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duffless2323.livejournal.com

I am thinking of getting rid of cable in favor of watching things via roku, over the air HD etc.

I am just learning about this, I didn't even know there were over the air HD channels until the other day.

I currently have RCN for HD tv & DVR and "Mach 5" Internet. I just got a ROKU player, but I may trade it in for TIVO HD and get a digital antenna, but I'm not sure yet. I have a plasma, so I would like to get the best picture quality possible, I like having all the channels but mostly it's just background noise and I dvr network shows with a few exceptions.

I am wondering what set ups people are doing to get around cable? What works well in this area? There seem to be a lot of possible combos. Thanks.

teko.livejournal.com

My household's connection speeds with Comcast seem to have gone downhill steeply recently, to the point where I've been comparison shopping RCN and Clear. Comcast says that they're doing service in the Somerville/Davis Square area and have been for the past week or so, with an indefinite completion date. Have other Comcast users in the area had their quality degrade recently as well?

alwaysborrowed8.livejournal.com

Hey guys,
What blogs do you follow that focus specifically (or mainly) on Somerville? News, business, events, opinions, whatever - just looking to find active local blogs! Thanks. Any and all suggestions appreciated!

susienw.livejournal.com

Hi Davis Square residents and Davis Square lovers! First of all, I wanted to let you know I contacted the moderators of the Davis Square LiveJournal and they gave me permission to post here. My name is Susie and I'm the Social Media Marketer for NabeWise, the new website that allows you to understand any neighborhood as if you've already lived there, so you can explore the world on a local level, discover new places, and find the neighborhoods that are right for you. I noticed NabeWise was mentioned here a while ago, but I wanted to explain a little about the company and why you might be interested in it. I didn't want to appear like I was just "plugging" my company, but the moderators told me I was welcome to post... I'm also a Boston-based blogger, so I know how annoying PR pitches can be! Please feel free to disregard if you're not interested :)

If you've ever moved to a new city, you probably know how difficult it is to find the best neighborhood for you and your family. Sure, you can Google your life away and ask everyone who will talk to you, but wouldn't it be better to have all that information organized in one place? That's where NabeWise comes in. The NabeWise website helps people who are moving to a city pick the best neighborhood for them. It can also assist travelers in figuring out exactly what part of a city they want to book a hotel in or visit. On our site, users can review and rate neighborhoods in the Boston-area (and a bunch of other cities, too).

Of course, Davis Square is one of the featured neighborhoods on the website. And we'd love for you to come check out our Davis Square neighborhood page and share your own thoughts. You must already be proud of your neighborhood, considering Davis Square currently ranks as the #1 trendiest neighborhood in the Boston-area and #3 in terms of awesome public transportation. Do you agree? And do you disagree with the fact that our users have been rating Davis Square #92 in terms of being quiet and #74 for parks (these are all out of 111 neighborhoods). Also, so far reviewers are using words like "hippies," "alternative," and "indie" to describe the neighborhood. Are these words would you use to describe Davis Square?

If you love your neighborhood, feel free to head over to our Davis Square NabeWise page and share your thoughts on the hood. Do you have "insider" information that you think potential newcomers should know? NabeWise is the place to do it! From checking out your LiveJournal, it looks like you guys are pretty passionate about Davis Square, so I hope you'll share your thoughts on NabeWise. I currently live in Brookline, but always say if I had to move anywhere else in the area, it would be Davis Square. It's definitely one of my favorite hoods to hang out in, mainly because it's so lively and there's so much to do.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me at Susan@NabeWise.com and make sure to follow us on twitter at @NabeWiseBoston. I hope to see you over at NabeWise!

push-stars.livejournal.com

Anyone know anything about this? We received a letter stating we had to setup a time to have their technician come in and convert us. I had been trying to talk my wife into dumping cable (and Phone) to do everything with an Internet connection and an antenna using a free phone like Ooma, (kind of like MagicJack). She objected stating a solid land line phone is reliable and works even when the power goes out -- An important Safety issue.

Well they put our New Modem in about 2 weeks ago and it has already gone out twice taking the phone down along with the Internet. I can't call my house right now and there is no easy way to check for missed calls when the service comes back. They want me to wait at home ALL DAY Saturday (no 3 hours slots available), their technicians have "hectic schedules" so they can't guarantee a call prior to showing up... They can; however, guarantee a $49.95 Charge if I miss them...

Has anyone tried that new Clear Internet 4g wireless service? Is DSL still available? I need a fast connections and I see that Comcast charges 100 Plus for their fastest service.

If we don't win the Google Fiber, shouldn't Somerville start our own municipal fiber broadband service?

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teele-sq.livejournal.com

I'm looking for a GPS based tracking system for MBTA buses so I can figure out when they're running late etc. I mostly take the 77,86,87,88,89. Having a single APP that also tracks the trains would be nice.

So many choices!!
http://mbta.com/rider_tools/apps/

Anyone have one they're using and happy with? I'm soliciting recommendations. Thank you.

thetathx1138.livejournal.com

As Ron mentioned before, Patch.com is opening a Somerville site, and it'll debut at 1:30pm tomorrow at somerville.patch.com.

I've worked with the Patch folks, helping to assemble their local listings; they've got a good, dedicated local crew and the editor, Denise Taylor, is great and will be doing some local coverage herself (this is very much the whole "send a reporter to meetings" kind of thing).

If you'd like events to be covered, contact Denise directly at deniset@patch.com.

skokefoe.livejournal.com

After a couple years as a Somervillian, I've moved to the magical land of Cambridge, but still near Davis Square. I was a relatively happy RCN customer, and am now a Comcast customer who is pleased with reliability and speeds, but is annoyed by 250gb/month bandwidth usage limits and price (not interested in Comcast's TV offerings or various other bundles).

I just learned that Earthlink has cable Internet service (re-sold Comcast service?) and wondered if anyone has experience with them? I couldn't find old relevant threads here nor really anything on DSLreports or elsewhere, would appreciate any information. Earthlink advertises it as a 6.0Mbps cable connection.

*edit*
I forgot to mention, I'd happily consider other high-speed options, if people have them.

thisissolar.livejournal.com

According to NabeWise, a site for exploring neighborhoods in different cities, Davis Square is the #1 trendiest neighborhood in Boston. As someone who used to live in Davis, I think it's pretty true. Anyone else think so?

Current Location: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge

ron_newman

Looks like we have another hyperlocal news site to compete with Wicked Local (Somerville Journal) and the Somerville News and Boston.com. It's called PostSomerville.com.

But I can't find any information whatsoever about who has put this site together, or whether it is part of a larger chain. Anyone know anything about it at all?

(Rumor has it that AOL Patch.com is also coming to Somerville soon, but it isn't here yet.)

aquaflame16.livejournal.com

Guess what I discovered?!
The 89 and 101 are now on nextbus!
Woohoo!
The system is still a little confused by the two routes for the 89, see stop listing here, but it works.
(The main problem with this confusion is that you can't currently use the end point stations for predictions, but if you try it just says "no current predictions" so you might think it's not working for that bus when it's just that stop. I have no idea whether this will be fixed or not. The 101 seems to be having a bit of the same problem in a few spots.)

If anyone doesn't know about NextBus, it is a real-time arrival predictor for buses, and it is amazingly helpful for bus travelers. (I believe it now covers all buses in this area, and possible all buses system-wide. The 89 and 101 were not on until recently, so I'm super excited that they've been added now.)

You can access it on the nextbus website, by text, phone call (# is listed on website prediction page), or various smartphone apps.
(It can be a little confusing to learn to use it by text msg, but once you figure it out and get some stops saved it's awesome. This is what I do.

ETA: I've played around with it and discovered that the stops between Davis and Powderhouse DO work for the 89 if you use the proper stop numbers, for example by looking them up on the 96 list.
So Davis busway 5104; CollegeAve@Hall 5019; College@Kidder 5020
If you're texting you can specify route initially like this "nbus mbta r89 5019" will give you the 89 at College@Hall.
Then once you've looked up any stop once you can save it as anything you like and then use that to look up that route at that stop. (I keep a list in the notepad of my phone of saved stops, which I call things like bsq89 or 96porter.)

pinktoe12.livejournal.com

GREAT NEWS - The T has added more routes to the Next Bus system. Routes now available are #1,#4,#15,#22,#23,#28,#32,#39,#57,#66,#71,#73,#77,#111,#114,#116 and #117 I tested it on the #66 and it is working perfectly on my cellphone.

LINK TO WEBSITE

CELLPHONE INFO

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zmgmeister.livejournal.com

Do any corner stores around here sell prepaid cards where you scratch off and get a password for so-many minutes of 800-access dialup internet? I know this is the home of WoW-loving bandwidth junkies, but I want like a $5 card I can carry in my wallet for emergencies.
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ron_newman

Today's Globe g section has a long feature article about online restaurant-review sites. It includes a full-page photo of Grover Taylor, the owner of Eat at Jumbo's in Ball Square. He's suing Yelp:

Grover Taylor, owner of Eat at Jumbo’s in Somerville, says his ratings dropped sharply last year when he declined to advertise on the site. “They called every week, telling me I needed to pay $500 a month to advertise. When I said no, a lot of one-star reviews started appearing on top. And then the phone would ring. Hi, this is Art from Yelp. We can make them disappear.’’ Taylor says the calls slowed and changed tone when he told the Yelp agent he was joining the class action suit. “Art stopped calling. A new guy from Yelp is calling now.’’

(For those interested, here is Eat at Jumbo's Yelp page)

cos

I made a (relatively) new Davis Square page: http://www.facebook.com/DavisSq

bobobb.livejournal.com

Comcast just raised my rates to $71 for internet and basic cable. I feel like this is really high and wanted to see if other people in the community were getting better rates with a different company.

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hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com

I'm looking to get high speed internet at my apartment. For some reason Verizon does not support DSL on my line, so cable is my only option. I see that we have both RCN and Comcast in Somerville so I was wondering if one was any better than the other. I am not interested in cable TV, just internet service.

tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com

a friend of mine from london is temporarily stranded in boston on account of the volcano (she was trying to get home from a work trip in indiana, and the plane turned around because it couldn't land in dublin) and she has to get online to do some work while she's here. in the interests of her not having to hang out in my house all week, where can she go that's got free/low cost wifi where she can sit for a couple of hours without being hassled? i already mentioned the diesel and the blue shirt cafe and starbucks - i think she's going to the diesel today - and she'll be reimbursed so she doesn't mind having to pay for it. it has to be walking distance or accessible by public transportation, but she's not confined to greater davis square.

help?

(i'm not sure how to tag this. i went with "wifi".)

hallie-mathia.livejournal.com

Hi guys! It's been a million years, but I finally have something new on my davissquare.wordpress.com blog. I've had the article done for a few weeks, but due to some technical difficulties with the accompanying multimedia slideshow (pictures + audio), it's JUST now getting up.

I did a profile on Outside the Lines (www.outsidethelinesstudio.org/). It was an amazing experience and I really enjoyed working on the article. Here's the direct link to the article:

davissquare.wordpress.com/articles/

Next up? Three more articles due within a month (eeek!). As always, I'll keep you guys posted...and as always, thank you all for your help. I appreciate it more than I can say.

Hallie

nvidia99999.livejournal.com

The City of Somerville is pulling out all the stops in its courtship of Google, sending a homemade video to the company last week as part of its bid to become a pilot community for Google's new high-speed broadband network.

The video, narrated by the former “Voice of Somerville” Tom Champion, describes a “historic, sophisticated, and richly diverse” city with a penchant for new technology. Comic relief is provided by local celebrities Jimmy Tingle and Jimmy Del Ponte, who appears atop Prospect Hill dressed as “Lady Google.” At the close of the video, 100 Somerville high school athletes dressed head-to-toe in Google colors spell out the firm's name on Dilboy Field.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2010/04/somerville_aims_to_impress_goo.html

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Getting rid of cable.

Comcast current speeds?

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Rep Your Davis Square 'Hood on NabeWise

RCN "upgrading" phones in Somerville to "Digital"..??.

Smart Phone App for tracking MBTA Buses

Somerville gets its own Patch

Experience with Earthlink cable internet service?

Is Davis Square, in Fact, the Trendiest Neighborhood in the Boston Area?

PostSomerville.com -- who is this?

nextbus (89 and 101!!!!)

MBTA adds Next Bus service to #77 the #1 and #66

Prepaid dialup cards?

Eat at Jumbo's joins lawsuit against Yelp

Davis Square Facebook Page

Cheaper internet/cable?

High Speed Internet Providers

wifi for a stranded brit

FINALLY - a new article up!

Somerville aims to impress Google with community video