Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK | $29/mo for 5000/5000 wireless
is pretty damn good~
For anyone living downtown, or working long hours there, this'll be a pretty slick service |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | Is that $29us or $29cn?
If it's CN, even better... |
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Guru
join:2005-12-01
Canada | It's in CDN$. |
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elusion
Premium
join:2001-10-25
Scarborough, ON | reply to N3OGH
since it's a Canadian service, the price per month would be in CDN funds. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | like most of the Canadian services, though, are there any usage caps ? |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to elusion
Sweet.... |
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Kdee
join:2005-08-26
Etobicoke, ON | reply to en102
There seems to be no caps (at least right now). Hopefully it will expand through the city (it's only available in the downtown core). |
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AnonDOG
@kaballero.com
| Now WAIT just a minute!
We all know that these metrowifi projects simply CAN NOT work.
We have been hammered by the pundits in this industry for the past year with prophecys of gloom and doom for any WiFi project deployed in a metropolotian area.
This is a hoax right? I can't believe it could work. I mean everyone I know who knows anything has said it won't work... |
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jazzy112
join:2003-12-05
Fargo, ND
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Re: $29/mo for 5000/5000 wireless
Once the commercial launch comes around, I seriously doubt you're going to get 5mb symmetrical for $29. Mesh networks have the same problem as cable, not enough backbone insertion. When you have 5 AP's sharing a single backhaul connection (which may also be part of another mesh network) and then maybe 20+ clients per AP, it doesn't take long before your backbone is all used up and it's crawling like dial up.
If they can truly manage to maintain a CIR of 5mbps to every client, I am going to convince my WISP to purchase that gear.
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SK
The member formerly known as Cow
Premium
join:2001-05-18
Toronto
clubs: 
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
| My experience wasn't that good
I tried in from two different places. I had full bars but pages took forever to load. I was able to find open wifi networks though (both places, yay!) so I connected to those instead.
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nekote
join:2000-12-16
Hopkinton, MA
| Where's Mesa Networks of Colorado rank?
Mesa Networks is servicing about 40 towns in the Denver Colorado area.
Residential plans
Basic .5M / .2M $35/month USD
Standard 1.5M / .5M $44
Premium 2.5M / 1M $58
Not 5M / 5M for $29/month CAD .
But OneZone only has 6 square kilometers of service?
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Government is like fire - a dangerous servant and a fearful master - George Washington
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all other forms of government. - Winston Churchill |
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Morty
Premium
join:2004-09-18
| said by nekote  :But OneZone only has 6 square kilometers of service? Article states that they just purchased the posts, and that the service is going commercial in March. I would imagine they would be rolling out more around then. The current network covers the very dense downtown area, which makes sense for a starting point.
Fiber is cheap and abundant in Canada, so I imagine backbone wise it won't be a problem unless they're trying to make too large of a profit. Will be interesting to see how it turns out. I would imagine a cap would be put in place, either invisible or published, or alternatively bit torrent will be traffic shaped. |
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happy cow
@personainc.net | reply to SK
Re: My experience wasn't that good
Where were you exactly in the toronto network when your service wasn't good? And what was the other network you started using?
I have no trouble at all where i'm at. |
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