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Any Wireless ISP in the area? Sometimes one is only one or two repeaters away and bamm, 100mbi/s up and downstream.
by chinathrow 9y ago
Any Wireless ISP in the area? Sometimes one is only one or two repeaters away and bamm, 100mbi/s up and downstream.
- metalliqaz 9y agoSounds like he's talking about home computing, so I assume microwave is out of the question due to cost.
- IgorPartola 9y agoYes and now. There are some in the area but my specific house has super poor reception. Also, hosting web apps where the latency due to radios starts at 300ms is not something I really want. Wireless/Cellular is ok for some consumers but it's not great for my needs.
- hedora 9y ago300ms latency is closer to geo-synchronous satellite than decent terrestrial broadband or even next gen satellite. Last time I used a WISP, the expected latency was something like half the best case for comcast or sonic dsl, and bandwidth was 6mbps symmetric. When set up right, latency is ~zero queuing delay plus the speed of light to a peering closet ~3 miles away. This was with Canopy gear and unwired ltd; unwired is at least one generation newer than that now. FWIW, Musk's rainbows-and-unicorns low orbit satellite internet is targeting 25ms.
- chinathrow 9y agoI talked to a wireless isp in our area the other day. Latency is ~1ms/hop, so compared to 300ms, it's next to nothing. Also, sometimes is another relay needed and you're good to go.