 DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | reply to DaveDude
Re: Maybe forget cable/ wireline not likely
I'm sure thats 56Mbps shared to everyone in range
so even if everyone held their phones next to the transmitter they wouldn't all get 56Mbps
so it would still be slow compaired to cable or Fios
maybe if they could get 300+Mbps on the tower then it would be a viable competitor but for now
3G vs Sat
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by DarkLogix:not likely I'm sure thats 56Mbps shared to everyone in range It's 56 Mbps shared to ONE station in range, with no other stations (idle or not). Still, it's a baby-breakthrough and deserves to be celebrated.
Cable DOCSIS1/DOCSIS2 has been 38 Mbps shared by roughly 75-100 subscribers.
If you can get past the latency, we're starting to tread on yesterday's DSL capabilities here. That's impressive, really, but the first few messages of this thread show the ATTITUDE that explains why it'll come more slowly than it should.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Correct - it is feasible, however, don't forget
Voice users, and the fact that there may be more than once Docsis 1/2 channel available for use in a given area.
Assumptions:
- data is not used all the times by all users (i.e. BT or streaming has the ability to bring it to its knees)
- voice also runs over the same interface - voice takes priority.
- Similar to cable, the 'speed' would generally be substituted at some level for capacity. How many Docsis 1/2 users actually have access to 38Mbps .. besides Cablevision users.
- unlike cable, which has fixed user density (i.e. fixed nodes to fixed customers), wireless may see large variances as it is not fixed.
- signal/noise ratio can/will vary as will speeds depending of LOS, distance and materials in between.
I would personally go wireless if there wasn't a cap, or the cap was reasonable (+100GB / month).
I currently hit WiFi, and end up on MANY unlocked/unsecured hotspots. Some are local vendors that set them up that way, some are just unlocked residential 
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 DaveDudeNo Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
kudos:1
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| I think when the new 700 mhz comes available. It will be exclusive LTE data. So all new data cards will have it, so they can push people off the 800/1900 network. Also they will be a while for new LTE devices to come out. I think Wimax is already dead. Nokia dropped its only device, thats not a good sign. |
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Keeping in mind what happened to AT&T in Austin, all it will take is a half dozen users on one cell quadrant hammering away and the latency skyrockets while the data throughput drops through the floor. The inherent problem, just like with cable, is the RF transport. |
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