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Boomershoot WiFi

Boomershoot has free wireless internet connections available. Here is a crude partial map of the signal strength:

WiFi signal strength.

The two areas in the center and to the right are the usual areas where people park, camp, and shoot. The area to the far left is an area we might use for future expansion.

The line of signal strength measurement at the south through the center of the picture is just north of the shooting berm. Further to the east it dips down into the actual shooting positions in the .50 Caliber Ghetto.

There are two SSIDs, Boomershoot1 and Boomershoot2. Both are free. Most likely you will get your signal from Boomershoot1. Boomershoot 2 is primarily for use at the explosives magazine several hundred yards to the south and a little bit to the west. It does illuminate the west end of the map above and is responsible for the green areas on the west end of the map above.

The specifications on the service are:

Up to 512Kbps downstream
128Kbps upstream

Fair Access Policy threshold limits (monthly):
7,500MB Download
2,300MB Upload

What this means is that with a few dozen people using it things are going to be rather slow. Checking email and light blogging is going to be fine but uploading or downloading videos is out. We also need to be a little bit careful that we don’t exceed the monthly limits when combined with our neighbor (host) normal usage.

Also you should be aware that because it is via satellite the ping times to anywhere else on the planet are on the order of 1.5 seconds or greater. This makes real time interactions with some services an "interesting" experience.