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From: David on 7 Apr 2010 06:13 Here in Aus our ISP's are trying to flogg wireless modems at almost any unreasonable price. It sounds attractive in that possibly it may work out to drop the hardwire along with the hardwire phone and just use a wireless modem for uplift and downloading, though I have absolutely no intention of using "WiFi' as it is called here for connection to my machines etc, I am not that stupid as violation of so many setups is common here, usually without the user being aware of being monitored, etc. Besides I have a cosy cat 5 setup. I would very much like some outside input. The prices being quoted here are about double the cost of ADSL via a hardwire circuit. What is the fault rate in the real world, what about transmission rates during bad weather, sunspot, is there generally interference from other ground installions of various frequencies. Would you regard wireless as dependable as the present cable conn?. So maybe I can get you switched on people on the handle and give us all a burst, if you will. Regards, Dave
From: smlunatick on 7 Apr 2010 11:32 On Apr 7, 11:13 am, "David" <dtm...(a)bigpond.com> wrote: > Here in Aus our ISP's are trying to flogg wireless modems at almost any > unreasonable price. It sounds attractive in that possibly it may work out to > drop the hardwire along with the hardwire phone and just use a wireless > modem for uplift and downloading, though I have absolutely no intention of > using "WiFi' as it is called here for connection to my machines etc, I am > not that stupid as violation of so many setups is common here, usually > without the user being aware of being monitored, etc. Besides I have a cosy > cat 5 setup. > I would very much like some outside input. The prices being quoted here are > about double the cost of ADSL via a hardwire circuit. What is the fault rate > in the real world, what about transmission rates during bad weather, > sunspot, is there generally interference from other ground installions of > various frequencies. Would you regard wireless as dependable as the present > cable conn?. > > So maybe I can get you switched on people on the handle and give us all a > burst, if you will. > > Regards, > Dave You need to clarify the WiFi stuff. Mostly, WiFi usually means having a wireless router. Newer ISP offerings are now moving to 3G "cellphone" type access.
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 7 Apr 2010 13:33 Hi In the USA it is popular in places were no wire service is available or when people are on the road. Otherwise its Speed it rather slow as compare to most of the Entry level wire/fiber connections, and the price is rather steep. My guess would be that this type of solution has to do more with the geography of Aus. and the cost of installing the infra structure, rather than being the best cost effective solution everywhere. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "David" <dtmail(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message news:%23z%23OJsj1KHA.752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Here in Aus our ISP's are trying to flogg wireless modems at almost any > unreasonable price. It sounds attractive in that possibly it may work out > to drop the hardwire along with the hardwire phone and just use a wireless > modem for uplift and downloading, though I have absolutely no intention of > using "WiFi' as it is called here for connection to my machines etc, I am > not that stupid as violation of so many setups is common here, usually > without the user being aware of being monitored, etc. Besides I have a > cosy cat 5 setup. > I would very much like some outside input. The prices being quoted here > are about double the cost of ADSL via a hardwire circuit. What is the > fault rate in the real world, what about transmission rates during bad > weather, sunspot, is there generally interference from other ground > installions of various frequencies. Would you regard wireless as > dependable as the present cable conn?. > > So maybe I can get you switched on people on the handle and give us all a > burst, if you will. > > Regards, > Dave >
From: Don Phillipson on 9 Apr 2010 19:23 > "David" <dtmail(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message > news:%23z%23OJsj1KHA.752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Here in Aus our ISP's are trying to flogg wireless modems at almost any > > unreasonable price. It sounds attractive in that possibly it may work out > > to drop the hardwire along with the hardwire phone and just use a wireless > > modem for uplift and downloading, though I have absolutely no intention of > > using "WiFi' as it is called here for connection to my machines etc, I am > > not that stupid as violation of so many setups is common here, usually > > without the user being aware of being monitored, etc. Besides I have a > > cosy cat 5 setup. > > I would very much like some outside input. The prices being quoted here > > are about double the cost of ADSL via a hardwire circuit. "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <jack(a)discussiongroup.com> wrote in message news:O6D3nhn1KHA.3744(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > In the USA it is popular in places were no wire service is available or when > people are on the road. > Otherwise its Speed it rather slow as compare to most of the Entry level > wire/fiber connections, and the price is rather steep. > My guess would be that this type of solution has to do more with the > geography of Aus. and the cost of installing the infra structure, rather > than being the best cost effective solution everywhere. Same here in Canada. The political point is that many cities and provinces have proclaimed plans to get "broadband for everyone" by year 20!?, and offered to subsidize the networks. The ISPs' hardware for second-rate wireless broadband are much cheaper than for first-class broadband by cable, so you can guess what we get, albeit (currently) at higher prices for less bandwidth. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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