jasher
join:2006-09-15
New Orleans, LA
| reply to proefain
Re: Coverage
Wikipedia says you can get long distances or fast speeds, but not at the same time...
"Limitations
A commonly-held misconception is that WiMAX will deliver 70 Mbit/s over 31 miles/50 kilometers. In reality, WiMAX can do one or the other — operating over maximum range (31 miles/50 km) increases bit error rate and thus must use a lower bitrate. Lowering the range allows a device to operate at higher bitrates."
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX
Unlimited? Sort of.
Gigaom points to verbage on the Xohm site that says it's not how much bandwidth you use, but how you use it...
"To ensure a high-quality experience for its entire subscriber base, XOHM may use various tools and techniques designed to limit the bandwidth available for certain bandwidth intensive applications or protocols, such as file sharing."
»gizmodo.com/5056447/sprints-xohm···nloaders
And what, 2 years before this is available nationwide anyway. |
