Went from being the best u.s. railcam to one of the worst . Very disappointing. RON
j610This is one cam I think we can chalk up as history .Its not worth the aggravation . RON
This is one cam I think we can chalk up as history .Its not worth the aggravation . RON
I don't know which is worse, Roanoke or Rochelle!!! One is jerky *when* it's on and the other is always jerky and too small.
If any organisation is going to do a job and expect credit for it then they should at least do the job properly or not bother. I think I'll join the rest of you and pull the plug because none of them are worth the aggro'.
Cheers... Heiter.
j610If they need money , maybe they should solicit donations . Just a thought . RON
If they need money , maybe they should solicit donations . Just a thought . RON
It's back on again but running at the previous stream of 500 Kbps.
Heiter.
It exasperated me once too many times, so I unplugged it!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
j610I also e-mailed them last sunday and still no response. To me , this was the best web cam out there . RON
I also e-mailed them last sunday and still no response. To me , this was the best web cam out there . RON
By not replying to you they can't be accused of commiting themselves whatever the reason. They did eventually reply to me but that was just to state the obvious, that they needed another server to help cope with the upsurge in popularity of the rail-cam which is another way of saying that the hotel business comes first but if that's the case then why don't they just say that and stop beating around the bush??
Well it's one or more of several trains of thought, excuse the pun! They, like me and others now, either can't be bothered...or they can't afford the cost of putting it right...or they're trying to do it themselves but haven't a clue. Anybody else with any thoughts or ideas..??
I can agree that it was probably the best rail-cam from what I've seen and if the cam at Rochelle was to be improved then that may detract from the visiting public, despite the reasons/excuses given. Perhaps I'm being too cynical..??
I e-mailed the Roanoke Hotel hoping to get a responce - NOTHING!
Perhaps with enough complaints (I guess that is what you might call it) they
will get around to fixing it. I really like this cam - sure hope it isn't gone for good.
Ron Wilson
Gone again . I think we can forget about this cam for a while . RON
6:45 Its BAAAAACK!!!!!!!!! Who knows for how long .Still a bit jerky . We shall see . RON
j6109:30 am .Gone again. Wonder what the problem is ? RON .
9:30 am .Gone again. Wonder what the problem is ? RON .
It went down about the same time here in the UK allowing for the time-difference. The picture has been jerky and was found to be going through the motions of replaying several frames occcasionally as somebody else had noted.
What I have also noticed recently is that it reappeared streaming at 500kbps and is now streaming 691kbps although the image screen is black. Just prior to the faults, the system was operating at 991kbps and the image was, as we know, a hit and miss affair....
Anybody seen the reddish brown spider yet..??
Heiterj61010:55 pm edt . Its up again . Still a bit jerky . Wonder how long it will stay up this time ? RON It was operating in a jerky fashion yesterday (UK) afternoon-evening 28th. It's operating at the moment (UK) 10.15am so I suppose your time would be about 04.15/05.15. We've even got our pet spider back weaving its way across the lens.Heiter.
j61010:55 pm edt . Its up again . Still a bit jerky . Wonder how long it will stay up this time ? RON
10:55 pm edt . Its up again . Still a bit jerky . Wonder how long it will stay up this time ? RON
It was operating in a jerky fashion yesterday (UK) afternoon-evening 28th. It's operating at the moment (UK) 10.15am so I suppose your time would be about 04.15/05.15. We've even got our pet spider back weaving its way across the lens.
Oops! Should have said 27th, tired mis-type!
Dead . Hopefully not permanently . Really enjoyed this cam . RON
Up for a few minutes then down again.
Norm
Just took a peak to see if it was up and running and how well, if so....Watched it a few minutes, and it seemed to be doing quite well.
Quentin
j610Its back up now but still jerky . May not last . 8:50 pm . RON
Its back up now but still jerky . May not last . 8:50 pm . RON
It's been up and down more times than the proverbial garments... ;-) I would have thought that the experts would have called to see them by now and offered to put it right! The hotel must surely know what the problem is and how to resolve it.
I can't help but get the feeling that it could be getting in the way of their operatios in some way and the web-can is well down the pecking order of priorities. Just a thought but it could just be my way of trying to comprehend why it's taking them so long to rectify something which is so simple. This then begs the questions: Have they got the time and/or can they be bothered..?? Can they warrant the cost of correction..?? I was led to believe, by them, that they were aquiring, or needed to aquire, a new server to help cope with their internet activities over-load.
It would be a shame really as it gives pleasure to so many and keeps the hotel name firmly on the map...
j610e-mailed them sunday afternoon . no reply yet . RON
e-mailed them sunday afternoon . no reply yet . RON
It may be quite a few days before you get a reply if my reply was anything to go by as it went from one to another.
The cam was showing again about 30-40 mins ago but it went jerky, crashed and then went black.
....Just buffering this morning....black screen. 9:47 am...EDT.
This has been a good one to check daily, miss it. Hope updates, or whatever needs added, or strenghtening will be successful.
10:20 pm....EDT, black screen for me.
The camrail would be serious if it weren't for the cartoons.People walking are at normal speed as well as other events, the freeze frame then the " jerky things are the cartoons" LOL. However, this is better than no railcam. HEH HEH. ~~~~==Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Maybe we need to take up a collection and put up our own camera LOL. RON
Mookie2:15 CDT - broke again. Batteries dead? Squirrel in cage died? Someone pulled a shade?
2:15 CDT - broke again. Batteries dead? Squirrel in cage died? Someone pulled a shade?
Come to think of it, I did hit a squirrel a few days ago. Maybe it was theirs.
910 mst. Tail end of covered hoppers ~~ freeze frame. Spent 2 mins. watching mini van try to back into parking spot. freeze frame, now black screen says ~~ ready----- for what??
Cannonball
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