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| Thread ID: 79202 | 2007-05-11 22:37:00 | Coastal Broadband thumbs nose at Telecom | jcr1 (893) | PC World Chat |
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| 549203 | 2007-08-19 01:15:00 | For those of us who can access wired/wireless broadband it is. But as said in the report, although the initial outlay is expensive, the monthly rates are cheaper than other satellite services (if I read things correctly) Correct. Especially when you are in rural areas where jetstream is not available, and dialup is worse than smoke signals, so your options are limited ;) Heaps of areas round the country that are having issues like this and Telecom do not seem to be interested. Its up to groups like us to get everyone connected :) PS - Not to mention latency. Ping a server from a satellite connection and you're looking at about 1000ms latency. We're offering sub 100 pings in most cases so you can use technology like VOIP and play online games etc. |
Delphinus (12256) | ||
| 549204 | 2007-08-19 02:49:00 | But as said in the report, although the initial outlay is expensive, the monthly rates are cheaper than other satellite services (if I read things correctly) Wireless Nations entry level plan is $57 a month. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 549205 | 2007-08-19 03:23:00 | ... We are using a mixture of 2.4 and 5.8ghz, both which are open to do what you wish with, no licences required. .. . It's not quite "open to do what you wish with". No transmitter can be used except in accordance with a licence. The licence ("General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices"), which you are probably relying on, specifies an e.i.r.p of 1W for those bands, with peak power of 4W e.i.r.p if gain antennae are used. Also: "(2) Transmitters must conform to technical standards as prescribed in notices made under Regulation 32 (1) (b) of the Regulations." That could be a problem if the equipment was not bought from a licenced supplier in NZ who can prove compliance. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 549206 | 2007-08-19 03:27:00 | That is correct Graham. Our equipment should not cause any problems with compliance :) |
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