[MLB-WIRELESS]Wireless experiments-Melb WISP

[rik]

they use microwave links to the base stations(ap's) i belive
maybe you should email them and ask them these questions?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Pearce" <mattpearce at optusnet.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS]Wireless experiments-Melb WISP


> Correct me if I am wrong, but in order to do repeating you will need more
> expensive equipment (say a DLink AP capable of repeating, and that costs
> more money, who pays for this ??), but then that halves the bandwith
> everytime you do, the more you repeat the less speed comes down the line
to
> you etc etc, combine this with a lot of other people running 802.11b/g
gear
> and in the future unless something dramatic changes your internet
connection
> will be as good as useless, and you will basically loose your $330 install
> fee.  While I do realise there prices are ok, they according to whirlpool
> they have 100 active subscribers at the moment with interest from 4000
more
> people, you do the maths and its not going to be very pretty I can assure
> you.
>
> While I could be wrong, only time will tell.  If things do change it wont
be
> in a hurry and as most of you are aware that we are still waiting on
802.11g
> to get here, let alone another standard that makes up for lack of channels
> and other things.
>
> My 2 cents anyways.
>
> Matt.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Drew" <drew at wireless.org.au>
> To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS]Wireless experiments-Melb WISP
>
>
> > >
> > >
> > >>  > It might also be of interest to people that Alphalink are now
> > >> offering
> > >>  > Wireless ISP services in some of the inner city suburbs.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> I'd be interested to see why they decided to go
> > >> for omnis.
> > >
> > >
> > > Perhaps we could write and ask them.
> >
> >
> > I'd suspect it's to expand their cell size, so they're able to offer
> > service to those non line of sight to the tower by repeating off of
> > other customers.
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> >
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