Not WiMax or anything. I'm talkinga bout those ISPs that use "Powered by Motorola Canopy" to beam you the internet through a satellite dish. Experiences? Is it good? Pros? Cons? Please help. I have a 150kbps connection now and I want to upgrade but I don't want to go Cable and that's the only other alternative besides this wireless thing.
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i worked for a company that used canopy, good stuff. very reliable, and low latency as long as they arent over-selling bandwidth.
but its not a satellite dish, its local, usually 1-6 miles or so to an access point. some places can offer bandwidth comparable to a DSL line, but usually its under 2Mbps
the equipment is pricey, find out where your responsibility and their responsibility is if the equipment is ever damaged or stops working. the client radios can cost a few hundred dollars.
but its not a satellite dish, its local, usually 1-6 miles or so to an access point. some places can offer bandwidth comparable to a DSL line, but usually its under 2Mbps
the equipment is pricey, find out where your responsibility and their responsibility is if the equipment is ever damaged or stops working. the client radios can cost a few hundred dollars.
Scarpozzi
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I would base it on quality of service versus price before not willing to go to cable.
Cable internet here is 6Meg or 8Meg, EXTREMELY reliable, and I pay $42 a month for it.
If I were to get a Satellite setup, it would be $99 a month to get decent speed, plus you have to deal with occasional rain-outs, snow on the dish, and wind factors.
http://go.gethughesnet.com/HUG...86D9492F66B5B589%5D%5D
Cable internet here is 6Meg or 8Meg, EXTREMELY reliable, and I pay $42 a month for it.
If I were to get a Satellite setup, it would be $99 a month to get decent speed, plus you have to deal with occasional rain-outs, snow on the dish, and wind factors.
http://go.gethughesnet.com/HUG...86D9492F66B5B589%5D%5D
Why don't you want to get cable internet??? If you can get cable, why are you even considering WISP (Wireless ISP)?? Cable is one of the most reliable forms of wired internet, next to fiber optics.
Scarpozzi
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When you say wireless ISP are you referring to the cellphone-type broadband cards you can get? I thought you were considering a satellite dish. (which those are double what comcast is) I hate Comcast as a company, but have had decent luck with them as an ISP.
they can treat the uploads like DSL as well, i usually saw 256 or 512 up, we offered a symmetrical 1.5Mbps service on our top tier.
WISP is not satellite
sometimes they use a reflector dish to enhance the signal if the AP is more than 2 miles from the client premises. its much lower latency and better bandwidth than a satellite connection
It's not the cellphone type. I think it's more like WiMax but in a smaller area. If it is a satellite dish that it uses to receive/send the signal, isn't it susceptable to the same problems as satellite tv owners?
see above. canopy is *not* satellite
its long range wifi. clients can access APs from ~7 miles away with a reflector, most types require clean LOS, 900mhz systems use a yagi antenna and can deal with some foliage in the way.
its quite reliable. i loved working with the canopy gear.
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My choices here are dial up or satellite.
We have satellite and only very rarely have outages because of weather. Outages just because are another matter. The latency is huge and makes online gaming impossible.
WISP in getting closer to us but not here yet. Set up cost is about the same a satellite but the latency is way lower.
My choces wold be; cable - wisp - satellite - dial up
We have satellite and only very rarely have outages because of weather. Outages just because are another matter. The latency is huge and makes online gaming impossible.
WISP in getting closer to us but not here yet. Set up cost is about the same a satellite but the latency is way lower.
My choces wold be; cable - wisp - satellite - dial up
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OK....I read Satellite dish in the first post and thought of DirectPC (now called HughesNet)....which is pricey.
I'm aware of the canopy stuff, but have never used it before. I'd be interested to know what the costs are to connect. Post back if you can find out what the service costs in your area...I don't even know if there's a provider around here...
I'm aware of the canopy stuff, but have never used it before. I'd be interested to know what the costs are to connect. Post back if you can find out what the service costs in your area...I don't even know if there's a provider around here...
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this is pretty consistent with the pricing where i worked, however, we only charged $199 for the equipment instead of $399
we offered a $299 option to reduce the install fee, iirc. like i said, the radios are pricey, but it beats the hell out of satellite.
I dont know if they still offer it, but looked into it here before cable was available and they wanted $500 for the equipment.
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I work with a Fixed Point WISP here and we can shoot out 10/6mb for ~20 miles give or take (hills, trees, buildings). The 6mb up is limited by Docsis 1.1 and not by the "technology".
We usually charge a $299 install fee and retain all equipment so if anything goes wrong we replace it at no cost to the consumer... and to be honest the equipment is worthless to the consumer if they ever switch.
In our type of system, if you got a straight shot to the tower then the connection is rock solid through anything. The only time we had problems is when a massive ice storm ripped antennas off peoples roofs.
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We use canopy at work. It's alright I guess, but way too expensive for what it offers. It's in no way worth it over cable.
It's fairly unreliable. Ping times vary from acceptable (120ms) to completely unacceptable (800ms) at the drop of a hat. Typically 3/4 days a week will have crazy ping spikes for no reason at random times.
It can fail for days.
It's not even comparable to landline connections.
It's fairly unreliable. Ping times vary from acceptable (120ms) to completely unacceptable (800ms) at the drop of a hat. Typically 3/4 days a week will have crazy ping spikes for no reason at random times.
It can fail for days.
It's not even comparable to landline connections.
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