Wi-Max

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Anyone have experience with wi-max?

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Where can I get information on setting it up and the cost?

"Jim Osborne" <josborne@starband.net> wrote in message
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> Enough experience to know 802.16a hardware is expensive...
> Suggest you wait a few months for prices to drop.
>
> "News" <NoSpam@news.com> wrote in message
> news:UrqdnePtst_-dBTdRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> >
> > Anyone have experience with wi-max?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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WiMax is already here in Chicago.

http://www.towerstream.com/n040413.asp


"David Goodenough" <david.goodenough@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> news.comcast.giganews.com wrote:
>
> > Where can I get information on setting it up and the cost?
> >
> > "Jim Osborne" <josborne@starband.net> wrote in message
> > news:tytic.2577$FB1.93@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> >> Enough experience to know 802.16a hardware is expensive...
> >> Suggest you wait a few months for prices to drop.
> >>
> >> "News" <NoSpam@news.com> wrote in message
> >> news:UrqdnePtst_-dBTdRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> >> >
> >> > Anyone have experience with wi-max?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> 802.16a is NOT WiMax. WiMax is a new standard and the
> ink is not really dry, let along anyone cutting silicon yet.
> WiMax will not start to see the light of day until 2005.
>
> David

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Thanks for pointing that out.

Do you know of a good WiFi that I can get. I was looking at the Motorola
Canopy system.

We have a association of towmhomes and we want to place an antenna in the
center of the 440 units so everyone can get Internet access.

We are looking at getting a T1 for the internet feed to our clubhouse then
we want to broadcast it to all our home owners.

Any recommendations and costs?



"David Goodenough" <david.goodenough@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Shampoo Store wrote:
>
> > WiMax is already here in Chicago.
> >
> > http://www.towerstream.com/n040413.asp
> >
> >
> > "David Goodenough" <david.goodenough@btconnect.com> wrote in message
> > news:c6e2d3$b34uh$1@ID-187038.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >> news.comcast.giganews.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > Where can I get information on setting it up and the cost?
> >> >
> >> > "Jim Osborne" <josborne@starband.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:tytic.2577$FB1.93@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> >> >> Enough experience to know 802.16a hardware is expensive...
> >> >> Suggest you wait a few months for prices to drop.
> >> >>
> >> >> "News" <NoSpam@news.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:UrqdnePtst_-dBTdRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Anyone have experience with wi-max?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> 802.16a is NOT WiMax. WiMax is a new standard and the
> >> ink is not really dry, let along anyone cutting silicon yet.
> >> WiMax will not start to see the light of day until 2005.
> >>
> >> David
> If you read the linked document you will find:-
>
> <<TowerStream's service is considered pre-WiMax because actual WiMax
> products won't be certified and marketed until next year. That's when a
> cycle of lower prices and better performance is expected to start.
>
>
> The success of Wi-Fi as a short-distance wireless technology illustrates
how
> standardization lowers costs and broadens sales, said Roger Marks,
chairman
> of the IEEE committee for the 802.16 standard. >>
>
> Like I said, WiMax (proper, not pre) comes next year, and it is NOT
802.11a.
>
> David

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> Cicso Systems makes Linksys WiFi hardware which is at low end
> of the market for 802.11x protocol. The coming protocol is 802.16a
> which extend the range of WiFi networks from a few hundred feet
> to many miles. 802.16a is very expensive at present but the prices
> should drop dramatically in the next year.

Read : http://dailywireless.org/ for good info . 802.16e looks more
realistic . Also take a look at : > http://www.locust.net/

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Motorola is good equipment. A couple of problems you'll need to solve is
that the normal access point can't handle anywhere near the number of
homes you mention so you'll need multiple APs. Plus, a single T1 feeding
data to that many units would be as slow as or worse than dialup. I
chose smartBridges WiFi equipment because of the costs and other
features for a community project.

Shampoo Store wrote:

> Thanks for pointing that out.
>
> Do you know of a good WiFi that I can get. I was looking at the Motorola
> Canopy system.
>
> We have a association of towmhomes and we want to place an antenna in the
> center of the 440 units so everyone can get Internet access.
>
> We are looking at getting a T1 for the internet feed to our clubhouse then
> we want to broadcast it to all our home owners.
>
> Any recommendations and costs?
>
>
>
> "David Goodenough" <david.goodenough@btconnect.com> wrote in message
> news:c6ekrs$b32sm$2@ID-187038.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
>>Shampoo Store wrote:
>>
>>
>>>WiMax is already here in Chicago.
>>>
>>>http://www.towerstream.com/n040413.asp
>>>
>>>
>>>"David Goodenough" <david.goodenough@btconnect.com> wrote in message
>>>news:c6e2d3$b34uh$1@ID-187038.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>>
>>>>news.comcast.giganews.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Where can I get information on setting it up and the cost?
>>>>>
>>>>>"Jim Osborne" <josborne@starband.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:tytic.2577$FB1.93@fe25.usenetserver.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Enough experience to know 802.16a hardware is expensive...
>>>>>>Suggest you wait a few months for prices to drop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"News" <NoSpam@news.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:UrqdnePtst_-dBTdRVn-vA@comcast.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Anyone have experience with wi-max?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>802.16a is NOT WiMax. WiMax is a new standard and the
>>>>ink is not really dry, let along anyone cutting silicon yet.
>>>>WiMax will not start to see the light of day until 2005.
>>>>
>>>>David
>>
>>If you read the linked document you will find:-
>>
>><<TowerStream's service is considered pre-WiMax because actual WiMax
>>products won't be certified and marketed until next year. That's when a
>>cycle of lower prices and better performance is expected to start.
>>
>>
>>The success of Wi-Fi as a short-distance wireless technology illustrates
>
> how
>
>>standardization lowers costs and broadens sales, said Roger Marks,
>
> chairman
>
>>of the IEEE committee for the 802.16 standard. >>
>>
>>Like I said, WiMax (proper, not pre) comes next year, and it is NOT
>
> 802.11a.
>
>>David
>
>
>