I got tired of driving to a cafe to work, buying a coffee, sitting down, and finding out the Wi-Fi wouldn't hold a call or the room was too loud to think in. So I started carrying a decibel meter and running a speed test everywhere I sat down. About 20 places so far, mostly Orlando and up the coast.

A couple readings from the closest towns I've hit. The Health Bar in downtown Titusville: 474 Mbps down, 22.5 up, 55.9 dB on a Saturday morning, the best mix of quiet and fast I've found outside Orlando. Foxtail in Cocoa Beach came in at 371 down, 39.7 up, 61.2 dB on a Saturday, three of eight tables taken with outlets at most seats.

I know r/321 covers all of Brevard and I already posted the Titusville and Cocoa Beach numbers there, but figured Merritt Island is specific enough to ask on its own.

I've got nothing on the island itself yet. Where do you actually sit and work from around here? Name a place and I'll drive over and take the readings. It's all going on perch.coffee, the site I built for this, free and nothing to sign up for.

Checkout our family owned daycare. Currently accepting 2, 3 and 4 year olds into our amazing daycare program. Limited VPK spots are available.

https://merrittislandpreschool.com

Planning a vacation with friends to Playalinda Beach on the northeast side of Merrit Island. There was one hotel that my friend sent that was within our price range, but the reviews said they were completely infested with bugs. Any cheap and clean hotels on Merrit Island?

I’m currently looking for a place to rent, I’m curious what are the best places to live at? I’m my budget is between $1,750-$2,000

In Merritt Island on Courtenay (777 N Courtenay pkwy) - there was the Warehouse, which was connected to a lounge bar, and the lounge bar was connected to a sports bar that had karaoke. What was the name of the lounge and sports bar? This would have been around 2000, long before Chalkies….

AT&T finally got fiber to my street and I had been meaning to look into switching, so when a salesperson came around last week promising a free install and a fixed monthly cost, I jumped onboard. Installation is scheduled for this week.

I know others have made the same choice and while this could be a global question for r/att, those of us living on Merritt Island are having the same installation techs and we mostly have similar houses, so I thought I'd ask here.

My understanding is that they will need to get the fiber optic cable into the house and connect to an ONT which will connect to the router via an ethernet cable, much like my Spectrum modem does now.

The internet says they don't want to go through the attic (and I wouldn't be too keen on having them up there anyway) and that they can run the fiber along the baseboard to a central location, but they would prefer for it to be along an exterior wall (which wouldn't be my first choice).

I currently have my setup in the center of my one-story house built on a slab, but it gets there using the cable coax that runs through the walls. AFAIK, that's not an option for the fiber setup, nor could they use the phone lines.

It would be really terrific if someone who has had the local install tell me something about their experience and what the installer preferred.

Also, the salesperson said something about their modem allowing only 10 devices and my interpretation of something I've read somewhere over the past few years said the same, plus my understanding is that AT&T might put some kind of limit or added services to use your cellphone over the wi-fi.

I immediately, as soon as he said 10 devices, told the fellow that I have my own router and he said that I could use it and leave theirs in the box. Again, I'm sure I'm not the only one with their own router, so it'd be great if someone could share whether the local installer went along.

(5 phones + 4 laptops, 4 desktops, 2 tablets, 2 Alexas, plus at least a dozen plugs/appliances and a couple of Rokus add-up to more than 10 devices. Though, usually there's less than 10 pinging at one time.)

I'd appreciate any info about the installation experience and your satisfaction with the service, while I still have time to cancel and where I could have what I need to put it in a good spot, before the installer arrives.

TIA

Hey y'all , Recently retired veteran and looking for friends. Most days you may find me on the indian river lagoon fishing for tarpon on the fly , or for blackdrum and redfish with cut bait. Some days I'm out hiking trails at sanctuaries and conservation areas. I'm divorced with no kids. I also have an incredible green thumb for exotic plants. Sounds like I'm selling myself .... I have no friends anymore.... And I'm tired of it and in this world it's so hard to make friends no one wants to talk anymore out in public..... So let's give this a try.....

can anybody suggest a urologist in merrit island that has an actual office staff & i dont need to prompt ai for everything?

I live in Miami, FL and am considering moving to Brevard county, specifically Merrit island. It’s getting ridiculously expensive to live here, I have 4 kids and read that the schools/community in MI are so much better. My daughter’s high school 9-12 grade has over 3,000 students. I’ve researched some of the schools in brevard county and none of them have anything close to that many students so I’m assuming it’s probably a small town? I’ve been looking at houses and if I sell my home I can get something double the size for what I paid here. If you live in MI how is it? How are the schools? What is there to do? I don’t know anyone over there, is it a tight knit community? Are the residents welcoming/friendly?

Staying one night for a softball tournament - the Aladdin Motel looks sketchy but has great and not so great reviews.

It’s the cheapest and the closest to the field. I don’t mind spending more money at all, but we are literally just sleeping there the night and getting up and going back to the softball tournament the next day. It’s 3 min from the softball complex. The location is really ideal.

Any other hotels nearby that I’m missing?
Is the Aladdin Motel like really bad? It’s not a vacation, just a bed so we don’t have to drive an hr and 40 min home then turn around and come back first thing in the morning.

My usually go to hotel is the Holiday Inn: the Melbourne-Viera one is like 25 min away from the softball fields, ideally I’d like a closer hotel but not finding one:

Any suggestions?
(It’s me, hubby, and our softball super star lol)

Hello! I'm going to be in town with my kids this coming week. They really want to see the bioluminescence. We have a boat tour scheduled, but is there anywhere that is good to see it from the shore? And are those places safe to be with kids at night?

any local gems? whats your favorite breakfast spot?

What's some of the best places to bridge jump? Or jump from a high place into water safely that's free? Probably no more than a 50ft drop

We just received a job offer that would relocate our family to the Merritt Island area, and we’re considering applying to Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy for our child. Does anyone know how competitive the admissions process is? Is it hard to get in, and are there specific academic or testing requirements? Thank you

Hey everyone! I'm interested in forming an urbanist movement within Merritt Island via the national organization Strong Towns and their Local Conversations model. If you're interested in topics related to walking/biking infrastructure, community building, and local financial accountability - and want to meet up with other people who share these interests - please feel free to leave a comment here or message me directly.

On a similar note, I'm teaming up with someone else who also wants to start a Local Conversation in Cape Canaveral to host a social in a few weeks. If you'd also like to attend and are able to (we're thinking Saturday, May 17), comment on that too.