Monday, June 28, 2010

Why isn't the Board taking care of plants in limited common areas?

Plants, patios, steps in the limited common areas used to be the responsibility of individual homeowners. But then the Board changed the Bylaws (arguably in an unlawful manner, and without budgeting for the change) to make these the responsibility of the Association. Now it's not clear who is responsible for maintaining these.

I talked today to the folks who were trimming a tree overhanging my steps and car. He trimmed the tree over the sidewalk, but said his contract did not permit him to go into the limited common areas to trim that portion of the tree. He also said that's why they hadn't mulched the limited common area.

Why isn't the Board taking care of plants in limited common areas?

Monday, June 14, 2010

WiMAX now available in our area



I placed my order on Friday, June 18, received the CLEAR modem on Monday, and connected to the Internet in minutes.

With Verizon I was getting 1500 kbps downloads, and 375 kbps uploads. Here's what I'm getting on CLEAR.

BEST so far: Download Speed: 5528 kbps (691 KB/sec transfer rate); Upload Speed: 823 kbps (102.9 KB/sec transfer rate).
WORST so far: Download Speed: 2925 kbps (365.6 KB/sec transfer rate); Upload Speed: 154 kbps (19.3 KB/sec transfer rate).

The best I could get from Verizon DSL: Download Speed: 1529 kbps (191.1 KB/sec transfer rate); Upload Speed: 380 kbps (47.5 KB/sec transfer rate).

WiMAX competitor LTE (Long Term Evolution) is expected to be deployed next year, and appears to be the 4G favorite.

If you're looking for unlimited broadband at a reasonable price, check out CLEAR. It's now available in our area — see coverage map. Email Alan Hewitt at alan.hewitt@clearwire.com and tell him that Enver Masud referred you to him.

PS Here are test results from SpeedTest.net: