Jim Dandy
@jim_dandy
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Joined: March 3, 2005 3:30 am
Last seen: February 10, 2019 2:59 pm
Topics: 20 / Replies: 1037
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Re: Internet Speeds STT vs STJ

Yeah the site popcorn might work great and it is free but apparently all the material is pirated. The warning below is from their site. Also I'm...

9 years ago
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Re: Air Ambulance Service

I have had both. Never had to use either one. If you have a specific city you would prefer to be evacuated to check the cost from both providers...

9 years ago
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Re: Potential Tax on Internet Purchases

For an accurate headcount you are probably correct, however if the VI had counted everyone accurately in 2010 they would have received benefits for th...

9 years ago
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Re: Potential Tax on Internet Purchases

One easy source of tax revenue for the USVI would to encourage people to retire to the USVI and then elect with the IRS to have their world wide incom...

9 years ago
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Re: medical records from Dr. Bishop

When I moved to St Croix and selected Dr. Bishop as my primary care physician I turned thirty years of medical history and records to him. When I lef...

9 years ago
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Re: Internet Speed

For several years I had BBVI's lower speed package and was able to stream with no problems. You will be limited to SD quality streams. BBVI's late...

9 years ago
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Re: how to claim the health insurance penalty exemption for USVI residents?

Just remember if you choose to report your world wide income as taxable in the USVI you need to file an IRS Form 8938 with the IRS. Also if you h...

9 years ago
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Re: Dr. Bishop, STX and getting our records?

Good luck on getting your records. When I came to the island I brought thirty years of medical records with me. When I left Dr Bishops practice ...

9 years ago
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Re: Power & Internet, how reliable

If you have the money look at buying a generator set up to run on NG, propane or gasoline. Gasoline is dangerous to store in large quantities and yo...

10 years ago
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Re: Power & Internet, how reliable

Cell service can be unreliable as in many areas in the USVI cell tower signals don't overlap. You need to have backup for everything. UPS a...

10 years ago
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Re: AT&T Problems - La Grande Princess STX

The best solution given the frequent probl3ms AT&T has with its cell towers is to obtain a MicroCell from AT&T then when their towers go down and you ...

10 years ago
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Re: Mountain biking trail recommendations (STX)

Just past the radio telescope take the road up to Goat Hill as far as you have the legs to go.

10 years ago
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Re: Surge protector recommendation?

Look at mounting a whole house surge protector at your main electrical panel to try and protect all your appliances many of which now have sensitive...

10 years ago
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Re: Ferry to STX

What I remember is that Seaborne lost their landing rights/ or terminal facility in the harbor when San Juan expanded their cruise ship docking facil...

10 years ago
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Re: VI plates on the mainland?

I took a vehicle from STX to Florida. Florida has so many snow birds that no one even noticed. Canadians drive down to Florida for months for ...

10 years ago
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Re: Solution: how to get your AT&T MicroCell tower to work

I am surprised you had that much trouble. When I went to activate mine and the address would not match up AT&T's support was very familiar with the p...

10 years ago
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Re: VI income Taxes

Consult a CPA. Only use a CPA in the USVI. Most stateside CPAs aren't aware of the nuisances of filing in the USVI and the issues/ procedures ...

10 years ago
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Re: VI income Taxes

Jim, unfair reference to the employees at irb. I always found them willing, but the system is so fouled up! And, even if you are owed a refund, if the...

10 years ago
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Re: VI income Taxes

Before you begin paying your taxes in the USVI you must notify the IRS that you have elected to have your entire worldwide income taxed in the USVI. ...

10 years ago
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Re: internet spped testt

Do a trace route and see how the Internet is routed. More than likely when you do a speed test to the BVI the route goes to Miami then back to th...

10 years ago
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Re: innovative cable

Things are already changing rapidly. It is not going to take 20 years. The new model for video delivery is rolling out currently and that is d...

10 years ago
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Re: Individual Health insurance

The USVI took the money to expand medicaid instead of the option to offer individual coverage.

10 years ago
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Re: WAPA and defective meter

Buy a Kill a Watt meter at the hardware or on line. Plug your appliance into the plug and after a couple of days look at display on the meter and it...

10 years ago
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Re: Power and connectivity outages

Inexpensive generators while a bargain when you buy them are not designed to provide power for days at a time. They usually have an inexpensive Chine...

10 years ago
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Re: Dish distant networks

There were also times you didn't get the ALCS , during the NFL season sometimes the VI doesn't get the late NFL games.

10 years ago
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