Ackley sells its Internet business; Sloop Jones dishes his own
Ackley Communications, which runs the Surf VI Internet service, has sold it to St. Croix’s Broadband VI. Ackley, which also owns Pirate Radio, says the deal will mean faster connections for its customers and redundant backup for service. Gordon Ackley joins Broadband VI as its “chief technical officer.”
Meantime, East End artist Terry McKoy, aka Sloop Jones, has started moonlighting as the St. John distributor of Dish TV and Hughesnet Internet service. “The service is excellent, but pointing the dish is a bit tedious. You have to hit a sweet spot 26,000 miles away, says Terry.
We keep suggesting he should paint the dishes, Sloop Jones-style. (He thinks it would interfere with reception.) Oh! There’s a Webcam at the Sloop Jones studio now. Check it out here.
March 17th, 2008 08:01
I love the web cam !!
March 17th, 2008 08:43
I LOVE the “Back To The Future” Sloop Jones photo.
-Ruth
March 17th, 2008 12:14
According to Google results, non-glossy paint will not interfere with reception. Otherwise yes, glossy, semi-glossy, and metallic paint will cause a degradation in signal.
March 17th, 2008 18:49
Great web cam!! Nice place to watch the sun go down…
We’ll be arriving tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. Hope it’s not raining…
March 18th, 2008 09:28
Is Sloop is doing yoga in his dish again?
March 19th, 2008 08:51
Richard–Terry doesn’t look glossy, semi glossy or very metalic so that pose should definitely help reception!!
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