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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: blackmercedes]
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01/30/2017 10:48 AM
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I haven't been able to access it since at least Friday, so it's not just you. Be happy you'll be there in a week! Most of us have a lot longer than that to pine away! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: blackmercedes]
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01/30/2017 12:05 PM
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Based upon what they just posted on their (Maho Beach Cam) facebook page and website, it is history.
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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SXMScubaman said: I see Your post is directed to me. Just what I said. No need to show me. I posted the link for ALL to see. That is what this board is about, informing people. Rather than just making a statement, I thought others might be interesting in seeing for themselves. I did not include the link in my previous post as I was just aware of the facebook mention initially. Since not everyone is on facebook I was not going to link to that. Once I found the website, I then posted that link.
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: kim]
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01/30/2017 01:18 PM
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kim said: Wonder if it's a "Sunset" issue. To bad they can't move it to the other side, Tortuga, on top of the RI. I totally agree with you. I would bet it is a Sunset issue.
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: LBI2SXM]
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01/30/2017 01:44 PM
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Since the note on the webcam states that they are looking for another location, I have to 'assume' that they were unable to reach a continuing agreement with Sunset. Thinking about it from Sunset's point of view, if people can watch the webcam for free, why would they go to the bar and pay for virtually the same view???
I'm thinking they should approach the folks at Alegria to put the camera there. They're not getting much income from room rentals, as far as I know! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
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01/30/2017 02:41 PM
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You can get a premium subscription, that doesn't have ads on it. No idea how much the cost is.
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: she314]
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01/30/2017 03:24 PM
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Huh, surprised the other locations turned them down. I loved watching planes land and take off and to check out the crowds and the ocean. Seems you don't know what you've got till it's gone.. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: jeepers]
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01/30/2017 06:48 PM
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It was so enjoyable watching the crowds, waves, planes, cars, jet blasts, planes, people, turquois water, beach sand, giant jets, planes...well, people who LOVE SXM get the idea. Moments of Zen....for sure.
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
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01/30/2017 09:22 PM
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Sunset Bar & Grill issued a statement on Facebook: Due to the fact that we took down mahobeachcam today within good reason, we do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We want our loyal viewers to know that we are replacing them with NEW cameras for continued viewing pleasure. Our webcam will be back up and live on www.sunsetsxm.com shortly. Thanking you guys in advance for your understanding, patience and continued support!
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: Julius]
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01/31/2017 09:06 AM
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Huhm, based on the record that the Sunset web cam has had in the past, I wonder how long 'shortly' will be??
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
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01/31/2017 01:03 PM
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And now we have an official explanation what happened. It sounds very odd.
From Facebook:
"Good morning everyone. This is Lou Gnandt (Co-Founder at PTZtv). I returned to the US from Sint Maarten late last night and have been reading all of our viewer's posts this morning. Thank you for your support and the overwhelming compliments on our Maho Beach/ SXM Airport broadcast. As many of you have noticed, our live stream was constantly being disrupted due to power outages. We shipped a battery backup to the island last year and had it professionally installed. The outages continued even with the battery backup (and being we take great pride in our high quality broadcasts), I flew to Sint Maarten 2 weeks ago to conduct an onsite analysis to pinpoint the issue. Not finding any problems with our equipment, I installed a remote monitor/alarm to alert us if our power cable was disconnected from the battery backup. I also installed a brand new camera at that time. As soon as I flew back to the states, we started receiving alerts from the newly installed monitor/alarm indicating that the main power source of our equipment was being tampered with. I jumped on a plane and showed up unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon. When I discovered more tampering took place (in addition to the power cord being removed), it was an easy and instant decision to remove our equipment box immediately to secure our broadcast equipment. The cabling and camera were removed by me personally before the sun came up on Monday morning. The equipment will remain on the island and is being stored in a secure location with a very trusted friend. Now the good news! We are working on securing a new location for our equipment. Please don't ask because I am not at liberty to discuss any of our future plans at this time. I will say that we LOVE the island and people of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and will do everything in our power to restore the high quality broadcast to which we spoiled you with. Our broadcast quality bar is set very high and we realize anything less would be a total disappointment to our viewers. Again, thank you for your support and stay tuned to PTZtv. The best is yet to come! "
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: candu]
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02/01/2017 06:11 AM
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candu said: whiteshell your first post and it is not a hello or a question? Where are you working? As to any improvement I doubt it. SBAG is probably only looking at making money not providing a service.t The previous SBAG camera was not reliable and poor quality. I am sure the majority here enjoyed the PTZtv cam. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Maho Beach Cam?
[Re: sunmantwo]
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02/01/2017 01:51 PM
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Well, I actually have no idea who was right in this situation, but it would seem to me that you are making a decision based on hearing only one side of the story? And I'm not sure how you arrive at "he doesn't care about us"?? While I loved the Maho Cam as much as anyone, both sides are in fact running a business, not doing things out of the goodness of their hearts...
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