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knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| Re: Should we care? said by Yo me again :
What kind of latency do we get over Wimax? What kind of bandwidth will be available?
I tested one here, and the tower was within sight, so I was getting the strongest possible signal.
In speed test, the 2.0 service does about 1.6 Mbps at best and about 189 kbps on the upload test. Latency is really all over the place, sometimes sub 50 ms pings, other times it timeouts or hits 2000 ms. The service is also very unstable around other clearwire access points, as in you need to keep some distance or the interference actually knocks you offline as I experienced in front of the sales guys (who was probably not happy about that inside their own store).
Other than that, it sure beats the heck out of dial up, but I'm not going to sign a 2 year contract and dish out a lot money for the hardware just to test it. Doing a simple test right next to the tower and still running into issues would only be multiplied once you get further away from the coverage areas I believe. | |
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prewimax
@spcsdns.net | Re: Should we care? Are you guys talking about the new mobile WiMAX or the pre-WiMAX. The pre-WiMAX doesn't perform as well and only Portland, OR has mobile WiMAX (from Clearwire). | |
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knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
·AT&T DSL Service
| Re: Should we care? said by prewimax :
Are you guys talking about the new mobile WiMAX or the pre-WiMAX. The pre-WiMAX doesn't perform as well and only Portland, OR has mobile WiMAX (from Clearwire).
That I'm not sure, it certainly wasn't the WiMax though I know that for certain. It's the same as what the cell phones use as what the sales manager told me. | |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by prewimax :
Are you guys talking about the new mobile WiMAX or the pre-WiMAX. The pre-WiMAX doesn't perform as well and only Portland, OR has mobile WiMAX (from Clearwire).
My area is definitely pre-WiMAX. | |
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join:2007-09-17
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Re: Should we care? Not really appropriate to post pre-WiMAX results in this thread, which is about 'mobile' WiMAX. Word is, mobile WiMAX can average 2-4Mbps and there are reports of 6Mbps or more. Technically, devices are spec'd to go to 15Mbps but the backhaul probably won't be there to do it.
Latency is typically 50-60ms but can be much much lower if very near the tower with LOS, as low as 10ms has been demonstrated. Will obviously be higher with lots of obstructions and more distance. | |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| Re: Should we care? said by xenophon  :Not really appropriate to post pre-WiMAX results in this thread, which is about 'mobile' WiMAX. Word is, mobile WiMAX can average 2-4Mbps and there are reports of 6Mbps or more. Technically, devices are spec'd to go to 15Mbps but the backhaul probably won't be there to do it. Latency is typically 50-60ms but can be much much lower if very near the tower with LOS, as low as 10ms has been demonstrated. Will obviously be higher with lots of obstructions and more distance. What is the difference? | |
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