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damps
Jul 28, 06 - 8:07 AM |
High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
It appears that the Lake Anna area is receiving attention for High Speed Wireless Internet stemming from this news release. Consider calling Virginia Broadband 1-877-299-8222 (VABB) and getting the latest information and availability for your location. I understand that they now have a tower online in Spotsylvania off of Route 208 with additional capability expected in the coming months. Is anyone getting service yet? How is it? |
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damps
Aug 2nd, 2006 - 5:30 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
Got a post card advertisement in the mail from VABB today. Looks like they are beginning to advertize. A tower coverage radius appears to be 4.5 miles. They are placing towers at REC substations. Another tower at the Kentucky Springs/Carrs Bridge intersection substation in the next 90 days. Under discussions for one near the dam. Anyone know any more information. Looks like I have another 90 day wait before I can jump. Hope it will be worth it. |
LakeAnnaInfo.net
 Aug 4th, 2006 - 11:06 AM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
Has anyone used this service and can recommend it? |
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damps
Aug 8th, 2006 - 4:32 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
I have talked with one customer that is satisfied. Had some day 1 problems but appears happy with the service. VABB advises that they are not getting the expected range from the Spotsylvania tower on Rt208. They are going to investiate and maybe change the antennas. Carrs Bridge and Kentucky Springs tower is next in line somewhere in the next 30-90 days. Sounds like Buckner area will be the next after that. Thats all I know today. |
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damps
Sep 2nd, 2006 - 9:27 AM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
Talked with VABB yesterday re wireless tower at Kentucky Springs & Carrs Bridge Rd in Louisa County. They anticipate installation by 15 Sept and first customers off of that tower within 2 weeks later. They call that tower the Elk Creek tower. |
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damps
Sep 14th, 2006 - 6:53 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
According to the CV dated 14 Sept 2006 Page C-5, CVALINK and Standard Broadband have merged and created Rural Broadband Networks (RBBN), a high speed wireless Internet service that reaches area of Louisa, Mineral, and Lake Anna. Another company with more emphasis on wireless. Yea!! Check out www.rbbn.net. |
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damps
Sep 27th, 2006 - 6:31 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
Bad news, the Elk Creek tower has been placed on hold status pending an engineering resolution to clearing the tree line with the antenna. I cannot get a feeling if this is a short or long term hold. They told me to call back in two weeks. Stay tuned. As I have seen little to no activity there, I now believe we may be looking at next year before they get something up and running. I hope I am wrong. |
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damps
Oct 23rd, 2006 - 7:37 AM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
VABB has announced the substation at Carrs Bridge and Kentucky Springs is not a viable site to use. They have dropped all plans for this site and are now looking around for a new site. So we are probably looking at early next year before we will see any coverage for the lower end of the lake. |
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Daugherty
Feb 8th, 2007 - 1:26 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
I just bought a house on Lake Anna and with my work was fretting over my options for high speed. The only coverage I found that was possible was Hugesnet. However, Verizon has a wireless satellite card for laptops and I have found that it works quite well. I am able to log on remotely via a vpn from my home using this service. It isn't quite as fast as cable but pretty close. |
Sandy Voellinger
Mar 23rd, 2007 - 8:05 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
I spoke to vabb yesterday about service to both waters, down off Carr's bridge road. They explained that they are waiting for the technology infrastructrure study to be completed July 1st for Lousia County being preformed by cityscape. Once this is done, they are planning to install coverage for the remainder of lake anna in louisa county over the next 4 month's till complete. |
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Stephen Hoffman
Jul 15th, 2007 - 9:40 PM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
what is the latest on hi speed internet va broadband ? how does it compare to hughes net |
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damps
Jul 18th, 2007 - 10:55 AM |
Re: High Speed Wireless Internet @ Lake Anna
I don't think much has changed in the last year. Hughes and wildblue satellite services are both used around the lake. VABB.com supports some of the middle of the lake from a tower at the Power substation on Rt208 in spotsy. The north end of the lake has some broadband operation but not sure future state. Standardbroadband.com and cvalink were to merge and form rbbn.net but I cannot detect the current state of that. Louisa activity is still on hold pending their requirements review of telecommunication sites. So right now only satellite. That's better than dialup but if you are trying gaming or secure communications back to your work location, it will be slow and maybe unusuable to your satisfaction. I am on the lower part of the lake and still waiting for something other than satellite. |
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