I will look into the cooling towel next chance I get. Max is my boy and I'll do whatever it takes to keep him well and happy. As limiting as a pet can be he is my reason to get up every morning, usually before anyone else. He keeps me grounded as well as moving when some days I would just do nothing at all.
I am here at the Coloradjo GTG after putting 700+ miles in the last few days and 800+ since Flagstaff. I parted ways with Dave when he had RV troubles again for the third day in a row. The last I heard from him was he was in a RV park and thinks the Tioga is dead. It's wiring so I know given a chance he can work it out.
I came in from Colorado Springs instead of my usual route from Denver through Jefferson, I was saddened to hear that the small grocery in Jefferson may be closed. There is shopping in Conifer and Fairplay but it is a drive either way. The drive took quite a bit out of me so I have been limited to setting up and testing the internet, a little chatting and walking Max. Still it is great to be back in the old stomping grounds again, I have missed it.
As for internet, it is the first time I have had the full system up here. I know that AT&T is on HESPA+ and pulls from two towers with the closest one being congested. Streaming is possible but pretty weak. I also tested the T-Mobile which comes in as LTE/ band 12. It gets a good signal in the booster but I know the tower is quite a ways off. Streaming is better than with AT&T but still isn't what I had hoped for. I can tell you that so far each service is on a tower in different directions so I have to move the antenna each time I switch hotsopts. I did do a limited test on my Verizon 3G hotspot and got almost full signal with the antenna in the AT&T direction. Again it did okay except for streaming but I will fine tune it today. I also know that Sprint is on 3G up here as my LTE hotspot shows a signal but no internet. I will use mt Freedompop Sprint hotspot to find its tower and see what it can do.
So this is the area I built the system for. So far it is not a stunning success but it isn't a failure either. The last trip up here my Cricket phone would get a weak signal from early morning till around 9 am. Then the tower would breath as it became congested and I would get no signal at all. At least now I can stay connected, cruise the forums and use work a rounds for streaming. That in itself is a huge improvement as most will get very little or nothing at all. I will finish tweaking the Verizon and Sprint in a bit here and report that too.
