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Re: WISP vs. Satellite The WISP's relatively low download speed may be a result of a service plan setting - what's your friend Paying for? Wireless has the capability of delivering huge amounts of bandwidth, but again it's what the provider can afford to supply for a fixed service fee. The benefits of WISP over Sat are the latency (ping time) and when it comes to snappy browsing, Secure web (HTTPS), VOIP, gaming, VPN, etc, it really is no contest. When I was with Direcway my pings were ~900-1200 ms and packet loss ran near 10%. On WISP my pings are 50-70ms and packets loss is less than 1%... oh BTW fair disclosure: I own and operate a WISP; which I built after suffering 18 months of pain on satellite. |
1 edit | I'm not sure what bandwidth he is supposed to be getting. Here is the situation: I live in a small town in southeastern Oklahoma, in a relatively flat area. The "access point" is on a water tower which is on a small hill in another town 3 miles to the west. The company operating the WISP is in another town about 30 miles away. I'm not sure what type of connection the WISP has to the tower, whether it is a T-1 or what. Anyway, some in my town, including myself, have LOS to the tower, while others don't. I have talked with the operator of the WISP, but only about cost of installation and monthly service cost. I would appreciate input on some of the questions I should ask him regarding the service. Also, I am considering asking him about possibly putting an "access point" in my town, as I live almost in the center of town and have property available where some type of tower or antenna could be placed. Any input for questions regarding this would also be appreciated.
Thanks,
CR |
| 3 miles isn't that far if the Line of Sight is reasonable. If they have a 30 mile backhual to their NOC then they are most likely not using 'cheap' gear; that isn't to say one way or the other how they are running it.
Read the sticky post that Superdog made at the top of the forum regarding things to know or questions to ask etc... although I think the first one you want answered is what you friend is paying for, vs. what he's getting, that may give you a good idea right up front. |
