So I play poker on the internet for a living, and I'm considering going to the North Coast of the DR for a few months and possibly longer. Working near a beach seems a lot more fun for me than working in Michigan!
But I need to know a little bit more about the internet and power situation in the area. It's important that I have fairly reliable internet and power available. I understand that there are a lot of apartment buildings with backup generators and high speed internet. When an apartment is advertised as having "high speed internet," is that generally through a wireless router or would a hard-wired connection be available? And I also understand that blackouts are quite common, which is why many apartment buildings have a generator. What sort of delay could I expect between the time the backout starts and the generator kicks in? If it's not too long, it won't be too much of a problem, since I can just have my computer hooked up to an independent uninteruptible power supply. Lastly, does anyone have any insight on how reliable the DSL internet is in the area? Do you often have problems connecting to the internet?
Thanks in advance for anyone who can give me any information on these issues. I'm thinking specifically about the Cabarete area.
But I need to know a little bit more about the internet and power situation in the area. It's important that I have fairly reliable internet and power available. I understand that there are a lot of apartment buildings with backup generators and high speed internet. When an apartment is advertised as having "high speed internet," is that generally through a wireless router or would a hard-wired connection be available? And I also understand that blackouts are quite common, which is why many apartment buildings have a generator. What sort of delay could I expect between the time the backout starts and the generator kicks in? If it's not too long, it won't be too much of a problem, since I can just have my computer hooked up to an independent uninteruptible power supply. Lastly, does anyone have any insight on how reliable the DSL internet is in the area? Do you often have problems connecting to the internet?
Thanks in advance for anyone who can give me any information on these issues. I'm thinking specifically about the Cabarete area.