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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:37:42 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>[Fixed] Fixed Wireless Service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know of a Fixed Wireless Provider that offers unlimited service for zip code 32669?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 13:54:51</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone got any ideas why I get dropouts and signal changes?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I am in Fauquier county Virginia.

My ISP is Megapath using business class equipment but I am routed directly through Sprint, i went with Megapath to get A+ customer support and for unlimited monthly usage. I do not actually go through Megapath's route at all, we set it up (at great pain) to go directly to Sprint to get better latency.

Hardware:
Digi ConnectPort WAN VPN EVDO-A Sprint
50ft low loss cable from D-COM
Parabolic Grid also from D-COM

The grid is roof mounted and grounded, and the outdoor connection from grid to cable is sealed with mastic tape to prevent moisture issues. The router is plugged up to a wall socket that has nothing else plugged into it, none of the cables come near any electrical device other than the router, and the setup is 6+ feet away from my computers and other equipment. 

I'm shooting at a tower about 11~ miles away just north of a small town (I am shooting over part of the town, I believe), over flat terrain, almost entirely farm fields. Sometimes the connection is perfect, but the perfection has never lasted very long. During a typical week I get -83 to -94 signal most of the time with -4 to -6.5 Ec/Io, my ping is 60-100 (avg of 60,000 pings is generally 90-95) and, on some days, I will drop no pings or nearly none. On other days, I will drop pings every few minutes, almost always 2-3 in a row, even during the dead of night (2-5am), in totally clear weather, with the router registering no signal strength or interference changes. Sometimes the connection will get gigantic interference and spike to -112 to -117 RSSI strength with -10 to -31.5 (the maximum this hardware will register) Ec/Io. This happens randomly regardless of weather or what I am doing with the connection at the time. 

I typically get 1.5-2mb download speeds with the RSSI at -94 or better, but the ping dropping has got to stop. Any ideas? I'm at my wits end. The router set me back 900 and I've spent tons more on the other equipment and lost countless hours troubleshooting it already. My ISP cannot figure it out, and Sprint, naturally, is absolutely no help whatsoever. I want to believe the problem is on my end, because then I might actually be able to fix it.

I need ideas! Anything!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 13:08:55</pubDate>
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<title>Wireless not a suitable replacement for wired broadband</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Folks, none of these wireless broadband services, perhaps with the exception of Clearwire if they get their act together, should ever really be considered a suitable replacement for wired broadband, or doing much beyond web page browsing and e-mail.  The occasional short YouTube video, if you are prepared to wait for it, is one thing, but I am very surprised to see people wasting their time and energy on peer to peer services, gaming, or downloading enormous files.  Trying to watch a Netflix movie off any of these services is ridiculous.  You are assuming capabilities mobile broadband really isn't well designed to provide for now.

Additionally, with a 5GB usage cap on virtually all of these plans, you'd blow through your usage allowance pretty rapidly.

For rural folks, I wish I had a better answer, because many of you don't have cable modem access, and DSL service from the phone company, if you can get it, is probably speed rated between 1 and 3Mbps.  It's why we fight so hard for better broadband service in this country.

When considering mobile broadband from Cricket, or anyone else, you should really expect to use the service for web browsing, e-mail, and light duty higher bandwidth services like short video clips and audio streams.  If your needs go beyond that, no wireless broadband provider is going to truly meet your requirements at this point.
--
Phillip M. Dampier
Editor, Stop the Cap!
http://stopthecap.com

[mod note:  OT for the thread it was it so it has been moved to its own thread. Title edited to better reflect actual content]]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-23 23:35:10</pubDate>
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<title>CDMA vs. GSM Range Question</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23305031</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have always heard that it takes twice as many GSM towers to cover an area as CDMA towers.  Is this true, or are people mixing up 1900mhz vs. 800mhz towers (because it is true that under the same circumstances 800mhz will go and penetrate about twice as far as 1900mhz).

If people aren't mixing things up, and it is true what I have read about CDMA, that it covers about twice as much area from a single tower as a GSM tower in the same location on the same frequency, does anybody know how or why?

And again, if this is true, do you think this would apply to newer versions of CDMA technology other than the CDMA2000 or whatever it is that we (like verizon and sprint) are using now?  (Such as the WCDMA that HSDPA runs on and future LTE, because it is sort of CDMA, right?).  Okay, thanks guys for any and all help on this one!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 01:01:24</pubDate>
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<title>Wireless Line Of Sight 1 mile</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23305691</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am looking for some brands to look at other than the Motorola Canopy systems we have them on order for company use but I want to shoot s shot to our tent "living quarters" but I do not wish to spend 1100 for 1 AP and one SM. Can anyone give me some brands or models to do some research one to shoot a shot 1 mile or less that is on the cheap. We have clear line of sight just no canopy's since there so costly for personal use. If I was going to sell service that would be one thing but this is for 3 guys to have some internet while laying on there cots.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:02:28</pubDate>
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<title>Any experience with Cricket Wireless Broadband?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20587406</link>
<description><![CDATA[Can anyone provide feedback on Cricket's $40.00/month Wireless Broadband service? They began advertising this heavily in the Las Vegas NV area last weekend. It uses a small USB plug-in modem.

I'm curious about the real cost of start-up ("requires new activation AND up to a $25 activation fee"), the true monthly cost ("taxes and fees extra"), and some of their disclaimers:

* Throughput may be limited if use exceeds 5GB per month. 
* Internet browsing does not include, "Machine-to-machine connections, "Peer to peer (P2P) connections." 

They state that there's no contract term, no security deposit, and no "carrier's" early termination fee.

I'd just want it for home use, and to save a few bucks over the $52/mo I currently shell out for cable broadband.

Thanks!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-06-03 23:25:32</pubDate>
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<title>[EvDO] HSDPA Vs. EvDO</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23261826</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi,

I had a few questions about these Verizon's EvDO service. Right now I am running on AT&T's 3G network with an iPhone but I am considering switching to Verizon's network when my contract is up next year.

So far I know that technically AT&T's HSDPA is capable of faster speeds, especially when they push out the 7mbps upgrades. The coverage in California seems pretty well since I almost always have a 3G signal except in houses and buildings. But most of the time when I run a speed test my speeds range from 400-800kbps. In San Francisco last week I had a full 3G signal but was getting around 170kbps on my speed test.

So here are a few of my questions:

1. Does EvDO work pretty well through buildings? Will my data speeds come to a crawl if I'm behind a wall?

2. How about in highly populated cities? They advertise their network as most reliable. Do they mean I will usually get close to advertised speeds?

3. My 3G connection on AT&T supports voice too which results in a higher quality call. My friend on his iphone comes in loud and crystal clear. Does Verizon's do the same or does it only use CMDA for voice? How does the voice quality compare? Can you use both internet and phone at the same time on a device?

4. Can EvDO be upgraded to support faster speeds too or is Verizon pretty much done at this point and focusing on LTE?

Thanks for your help!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-29 16:32:46</pubDate>
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<title>[Fixed] Canopy - drops out every 1-3 min...help</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23152519</link>
<description><![CDATA[My WISP just did a tower change and upgrade, after which I had to have them out to re-align my 900mhz antennae, which has worked fine for 3 years. When the service guy got here he couldn't believe that I was ever getting service in the first place, and moved the set up to a tripod/pole on the peak of my roof. Under the old set-up I was getting a power level of around -76dBm.The new location is better, ranging between -65 to -72 dBm, with the jitter jumping between 1-4 (sometimes up even higher). Problem is that the unit drops to -114 dBm every couple of minutes, rescans, re-registers, and all is good for another few minutes.

Example:

Subscriber Module Stats
Session Status : &#9;REGISTERED VC 35 Rate 1X/1X
Registered AP : &#9;0a-00-3e-94-cf-a5 
RSSI : &#9;1744
Power Level : &#9;-65 dBm
Jitter : &#9;2
Air Delay : &#9;55 approximately 1.53 miles (8085 feet)

Subscriber Module Stats
Session Status : &#9;REGISTERING VC 0 Rate 1X/1X
Registered AP : &#9;n/a
RSSI : &#9;7
Power Level : &#9;-114 dBm
Jitter : &#9;0
Air Delay : &#9;504 approximately 14.03 miles (74088 feet) 

Subscriber Module Stats
Session Status : &#9;REGISTERED VC 35 Rate 1X/1X
Registered AP : &#9;0a-00-3e-94-cf-a5 
RSSI : &#9;1739
Power Level : &#9;-65 dBm
Jitter : &#9;4
Air Delay : &#9;55 approximately 1.53 miles (8085 feet)  

Is this a problem with the new tower location, aim of my antennae, new interference, or something they need to fix on their end? I don't know much about this technology, so any help/input would be appreciated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-08 14:46:38</pubDate>
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