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Thread ID: 48746	2004-08-31 05:14:00	Could someone who has Woosh help us out please	PressF1 User (1065)	Press F1

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267380	2004-08-31 05:14:00	We currently have DSL which is quite expensive for us. We've know that Woosh is not good for online gaming because of the high ping times - but how bad is it really? (1) Could someone who has Woosh connect to a Steam (CS) game server and tell us what sort of ping times you are getting please. (2) What is Woosh like for voice, such as MSN Messenger or Skype - are the lag times very great? (3) What about recieving video streams or rado stations? If you use a boost antenna I'd be interested to know what the service is like for you too. Thanks to whoever can help us out with this info - cheers.	PressF1 User (1065)
267381	2004-08-31 05:20:00	How close are you to your nearest tower?? We are right on the edge of the limit and get 180ms pings on average. I know people who are right under the tower who get 30ms pings to certain places :-) > (1) Could someone who has Woosh connect to a Steam > (CS) game server and tell us what sort of ping times > you are getting please. How close are you to the tower and server affects this. Booster Antennae will help too! > (2) What is Woosh like for voice, such as MSN > Messenger or Skype - are the lag times very great? Skype rocks :-) > (3) What about recieving video streams or rado > stations? Yeah no worries! > If you use a boost antenna I'd be interested to know > what the service is like for you too. Yes, I do at work, it wont work for us without it :p Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
267382	2004-08-31 05:38:00	A ping of 180 on the edge of reception is actually much better than I though it would be - we could live with that for sure. How stable are the ping times - does it jump up and down much - and do you notice much interference from outside sources? They tell us that weather is not really a problem.	PressF1 User (1065)
267383	2004-08-31 06:06:00	Hi there, I don't get ping times as good as that very often, 300 is quick, over 1 sec is not unheard of. Skype was not too good - aside from the "parasite activity" factor. Since I usually am only interested in up and down loading, the speed is great for me, as long as I stick to low activity times, like the early AM hours, I get download speeds way in excess of the advertised rates, upload speeds the same, I don't mind that a bit. :) Weather makes no difference here, and I do use the external antenna. I find the data cap (A pretty nebulous figure) to be quite acceptable, if I wish to download 3 or 4 cd's worth of Linux, I just do it. Ping times are the only snag, and not even that worries me for my usage pattern. I use Linux 90 % of the time, and Win XP for the rest, both are via the ethernet cable. (more expense.) Cheers, R2	R2x1 (4628)
267384	2004-08-31 06:19:00	I'm curious. I don't know whether I'm in the coverage area yet, but I'm sort of tempted. :D Is the $199 for the receiver with a USB interface? Is the ethernet cable a non-standard one --- because I would want to use Linux?	Graham L (2)
267385	2004-08-31 06:28:00	Hi Graham - this will tell you if you're in the coverage area - type your street, number, and town (on the left) - and then click 'Check' www.woosh.com	PressF1 User (1065)
267386	2004-08-31 06:35:00	The LAN cable works fine in Linux with rp-pppoe, but the cable is an extra $35 IIRC over and above the $199 for the modem. Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
267387	2004-08-31 06:35:00	Standard Modem set-up is with the USB cable (Supplied). The ethernet cable is a special to suit the rather novel connector to the modem, and there is a "lump" in the cable toward the modem end, with a LED to indicate connection. This is for the earlier modem, I am only assuming the current unit may be somewhat similar. Even in Windoze, I find the ethernet connection better overall (not quite so simple to set up, but still just a "do what it says in the order it says" process). R2	R2x1 (4628)
267388	2004-08-31 06:38:00	Mind me asking why you prefer the Ethernet cable?	Chilling_Silence (9)
267389	2004-08-31 08:55:00	Performance in jet car when doing multi-part downloads seems to be "sweeter" and faster. blowed if I could put numbers to it though. Also, it means I don't have to swap cables when going between XP and a real O/S. :O (Ducks) R2	R2x1 (4628)
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