TID: PX/Win v7.0 PX36-1252M   
   MSGID: 954:895/1 81061c45   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   On 4/11/2023 3:00 AM, Daryl Stout wrote to Mike Dippel:   
      
   -> Mike,   
   ->    
   ->  MD> What percentage of you pay for hosting or run it from your home   
   ->  MD> computer?   
   ->    
   ->   My ISP is with Xfinity, and with a special $30 credit, I just have   
   -> high speed internet only, and pay $59 a month. I have no desire or   
   -> need to watch TV programs, and only view the local area TV station   
   -> newscast, or severe weather updates from their website. It would cost   
   -> me more with having local TV station access, due to broadcast rights   
   -> fees. And, my schedule doesn't permit me to watch TV...in fact, the   
   -> TV sets at my home haven't been used in 5 years, since I first put    
   -> my Mom in a nursing home before her passing 3 1/2 years ago.   
   ->    
   ->   I use the modem/router from Xfinity, but have it in "bridge mode",    
   -> to work with my LinkSys router, that allows me to do port forwarding,    
   -> and run the BBS from my home. Of course, if I have to reset the LinkSys   
   -> router, I have to re-enter all the port forwarding data...but I have   
   -> set up a separate textfile, so I know what to enter. Thankfully, the   
   -> need to reset the router is rare.   
   ->    
   ->   While the BBS would be up 24/7 in the cloud, the cost of doing such    
   -> is not an option for me, being on a fixed income. So, if I have    
   -> thunderstorms in my area, or a power/internet outage, the BBS is down   
   -> for a time.   
   ->    
   -> Daryl   
      
   Thanks for your response.  It sounds like an inexpensive HDMI antenna would be   
   an    
   option if you did want to watch TV, but if you haven't watched in 5 years, you   
   definitely    
   don't need one.   
      
   Can I get your router's IP address?  I have trouble connecting from my end to   
   your    
   system.   
      
   Mike Dippel   
       
   --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0   
    * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS -  hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)   
   SEEN-BY: 229/110 426 470 700   
   PATH: 229/470 426