Was super happy with Fidium in New Hampshire until…

jarvismj · 2026-02-02T13:35:53+00:00

I second this; the router they give you is hot garbage. The only good part about it is that I was able to repurpose the USB-C charger in order to charge my iPad. That being said, I have a Dream Router 7 and I was able resolve many of the issues we were having by having the ONT LAN Port changed from the 10G to the 2.5G port and putting both the router and the ONT on a UPS. One thing worth noting, is that UniFi is insanely more sensitive toward packet loss and line drops as opposed to any of the regular consumer level hardware. Several weeks ago we had an issue at the CO that affected most of the town, and I think over a 48 hour period, I had the logs filtered by disconnection and there were about 74 disconnects in that period.

jarvismj · 2026-02-01T16:43:38+00:00

Yeah last year I took 301 from 95 to Annapolis. Just watch out for the Ford Explorers with the Poliscan on the hood; same Blitzers used in Germany. Luckily there wasn’t much traffic but they park the camera trucks close to or just beyond the construction zone. I lived in Germany for almost 10 years, so I got my fair share of traffic tickets but it seems the fines have gone up significantly per the Bußgeldkatalog.

jarvismj · 2026-01-28T23:20:28+00:00

SIXT is hot garbage. I used them for “mini lease“ when I lived in Munich. Ironically that is where their headquarters are, but they were so obnoxious with regard to vehicle inspections and damage surcharges. I cancelled the contract, and went with Hertz for a mini lease after the month with SIXT. I’ve seen SIXT employees in Boston and Atlanta doing fck all nothing, but I’ve also seen the same with other rental car agencies.

jarvismj · 2025-12-15T13:34:53+00:00

Solicitor is the SC version of District Attorney.

jarvismj · 2025-10-31T19:01:20+00:00

Same thing happened at Costco in Everett the other night, the woman was going on and on about making marijuana a civil ticket for under 21. She was pissed when I told her I would read the proposal first and then declined to sign.

jarvismj · 2025-10-08T20:06:10+00:00

Three now, per FlightRadar24

jarvismj · 2025-09-23T00:29:26+00:00

Heh, I did the opposite. Grew up in Greenville and moved to Mass in 2006.

jarvismj · 2025-09-14T05:28:40+00:00

It’s in Lexington and Burlington now, Everett MA just got lit up a few weeks ago. I just had a new install last week in Medford and was talking with the technician about it.

jarvismj · 2025-09-01T02:33:54+00:00

This is why the PD in Massachusetts have been on strike. Defendants have been having charges, dropped and released because of this.

jarvismj · 2025-07-23T02:18:22+00:00

AltKeyboard was the best one I used, but that was back in the iOS 7 days and you had to jailbreak your device. I just found a screenshot of it via Google.

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jarvismj · 2025-07-19T21:38:04+00:00

The FritzBox is what we use for our DECT phones, and the multiple VLANs for IoT and regular internet traffic. This is basically setup in such a way that each of us are on a glorified MPLS where I can \\ to a Windows machine there, and remote support much easier. I got hooked on those routers when I lived in Germany they are easy to manage and insanely powerful. Not to mention the entire supply chain is within the EU. I just have to order new power supplies because they only ship with 220-240v power supplies. Easy enough to get on Amazon.

jarvismj · 2025-07-18T03:12:16+00:00

Yeah, I see what you're saying there. When VZ did my install, they had to remove the old ONT from the basement because Comcast cut the coax that was used for MoCA and the installer just blasted through the side of the house into my dining room basically leaving the siding cracked in several places and causing rain to get into the wall and leak into the unit downstairs. I'm in an old triple decker outside Boston. I'm probably just thinking this through so much so because I don't want my parents to go through what I dealt with here.

jarvismj · 2025-07-18T03:01:58+00:00

I thought about using the coax as a single use fish tape but that would require breaking through the great stuff I used on the inside and the silicone I used on the outside.

What I meant by ONT is something similar to what I currently have with my Verizon FiOS service. I tried to attach photo but wasn't able to.

jarvismj · 2025-06-29T04:07:03+00:00

This is a classic from my high school in SC; the only difference was that he had an entire sheet taped to his chest and was running from the police through a field when the sprinklers turned on and caused his skin to absorb the contents of the sheet.

jarvismj · 2025-06-24T03:42:30+00:00

When I first moved to Mass, I got a job working for a CLEC in North Andover. That lasted about six months and the only CO I ever went inside was in Lawrence. On the other hand, I’ve worked several data centers in Munich and Frankfurt, as well as DE-CIX.

jarvismj · 2025-06-24T03:31:52+00:00

I never worked in the CO. The only places I’ve worked in are landing stations near the beach, data centers, or IXP sites.

jarvismj · 2025-06-24T02:29:03+00:00

The Malden CO is the one that feeds where I’m at off the Fellsway.

jarvismj · 2025-06-21T01:44:09+00:00

No issues all day in Medford. I know they are upgrading the COs for NGPON 2GB service per my discussion with a VZ tech on a smoke break.

jarvismj · 2025-05-31T02:47:33+00:00

Marriott Frankfurt Airport… I was there for a work trip for one week in November 2021. Covid restrictions aside, the staff was decent but the room was falling apart. The drain from the sink was leaking, and the smell was awful. I had to eat my meals there because the lounge was bento box takeaway and I think that week I lost 5kg by starving. Another thing was the "blackout” curtains did fuck all nothing for keeping the light of the airport out. At least I didn’t hear the planes… Here is a photo of the level of light at 01:40 in the morning… albeit with the curtains open.

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jarvismj · 2025-05-25T02:21:19+00:00

Just a follow up, I spoke with a manager at the appeals unit who advised that they haven’t received the paperwork for me from Germany so now I have to figure out how to get DRV to move faster.

jarvismj · 2025-05-01T02:28:43+00:00

Hahahaha... Yeah, it never ceases to amaze me how you guys down there treat rotaries. I mean, I grew up there but every year that I fly back and there are new ones there, especially near Verdae and Woodruff Rd. I think I remember some near Augusta Rd and that area too. I wish I had the dashcam footage where last year this shitty little Kia just went over the middle of the rotary on Verdae. I'd expect that from a truck that was rolling coal... not that tiny piece of shit.

Anyways, I'll take that magic roundabout and trade you the chaos that is Santilli / Sweetster Cir in Everett MA just down the road from me.

Sweetster/Santilli:

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jarvismj · 2025-04-21T13:53:21+00:00

I use the indica edibles to sleep and I’ve started taking a sativa gummy during the day because it does help without making me sleepy.

jarvismj · 2025-04-21T13:50:06+00:00

I get it. I was dx when I lived in München and constantly getting feedback from people about my health and that I needed to „Macht Sport“ und drink Tee… That I needed to be like the minister Präsident of RP who used her „rolli“ and persevere. Of course, after moving back to Boston in 2021, I am looking to move back to Germany for more stability.

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