 alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA | The Common Person is Confused! Like I have been saying for years, Wi-Fi is not the Holy Grail for Broadband. When people hear of Wi-Fi they think this will replace their Broadband Connection and they are looking for the same speed, reliability, and service. So most of these Wi-Fi Networks are less than 1Mbps, not fast enough to replace your Home Broadband. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by alchav:So most of these Wi-Fi Networks are less than 1Mbps, not fast enough to replace your Home Broadband. Bingo, 802.11B can have max 4.5 mbit/s shared between the AP and 1 user (assuming no other users, and perfect connection with no error correction needed). G is 17mbit/s shared among all users. Cable for example is 40 mbit/s, perhaps a muni wifi network running N equipment with all N clients can pull that off, but N isn't even a standard yet..... |
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| Wimax may improve speeds. It's coming for sure to the US now. Big deployment in the developing world. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Yeah, with what spectrum? Philly govt will pay for it? or Earthlink? |
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