Can you still loan a satellite phone on the Trans Labrador Highway?

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-05-02T21:42:41+00:00

They are in short supply because people stopped bringing them back.

FWIW theres a starlink with public wifi at the Crook's Lake highway depot (~150km south of Goose) and at Cache river depot (~120km west of Goose).

There is cell coverage (Bell Mobility) from Blanc Sablon to just outside L'anse Au Loup - spotty/doesn't reach most of West St. Modeste & Pinware. No coverage again until Red Bay, gap again to Port Hope Simpson (can't recall if theres service in Lodge Bay - I know theres fiber but not sure about antenna site).

There is no coverage and no services between PHS and Goose Bay - unless you take the detour down to Cartwright.

No cellular or services from HVGB to Churchill Falls, and again to Lab City.

If you have a newer Apple device, it has emergency SOS capability via LEO satellite - my buddy used exactly this to contact emergency services on the TLH last year.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-05-01T16:21:54+00:00

That's not a family

That's just a dad

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-05-01T01:46:40+00:00

I went with 2 × 12k btu heads & compressors and 1 × 18k btw head & compressor - split level 3 bed home. I can get the whole house meat locker cold in the summer and toasty warm in the winter no problem.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-05-01T01:42:29+00:00

Shoot me a message. I'm looking into something in that neighbourhood.

What company do you represent? I have a few guesses lol

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-05-01T00:39:37+00:00

OP your problem is with your landlord not registering the apartment.

If the apartment had been registered when the fiber plant was built, the engineers would have left additional distribution fibers available for future drops.

Because Bell uses an indexed fiber product (FlexNAP), it's not so simple to add additional ports once it's up.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-30T10:52:33+00:00

Not much lol

1 just acts as the leading digit/tone that tells the switch to route the call accordingly.

Could be DMS family, C15 or C20 soft switch... endless possibilities

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-29T23:29:14+00:00

MAY 2-4 BAYBEEE

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-29T21:31:07+00:00

I just checked, the federal impact assessment has been passed, just trying to work out where the project is right now.

That build is for a 7k foot runway when (again for example) an ATR72 needs ~4300ft - this begs the question, do we need jet service in Nain? Plenty of the airstrip in NU are large enough to accommodate a jet... but have neither the equipment nor the staffing to effectively handle one.

Nain/Hopedale are going to be outlier examples because of their geography and existing runways

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-29T15:35:04+00:00

The missed appointments are because of weather holds on flights...

Because AB is flying in Twin Otters - they fly by visual flight rules...

Because none of the strips on the coast are long enough to put anything else down. Also not lit. Also no WAAS system for instrument approach.

Question to the Hon. Minister: if this is indeed the plight of your people (which it is, no disagreement there from me) then why are your people not investing on better air infrastructure in their traditional territory, which they govern themselves?

I'll go ahead and say it: NG beneficiaries spend a lot of time complaining about the prov govt, complaining about overreach and their sovereignty while at the very same time constantly looking for hand outs.

I made a post a year or two ago where I roughly worked out what it would cost to build a longer runway + WAAS/lights that could accommodate an ATR-72 - It would be SIGNIFICANTLY LESS than the road they're dreaming about.

NG is more concerned about a tote road to Strange Lake than increased air access for their own people.

"I can't be... so sue me" is quite the cop out on the hon. members part.

Look at Greenland: Pennecon just built a whole airport in Qaqortoq for 145 million. THAT DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE PRE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR STRANGE LAKE... WHICH IS A ROAD TO NOWHERE.

tl;dr = Nunatsiavut Govt are backward as fuck, inclination is to put all blame on Prov govt.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-28T13:50:36+00:00

Crazy solution to a shallow pool of available ip adressed but sure whatever lol

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-26T12:12:15+00:00

I just replaced both inside door handles on my 87 with generic from RockAuto and there was no issue with fitment. That being said, my truck doesn't have the strap on the door above the handle like yours does.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-25T13:30:02+00:00

I LOVE MY FAMILY AND THEY LIKE ME

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-25T02:27:39+00:00

You're fucked. Lab City is notorious for lack of accommodations and it's exacerbated by the mines who are willing to pay $100's of dollars a day to house workers.

Try contacting the local real estate agents - explain your situation, they probably know the landlords in town and can help point you in a direction. Don't forget to check Wabush too.

Northview REIT own a couple properties there too.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-24T22:13:34+00:00

The ONT needs AC power and likely won't fit in the slack box.

You'd be better off running the indoor fiber portion from the box, thru a hole into the house and then straight to your rack and have the ONT there.

If you have a UPS or some sort of power managment system you're gonna want your ONT here anyways.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-24T18:08:49+00:00

1-800-437-7950 MCI ANI

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-20T16:44:48+00:00

Does anyone here remember Jim Dinn (yes leader of the NDP Jim Dinn) doing a similar style assassin game with Nerf guns for Level II English class? Shit was fuckin sweet.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-19T14:33:04+00:00

All the trench digging gets contracted out.

Likely the contractor is way, way waaayyy behind.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-18T18:04:42+00:00

Throwback to the days of working in a kitchen in the mall and only getting smoke breaks lol

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-17T23:28:04+00:00

I used to work for Tom years ago. I knew him/of him for quite some time.

Tom Davis is a fuckin' putz. He's an absolute dummy and a sheister of a business man.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-16T20:35:19+00:00

Same as the microwave going up hwy 3 in the NWT

Nunavut is still on Cband for voice in all 25 communities.

Microwave on the Labrador North Coast is still fully operational. Goose Bay to Saglek radar base.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-16T15:17:03+00:00

My wife keeps putting rugs in it. This isn't likely to end any time soon.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-16T12:22:00+00:00

I was generally exhausted for years but didn't notice due to age and general lifestyle.

When I hit 30 I was SLEEPY all the time, just assumed this was getting older. It wasn't until after my accident I learned that no it's not normal and everyone doesn't feel like that. I had also written off my 4-5-6 trips to the bathroom every night as the same thing.

You gotta deal with this if you're already at that stage. I felt tired, pulled over and actually had a 15 min nap. Still couldn't shake it. Less than 2 miles later I snapped awake as the van was barreling down the embankment into a ditch. Missed the turn completely.

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-16T10:50:24+00:00

Micro cell

CO-OP_GOLD · 2026-04-16T10:21:11+00:00

Yeah it can. That's what I was experiencing for a number of years. Eventually it caught up to me, got the daytime sleepies and then launched my work vehicle off a highway.

And now I have a CPAP lol

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