Re: Looking for new MVEND ISP

[John Armstrong <siberian@siberian.org>]

I had one way wireless access for awhile ( downloads a T1 speeds ) 
and it was pretty awesome despite the cheesy 28.8k return path. They 
are rolling out 2-way wireless here in Silicon Valley at prices 
competitive with DSL. The only gotcha is the high price of the 
equipment( $1000 router ). Wireless will change a lot of things in 
terms of how we view bandwidth etc.

I also found my wireless to be very reliable and fast at all times. 
To bad the company that was providing ( this was about 2 years ago ) 
went out of business. But hey I got a hat!

Anyone wanna by a Hybrid cable modem? ;)

John-

>******    message to minivend-users from "Phil Welch" 
><PhilmoreW@worldnet.att.net>     ******
>
>Folks,
>
>I'm beta testing fixed "wireless" Internet (includes phone and LAN) access
>at speeds several times what you are describing and at an anticipated cost
>(I pay nothing) of several times less cost from a (the) major communications
>provider.
>
>I don't know when they are going to open this up for general sales and I
>don't know how it will ultimately compare with cable (I have compared notes
>with cable users and my service is considerably better and faster), and it
>is nice.  I was concerned about heavy rain, which we've gotten a lot of
>recently, but it has proven totally stable even during the most turbulent
>weather including heavy wind, rain and lightning.  I was 5th on the planet
>to get this service and have enjoyed using it.  I have no clue how my SUN OS
>/ IBM UDB would operate if directly connected to the Internet, since I
>haven't done so for various and sundry reasons, but I would surmise it would
>perform well.
>
>My access is instantaneous to their LAN (they are beta testing with
>companies where their employees are connected to the same LAN and can pretty
>much operate from home in the same fashion as at work).
>
>Hence, if you need something now, I guess you have to go with what's
>available now, but it's hard to imagine that you'll have to deal with the
>various considerations you and other's have outlined very much longer, so be
>wary of long term contracts or capital expenditures.
>
>Regards,
>
>Phil Welch



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