danclan
join:2005-11-01
Midlothian, VA | Are they going to pay me to run it
well...are they? |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA | wait..
So comcast is pushing for shareing bandwidth? that's kinda what it sounds like with the " we build our own femtocell network we don’t have to pay for that." quote |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to danclan
Re: Are they going to pay me to run it
NOPE! it will end up being complied into a product of theirs. Or allow you to use the service away from home. |
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Hehe
@ssa.gov | What would we do with the femtocells?
As a Comcast user, What would we do with the femtocells?
I just don't understand! |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
 ·Comcast
1 edit | reply to neufuse
Re: wait..
I think you're not understanding what a femtocell is.
Very limit range, and usually only supports 2-5 devices and will likely (in Comcast's case) to require some login/authentication to sign-on. This isn't your basic open wi-fi AP, more like a personal range extender to be sure you get coverage in your home/business space. |
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY
| Vaporware
I keep seeing this. I think it's the buzzword of 2008, so far.
I don't wanna hear anything about them until a (US) company actually starts using them.
We have a cell phone repeater system here. $60k+ - not including nextel. They gave us a deal for nextel, $8k if installed at the same time.
The thing is f'n amazing, except for AT&T keeps doing something stupid to where we have to call usually once a month - they go "everything's fine on our end", then miraculously it works for another month...
Each provider (we have 6 amps, 3 1850 and 3 850 - IIRC) requires their own amp too. As far as I'm told, it's AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. |
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quetwo
That VoIP Guy
Premium
join:2004-09-04
East Lansing, MI
| We have some femtocells in testing with Verizon and Nextel right now on our campus. This is not the same style that would be deployed in the home (still about the size of my old CRT monitor), but the function would be the same.
Ours are used for CDMA/EVDO and iDEN in very high-population to get additional timeslots to our students. They estimate each one can do about 32 students, or about 6 conversations. The models we have support data, but they are shared over all the cells in the fiber ring. |
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flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ | reply to tshirt
Re: wait..
So, does this mean that Comcrap customer will get a discount because they are sharing their connections for Voice services. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | comcast cap
Will this go against your cap?  |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to quetwo
Re: Vaporware
I worked for a company that had Nextel deploy them in their stores. The things were a POS. Service still never worked with an actual antenna on the roof and about 40 repeaters in the building.
Dropped NexHELL for Alltel. |
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digitalfreak
join:2005-12-09
49533
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Re: comcast cap
said by patcat88  :Will this go against your cap? LOL. Same thing I was thinking. |
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Warmachine99
join:2006-03-20
Pleasant Prairie, WI | reply to patcat88
Of course it does. Data is data. Maybe they will even charge you more for the privilege!! |
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rahvin112
join:2002-05-24
Sandy, UT
| They will likely put it in it's own spectrum with QOS just like they do with Comcast phone which is VOIP but isn't carried on the same channel as your internet. What this will do if implemented using moderate power femtocells is make Clearwire internet available anywhere Comcast has customers. Could be HUGE for Clearwire and might make them a truely third competitor to lower prices. Because WiMax as built is an all IP network internet and voice are the same thing so Comcast won't be able to restrict it. |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX | reply to fcisler
Re: Vaporware
4Q 2008. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to rahvin112
Re: comcast cap
said by rahvin112 :They will likely put it in it's own spectrum with QOS just like they do with Comcast phone which is VOIP but isn't carried on the same channel as your internet. What this will do if implemented using moderate power femtocells is make Clearwire internet available anywhere Comcast has customers. Could be HUGE for Clearwire and might make them a truely third competitor to lower prices. Because WiMax as built is an all IP network internet and voice are the same thing so Comcast won't be able to restrict it. Hmm, so these will sorta be free, and not taken directly against your account and will be free to all devices (unlike current femtocells where you enter in their config pages what fone #s are allowed to use them). Much smarter idea. Plus the host of the femtocell won't have to worry about slowing down his connection since the bandwidth comes from the whole DOCSIS channel/node rather than his cable modem. |
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wildcat man
join:2007-11-03
Kansas City, MO
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to fcisler
Re: Vaporware
The femtocell deployment that Sprint has put in for Denver, Indy, and Nashville customers is legit. Saw it in action in a home in Fraser, CO which is about 70 miles from downtown Denver. All CDMA devices work on it - we tried 3 simultaneous conversations and that worked too. I like it, as to make Femtocells work very well in the broadband environment, it sure doesn't hurt to have the High Speed Internet provider directly connected to the underlying wireless provider (Clearwire for next gen, Sprint for current gen). Sprint's solution documented at www.sprint.com/airave.
Does anyone in Denver, Indianapolis, or Nashville have femto and how does it work?
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Mr Anon
@comcast.net
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I wish they would first finish building out their network so that ALL customers are on digital cable systems.
THEN they can upgrade the speed, technology, etc.
They still have too many cable systems in their network that are analog and can get less than 50 channels, and are not broadband capable. |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
Premium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
| reply to digitalfreak
Re: comcast cap
said by digitalfreak :said by patcat88 :Will this go against your cap? LOL. Same thing I was thinking. Pretty damn sad, isn't it?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYueIC1pjM |
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