sprint's new service

[Guest]

Does anybody know anything about Sprint's broadband direct service? Their website isn't terribly informative. I got the sales pitch, but it was mostly hype. Is it affected by weather? What kind of download speeds do users typically get? Is it synchronous, or is there a difference between upload/download?

I'd really appreciate any comments from current users of the service, or just informed people. It's a new technology, and looks very cool, but as that it is so new, I'm kind of wary about it.

Thanks!

 

[flavio321]

are you talking about the satellite dsl service by sprint? those are very reliable...but the only problem is during horrible weather conditions. lightning and rain, snow will cause packet loss... and i hear they are expensive. where do you live anyways. if you can get an alternative broadband connection, that's your best bet.

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[Guest]

Right now I have DSL, but the broadband direct can get about 1.5MB/sec, vs my current 150KB/sec.

The Sprint service isn't DSL, it's actually a radio frequency transmission, I think it uses their wireless phone network. The expense is not that great, compared to other high-spped access. $99 setup and $45/month, with ISP.

I live in Houston, it is available in my area. I was wondering about the rough weather bit; it stands to reason that a bad storm would interfere. Lightning and severe rain would be a problem for me, but I'm not too concerned about snow...

Do you have any experience with it, or know anybody who has?

 

[flavio321]

45 bucks for a 1.5mb? now that is a good deal, provided that it actually is that fast... i remember 3 or 4 years ago people thought that satellite broadband was going to be huge but then they realized how inconsitant it was. it never took off. i am not familiar with the sprint service but i guess they fixed a lot of the past problems. or maybe they are just reintroducing the same technology. i have to look into it more...

If you can't beat 'em kill 'em
athlon "SLOTA" thunderbird 700@1050mhz