linhpham2 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Here's some analysis from Fiercewireless about Sprint's partnership with Dish and options for fixed wireless broadband: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/analysis-sprint-dish-could-broaden-partnership-it-would-be-complicated/2014-03-25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdfgf Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Personally this is the most interesting of the initiatives Sprint has going right now. Really curious to see the specifics of the service in Texas this summer. Interesting times to be a Sprint customer/fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcltoys Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 If this does fly I wonder what kind of distance from tower we are talking and will this fly through trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If this does fly I wonder what kind of distance from tower we are talking and will this fly through trees. Look at Towerstream and they already provide fixed wireless service and the best part, still unlimited! Yes I can hear the haters, but guess what, the carries seem to have no problem with usage if you're willing to pay. Our neighbor just got kicked out by Cox for using more than 300GB per month but hey he could sign up for a business plan, pay more and their network will be A-Okay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linhpham2 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 According to Dslreports.com, Sprint shut down a fixed wireless broadband in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linhpham2 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Found it: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Sprint-Broadband-Direct-Goes-Offline-July-31-94556 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWMaloney Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Found it: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Sprint-Broadband-Direct-Goes-Offline-July-31-94556 Article mentioned Sprint losing spectrum. Anyone know what spectrum that was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Look at Towerstream and they already provide fixed wireless service and the best part, still unlimited! Yes I can hear the haters, but guess what, the carries seem to have no problem with usage if you're willing to pay. Our neighbor just got kicked out by Cox for using more than 300GB per month but hey he could sign up for a business plan, pay more and their network will be A-Okay with it. thats alot of data kinda low limit but still its there for data hoggers. Most business plans have no data limit on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Do they put the antennas on customers roofs? Like a repeater? So now dish customers have dishes and antennas and more wires dangling all over the roof. So it uses satellite for back-haul? Is there enough data speed? I know there internet is slow. Id like to see how this turns out its interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Article mentioned Sprint losing spectrum. Anyone know what spectrum that was? I always assumed it was a Motorola Canopy 900MHz system. Those were common back then, and for being 900MHz, they were surprisingly not very good at anything but LOS. Probably because of power limitations. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geesmill Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Do they put the antennas on customers roofs? Like a repeater? So now dish customers have dishes and antennas and more wires dangling all over the roof. So it uses satellite for back-haul? Is there enough data speed? I know there internet is slow. Id like to see how this turns out its interesting Not exactly sure of the solution Dish is using, but chances are it would be a terrestrial solution to allow for lower latency and lower overall cost. I believe from the article there were two lines of thought, one was using Dish's AWS spectrum as backhaul and another part of the article referred to using 2.5 Ghz for the backhaul with lots of short hops. Wireless ISPs are not a new thing, but most times they are the provider of last resort. People attempt to get service from the phone/cable companies and in many rural settings WISPs are the only high-speed solution available. Ubiquiti is a gear maker for the WISP industry and late last year started a marketing campaign to get the word out on WISPs. http://www.goubiquiti.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 thats alot of data kinda low limit but still its there for data hoggers. Most business plans have no data limit on them. You don't even know what you use at home. My neighbors are a standard family, five people: Kids run YouTube and music, Parents have their Roku and Netflix/Hulu. They don't use torrent etc. Still they use a lot of capacity every month and it's getting the norm. I wish I had access to Cox but they stopped at my neighbors house. Most home ISP are looking to maximuze their profits and tax usage. I am sure many people hear would be shocked if they could see their usage, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You don't even know what you use at home. My neighbors are a standard family, five people: Kids run YouTube and music, Parents have their Roku and Netflix/Hulu. They don't use torrent etc. Still they use a lot of capacity every month and it's getting the norm. I wish I had access to Cox but they stopped at my neighbors house. Most home ISP are looking to maximuze their profits and tax usage. I am sure many people hear would be shocked if they could see their usage, UVURSE is even lower limit. Streaming hd shows kills data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 UVURSE is even lower limit. Streaming hd shows kills data. Correct, but technology has evolved and usage of the Internet has grown. I can't even do HD streaming but I am fine with SD. What kills me is the amount of data that I need to send due to work. Got a nice offer from Towerstream and when Clear goes into the sunset, I will switch to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyallcubes Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You don't even know what you use at home. My neighbors are a standard family, five people: Kids run YouTube and music, Parents have their Roku and Netflix/Hulu. They don't use torrent etc. Still they use a lot of capacity every month and it's getting the norm. I wish I had access to Cox but they stopped at my neighbors house. Most home ISP are looking to maximuze their profits and tax usage. I am sure many people hear would be shocked if they could see their usage, Usually you can contact the cable provider and see if the can run lines to your house. You may pay for them to run the cable, but itd be a good service after. Hopefully by neighbor you dont mean one thats like a mile away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Usually you can contact the cable provider and see if the can run lines to your house. You may pay for them to run the cable, but itd be a good service after. Hopefully by neighbor you dont mean one thats like a mile away I called Cox and they have no plans to cover my house because I am just past their territory. I would pay $10k to get my house into their territory just to have the continued pleasure to pay them each month. My neighbor is about 1/2 mile away and that is not too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Correct, but technology has evolved and usage of the Internet has grown. I can't even do HD streaming but I am fine with SD. What kills me is the amount of data that I need to send due to work. Got a nice offer from Towerstream and when Clear goes into the sunset, I will switch to them. I have a friend who used Towerstream as a backup for his office in Dallas. He liked it, but said they had a lot of variability in performance. But even their worst was still more than adequate. But the range he experienced was between 3-30Mbps, if memory serves. So highly variable. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I have a friend who used Towerstream as a backup for his office in Dallas. He liked it, but said they had a lot of variability in performance. But even their worst was still more than adequate. But the range he experienced was between 3-30Mbps, if memory serves. So highly variable. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro Still better as local dial-up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Still better as local dial-up Sure. It will better than WiMax in many instances too. Just wanted to give you an idea what you may experience. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyallcubes Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I called Cox and they have no plans to cover my house because I am just past their territory. I would pay $10k to get my house into their territory just to have the continued pleasure to pay them each month. My neighbor is about 1/2 mile away and that is not too badHoly cow! 10k? Sheesh Iwould get Towerstream over that any day ! I didnt realize it cost 10k for a half mile of Cable and such. Gues theyd have to get permits, and such too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I called Cox and they have no plans to cover my house because I am just past their territory. I would pay $10k to get my house into their territory just to have the continued pleasure to pay them each month. My neighbor is about 1/2 mile away and that is not too bad Since you are in rural Nevada, do you have line of sight to your neighbor's house? If so, you should be able to cobble together a solution. We could even help you. AJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ginnc Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The problem with Towerstream, as with most internet solutions, is that they don't serve more rural areas and the areas that they do server would already have many other internet options available: New York, Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Reno, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Providence, Philadelphia. And with a promotion of 8Mbps service for "only" $799/mo, that doesn't seem like an option for anything other than businesses that can afford it. Unless I'm looking at the wrong Towerstream?http://www.towerstream.com/ServiceAreas.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandwithhog Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Since you are in rural Nevada, do you have line of sight to your neighbor's house? If so, you should be able to cobble together a solution. We could even help you. AJ They no longer have Internet because Cox disconnected their service for high use. The problem with Towerstream, as with most internet solutions, is that they don't serve more rural areas and the areas that they do server would already have many other internet options available: New York, Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Reno, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Providence, Philadelphia. And with a promotion of 8Mbps service for "only" $799/mo, that doesn't seem like an option for anything other than businesses that can afford it. Unless I'm looking at the wrong Towerstream? http://www.towerstream.com/ServiceAreas.aspx They have different pricing but yes the service is not cheap. Given the amounts of data, it is just a price of doing business and yes it's about 10 times the amount Clearwire gets from me each month Sure. It will better than WiMax in many instances too. Just wanted to give you an idea what you may experience. Robert I never had a speed issue with Clear and I am blessed with good enough speeds. Still hoping on a fixed solution from Sprint. Holy cow! 10k? Sheesh Iwould get Towerstream over that any day ! I didnt realize it cost 10k for a half mile of Cable and such. Gues theyd have to get permits, and such too They don't want to cover just one. If I had an appartment complex on my land, the connection would be free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 They no longer have Internet because Cox disconnected their service for high use. If I were you, I would not offer that $10,000 to Cox. Something makes me think that you would eventually get disconnected, too. AJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedub Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 you should be able to get a T1 (or 3) for less than 800/month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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