- Date
- 2004-02-04
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- technologycommunicationinfrastructurecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
TransWorld Network representatives explained the transfer of Beaver Island Internet service from Cherryland OnLine, a new Cisco dial-up router, support for compatibility problems, and a possible future broadband system.
Evidence limits
The article reports the provider’s plans and explanations, not independent network-performance measurements or later deployment.
Sources
- The One Percent, Jeff, and participants, “cheaper dialup,” Beaver Island Forum, January 18–24, 2004.The discussion records a $16.95 GLE standard dial-up price, the importance of local access because off-island numbers could create long-distance charges, and mixed user reports about email and service. These are contemporaneous user and moderator statements, not a provider tariff or measured service-level record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000114
- Users reported mixed results after the Cisco/V.92 upgrade: some remained near 48 kbps, while others lost stable connections or fell to 28.8–31.0 kbps, including an internal modem and a Mac. A user also reported resolving a connection problem with provider support. These are contemporaneous field reports, not a controlled performance test or complete outage record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000127
- Beaver Beacon, March 2004, “A Meeting with TransWorld – Our Island Internet Provider”.Reports the sale of Cherryland OnLine to TransWorld, a Cisco V.92 router upgrade, support issues, a dedicated help address, and possible always-on broadband. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the March 2004 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “TransWorld explains Beaver Island Internet upgrades and broadband plans”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-transworld-internet-provider-meeting-2004/, accessed [date], citing The One Percent, Jeff, and participants, “cheaper dialup,” Beaver Island Forum, January 18–24, 2004. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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