Kelaydi
join:2003-01-08
North York, ON
| reply to DJ Paolo
Re: Take your hispeed internet wherever you go, thanks to Rogers
Fido had been testing this service for months before Rogers bought them; so that's probably where Rogers got the technology from. Fido's website said the maximum speed was 2Mbps, Rogers website only says it's 25x faster than dial-up, and faster than hi-speed lite (1Mbps). Since Fido was testing it before Rogers bought them, I assume it operates over the cell phone network.
Since Bell recently started offering Ev-DO on their cell phones (2.4Mbps), that should encourage Rogers to step up their UMTS development, which should mean 5-6Mbps, with nothing more than a cell phone or a pc card. Last I heard Rogers was going to start trials for UMTS this fall. |
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LaZ3R
Premium
join:2003-01-17
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
| Well, if they can get faster speeds, I'd be interested 
Wireless technology does require good security though unless you don't mind people leaching off you're connection! 
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idlewillkill
Go Blue
Premium
join:2005-09-28
North York, ON | Would that be a likely isue?
Says that it operates at 2.5 Ghz |
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kalak
@cable.rogers
| reply to Kelaydi
>Last I heard Rogers was going to start trials for UMTS this fall.
And that's why Rogers is not at all happy to hear Toronto Hydro's plan to have WiFi coverage for the whole of downtown Toronto area by year's end. And it will be free for the first 6 months! |
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rci_rogers
@rogers.com | actually Rogers has already been testing 3G, and current launch date is Q4 (2months pre-xmas) |
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