[MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services

Matt Pearce mattpearce at optushome.com.au
Tue Mar 5 20:32:04 EST 2002


I spoke to a sales rep today and she says it is 2meg down and 1meg up.  She
also said that yes it is satellite based when I asked her.

Matt.


----- Original Message -----
From: "rick" <mibz at optushome.com.au>
To: "Marian Szczepkowski" <Marian.Szczepkowski at ericsson.com.au>;
<lkhoo at csc.com.au>
Cc: "Fulton, Darren J" <Darren.Fulton at team.telstra.com>;
<epaszcz at ex1.epa.ericsson.se>; "Melbwireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services


> well its actual wireless technology there is nothing about it useing
> sadilite technology  hughes have alot of money invested in satilight tech
> but thats not what this is
>
> and so far everyone i have spoken to there havnt mentien the word sadilite
> once, sure maybe every one i have spoken to is wrong and the person you
> spoke to is right
>
> but explain how we are going to get the min 2meg uplink IF its satilite
> tech, as satilite tech needs a 56k modem to upload
>
> grrr
>
> i might be wrong but i wouldnt bet on it
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <lkhoo at csc.com.au>
> To: "Marian Szczepkowski" <Marian.Szczepkowski at ericsson.com.au>
> Cc: "Fulton, Darren J" <Darren.Fulton at team.telstra.com>;
> <epaszcz at ex1.epa.ericsson.se>; "Melbwireless"
<melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 9:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services
>
>
> > >According to the boys we do a satellite thing with hughes.
> > >
> > >This has a PSTN back channel so no running your own servers
> > >and gaming sucks.
> >
> > hmm as in one way satellite?
> > But that doesn't explain the  "* Portibility - Direct access from your
> > computer or laptop -
> > no phoneline required!"quote.
> >
> > I suppose technically it is classified as "wireless" but I wouldn't have
> > thought that your average laptop in a park would have access. Picture a
> guy
> > in a park with laptop and a james bond style mini satellite .. maybe
not.
> >
> > Lucas
> >
> >
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