Internet speeds?

[kbaxter60]

I had a 300 baud moden.

Brother, you are not alone.
And it was connected to a VIC 20!
I could edit Fortran programs on that baby.

 

[Vaquero]

Another thing I learned.
We're having the interior of the house painted.
Took down a big mirror and moved a curio cabinet with a mirror in the back.
Speeds in the office improved.
Mirrors block wifi signals.

 

[Hoji]

Another thing I learned.
We're having the interior of the house painted.
Took down a big mirror and moved a curio cabinet with a mirror in the back.
Speeds in the office improved.
Mirrors block wifi signals.

We have Starlink and are happy with the speeds

 

[toddnjoyce]

…
Mirrors block wifi signals.

Wonder if it’s the reflective silver on the back.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Another thing I learned.
We're having the interior of the house painted.
Took down a big mirror and moved a curio cabinet with a mirror in the back.
Speeds in the office improved.
Mirrors block wifi signals.

I guess it's kind of like moving a metal wall?

ETA: Ninja'd.

 

[striker55]

um the internet was all just text unless you wanted to D/L pics for 4 hours each

Vic 20 guy here then a commodore 64 with dual floopies

My first computer was a Timex that used a television for the monitor. Programs were on a cassette tape.

 

[Vaquero]

I guess it's kind of like moving a metal wall?

ETA: Ninja'd.

Yep. I know a sheet of metal will kill a wifi signal

 

[TxStetson]

Yep. I know a sheet of metal will kill a wifi signal

Large LCD tv’s do the same thing.

 

[Vaquero]

Large LCD tv’s do the same thing.

I didn't know that.

 

[no2gates]

I didn't know that.

Lots of electronic devices have a thin layer of metal in them to reduce the amount of electronic interference they produce.
Some TV's basically have a giant sheet of it in the back inside panel and against the back of the LCD/LED screen ifself.