someone built a 12 metre lamppost in the middle of a nice nowhere surrounded by beautiful forests. We've added some 5 metres and now get stable 50/5 Mbps, which is an improvement over the previous unstable 3/0.5 Mbps. #RuralBroadband

This is not an unusual sight during #RuralBroadband installations in #EasternPoland, a few kilometres from the border with Ukraine, but they usually don't fly so close. Fortunately for us the military helicopter flew high enough to not clip the internet terminal we put on a tall mast on the house :)

The horns on my vehicle are larger than the horns on his vehicle,

Today, on my way to yet another #RuralBroadband installation. #Cows need good access to Internet too.

This is why we called off the #RuralBroadband installations we had planned for today. Climbing roofs in this weather is not a good idea.