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AFU - which University did you learn all this techie stuff at?
Timeslots are important if you use TDD ... what about if you use FDD like BCL and Wired Country?
Poor latency isn't inherent in all wireless - look at NZWireless and WC customer experiences.
Which part of Wired Country uses licensed 3.5 GHz spectrum was too hard for me to understand?
Owning your own spectrum gives the opportunity to get better - it doesn't automatically make it a fact. Can you share with us how it is going to get better?
Any more high quality contributions to make?
NeilS |
University? nope - i just pay attention..
Woosh is def using a UMTS TDD system - the vendor is IPWireless, a quick search on google brings heaps of info on how their network goes together:
http://www.ipwireless.com/products/index.html
As NeilS points out, latency isn't inherent in all wireless products. For example, both Woosh, Compass Communications, and Inspire.net all use 5.8 stuff - apparently its pretty good. Tests done by some uber-nerds showed they could get <20ms pings acorss the APE to different ISP's - check forums on this site (although, this was connecting to access points in Sky Tower) - even so, 20ms is pretty good for gaming no?? --
As far as inteference is concerned - NeilS is correct - public spectrum is protected against international interference - but what help is this?? - it seems everything interferes with 2.4 - ever looked at retry and CRC stats on your 2.4 AP when your microwave is running in the background??? Take a laptop into Auckland CBD with netstumbler on it and 'any' 2.4 antenna - i guarantee you will find upwards of 50+ 2.4 networks without even trying... 5.8 is going the same way - there is only so many channels that can be used in any geographical area at one time - eventually the resource is all used up.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe latency is an issue with woosh - talking with their helpdesk I get the impression that it is an issue for them as well. I keep getting emails from them saying they are 'upgrading' the network - i can only presume they are loading new software releases into their network... This post on a South African forum about Sentech (South African IPWireless vendor) talks about firmware / software releases...
http://www.myadsl.co.za/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3092
Seems to me that its all still work-in-progress.... so as I said before - it can only get better.
(FYI -
http://www.sentech.co.za/) - for laughs check out how much they charge for 256Kbps connection/month - it equates to about $210.00/mth!!!
So anyway - i can only make judgement on what I have experienced myself and make
informed decisions as best as possible - richms - i do rdp/SSH/telnet/ftp across woosh - no problems at all....
