April 30, 2007 17:58
Luis,
I'd love to help out but I'm not 'out there' yet and won't until next year. I'm also planning on being on the service 'user' end rather than 'provider end.
Don't get me wrong - I think what you guys have done for high seas communications on the Mac is fantastic. I'm just strongly advocating for a 'global' HF Mac solution such as Sailmail and Airmail now provide in the windows world. Xnet just isn't there yet from a coverage perspective. I certainly hope it does, but that doesn't help me or many other cruisers now.
I firmly believe HF is essential for the 'party line' type of communications with cruising nets etc, which effectively makes satellite communications an incremental cost, rather than a replacement for HF. I for one, and many others I know heading out, can't afford both. If it was an either/or decision it would be a lot easier, but it's not.
Keep up the good work and I hope someday I'll be able to use your service while out there cruising.
Scot
Scot
I'd love to help out but I'm not 'out there' yet and won't until next year. I'm also planning on being on the service 'user' end rather than 'provider end.
Don't get me wrong - I think what you guys have done for high seas communications on the Mac is fantastic. I'm just strongly advocating for a 'global' HF Mac solution such as Sailmail and Airmail now provide in the windows world. Xnet just isn't there yet from a coverage perspective. I certainly hope it does, but that doesn't help me or many other cruisers now.
I firmly believe HF is essential for the 'party line' type of communications with cruising nets etc, which effectively makes satellite communications an incremental cost, rather than a replacement for HF. I for one, and many others I know heading out, can't afford both. If it was an either/or decision it would be a lot easier, but it's not.
Keep up the good work and I hope someday I'll be able to use your service while out there cruising.
Scot
Scot