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[FromCityToRural]

SBCmetroguy, on Jul 14 2006, 01:09 PM, said:

They have no high-speed at all? The town I live in, outside of Bossier City, has cable available, but DSL has a waiting list. That's okay, though, because I've been very happy with my cable internet connection out there.

By the way, I feel your pain. Until I bought my new computer a few weeks ago, I had a crappy old computer and dial-up.

Nope, nothing out here. It's available in town, we're just too far out. We have a Tyler address, but we're about 6 miles from Tyler proper, over by Noonday and Lake Palestine for those of you who know the area. We live next door to the guy that runs the Cox Communications office in Tyler, and he can't even get cable or high speed at his house. The closest you can get is satellite, and he says it's not much of an improvement, either, and not worth it for $110/month. And here's the kicker: even the dial up sucks. Most of the time it runs at 26.4k, and on a good day you might even see 28.8! But I figure that's the price you pay for a nice, relaxing place out in the country.

stephen247, on Jul 14 2006, 01:49 PM, said:

I live in the Gladewater area, which is about 22 miles from Tyler.  Tyler is by far (sorry Longview, Lufkin

@ Texarkana) "the city" of East Texas.  It has more shopping and eating establishments than any other city

in the region.  It also has a UT-Tyler campus, three medical centers, an excellent small zoo and a first-rate

junior college.  However, It is a socially ultra-conservative city and a part of the religious

fundamentalist "Bible Belt".  Other than that It seems to be a great smaller Texas city.

That pretty much sums up my feelings about the town. I wish they would be a little less socially uptight about everything, relax, and have fun. Longview ain't bad though - at least there you don't have to drive out to the next county to get booze!

Edited by FromCityToRural, 14 July 2006 - 01:03 PM.

[SBCmetroguy]

FromCityToRural, on Jul 14 2006, 01:55 PM, said:

Nope, nothing out here. It's available in town, we're just too far out. We have a Tyler address, but we're about 6 miles from Tyler proper, over by Noonday and Lake Palestine for those of you who know the area. We live next door to the guy that runs the Cox Communications office in Tyler, and he can't even get cable or high speed at his house. The closest you can get is satellite, and he says it's not much of an improvement, either, and not worth it for $110/month. And here's the kicker: even the dial up sucks. Most of the time it runs at 26.4k, and on a good day you might even see 28.8! But I figure that's the price you pay for a nice, relaxing place out in the country.

Wow, man, that really stinks, even the Cox Communications manager can't have access to his product!! Cox is who my cable internet is through.

I understand what you mean about "the price you pay" to live in the country. My subdivision is suburban, but it's surrounded by "country" and is quite removed from the city. This time of year, with the added strain of air conditioners running constantly, my power goes out left and right. I hate that, but I guess that falls along that "price you pay" adage.

And by the way, I'm pretty familiar with the area you live in.. but I still had no idea access was so limited out there. Wow.

[RestedTraveler]

I'm probably directly across Lake Palestine from you over off of Big Eddy Bay and they have Sprint/Embarq DSL over here (THANK GOD).  Otherwise, I may have been uploading all of these photos once I got back to Travelers Rest, SC.  I'm surprised that high speed is so limited over on that side of the lake, especially considering that's the Tyler side.  

I've got a few other photos from around town today and will be posting them shortly.

[RestedTraveler]

Just a couple of photos from the University of Texas at Tyler:

[FromCityToRural]

RestedTraveler, on Jul 14 2006, 04:33 PM, said:

Just a couple of photos from the University of Texas at Tyler:

Yay! My future school, I start there spring '07 if all goes on track. Go Patriots (never thought I'd say that thanks to the New England Pats)!

Anyway, I can't believe y'all get high speed on the other side of the lake!!!! GRRRRRR!! My Dad asked on every house he looked at if it had high speed internet access...except this one. And we bought it. Just our luck, eh?

SBC, our power goes out pretty regularly, too. It was off at least a half dozen times last summer, although it's only happened twice this summer, very briefly, and once last winter. But it's not too much worse than where we used to live...PG+E never maintained our power poles, etc., and as a result in summer '04 the power went out twice - once all night while they mounted a new transformer. Had to throw a few things away in the fridge, which we thus far haven't had to do here...*knocks on wood*

Edited by FromCityToRural, 14 July 2006 - 04:42 PM.

[Boris]

Great photos of Tyler.

Edited by Boris, 15 January 2007 - 11:20 AM.

[RestedTraveler]

Thanks, Boris!

[dgreco]

^thansk for the bump, got to see some great pictures.

[RestedTraveler]

Here's a rather humorous one from the Goodyear Tire Plant on the Chandler Highway (Highway 31) ...

[tombarnes]

It appears as though the Smith County Office Building may be demolished and replaced with a new county jail.  The building was built in the late 1950's as the Hotel Carlton.  I can't say it's terribly remarkable in an architectural sense, but it certanly has a presence on the skyline.  The jail is not interesting, save for the clock from the old courthouse which will be incorporated into the new building.

Edited by tombarnes, 05 October 2007 - 08:08 PM.