A big downside in our new home is the internet connection..

It's included in the service costs but also managed by the park itself so I always have to use a VPN to be sure

Also the rates are terrible and everything keeps disconnecting after X time

We could get an extra connection but it's gonna costs us, maybe later!

So to be sure ill run most things i need in tmux for example when it takes a little longer

@stux time for a big directional yagi on the roof?

A big downside in our new home is the internet connection..

It's included in the service costs but also managed by the park itself so I always have to use a VPN to be sure

Also the rates are terrible and everything keeps disconnecting after X time

We could get an extra connection but it's gonna costs us, maybe later!

So to be sure ill run most things i need in tmux for example when it takes a little longer

@Viss We have the space! But what does such a connection costs

A big downside in our new home is the internet connection..

It's included in the service costs but also managed by the park itself so I always have to use a VPN to be sure

Also the rates are terrible and everything keeps disconnecting after X time

We could get an extra connection but it's gonna costs us, maybe later!

So to be sure ill run most things i need in tmux for example when it takes a little longer

@stux just the hardware. probably less than 100 bux. i bought a yagi with an attached atheros usb adapter for like 70 dollars, and that was close to ten years ago, so im sure theres waaay better stuff now. if there are coffeeshops or other free wifi spots around you could maintain connections to all of them, and load balance your vpn across them, reassociting automatically one a day via scripts!

A big downside in our new home is the internet connection..

It's included in the service costs but also managed by the park itself so I always have to use a VPN to be sure

Also the rates are terrible and everything keeps disconnecting after X time

We could get an extra connection but it's gonna costs us, maybe later!

So to be sure ill run most things i need in tmux for example when it takes a little longer

Also.. we pay 3 times the rate for energy here as in our previous home so we gotta pay close attention to everything

The reason for this was because they bought in energy in corona time so it was very expensive.. Hopefully that'll go down also

0.75 EUR/kwh

@stux Where did you move? I'm wondering the internet connection is managed by the park.

@stux wow! That’s 10x what I pay at cheap rate and 2.5x at full rate in UK!!!

Also.. we pay 3 times the rate for energy here as in our previous home so we gotta pay close attention to everything

The reason for this was because they bought in energy in corona time so it was very expensive.. Hopefully that'll go down also

0.75 EUR/kwh

@stux
I've got a sneaky suspicion that you're being ripped off.
Here in .BE every energy contract can be cancelled (if you find a cheaper one for instance) without costs after 1 month.
Also if you initially signed up for 3 years or so.
I suspect they're buying cheap, tell you they're stuck on a long term (high price) contract and stuff +50% in their own pockets.
Which is not legal in .BE either: if you're selling energy to someone else with a profit, you need to be a registered energy company

@Viss Huh! Interesting!

Maybe there is a restaurant close but otherwise we're pretty much in the middle of nowhere

@stux have you checked wigle.net?

@stux
I've got a sneaky suspicion that you're being ripped off.
Here in .BE every energy contract can be cancelled (if you find a cheaper one for instance) without costs after 1 month.
Also if you initially signed up for 3 years or so.
I suspect they're buying cheap, tell you they're stuck on a long term (high price) contract and stuff +50% in their own pockets.
Which is not legal in .BE either: if you're selling energy to someone else with a profit, you need to be a registered energy company

@stux
Not sure if there's a difference between .BE and .NL (since EU etc) but they've probably got some kind of loophole.
Like "Sure, you can get your own grid feed at non-ripoff prices. But you have to pass through our property and we charge €5K per meter to dig in your cable" - or something like that.

Or "OK, maybe it's not 100% legal what we do. You're free to leave if you don't like it. Otherwise pay up and stfu."

Still, sucks.

@stux
Not sure if Belgium is within the limits you're willing to move?
I'm building a house so my apartment will become vacant (but no idea when yet).
New windows, plenty of space, easy to keep warm, your own electricity counter (pick any contract you like) and internet via VDSL2, coax and/or fiber

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Also.. we pay 3 times the rate for energy here as in our previous home so we gotta pay close attention to everything

The reason for this was because they bought in energy in corona time so it was very expensive.. Hopefully that'll go down also

0.75 EUR/kwh

@ChampersBE We just signed a contract for a year for now this is the very first month