rgsaunders
join:2004-08-28
Napanee, ON
| reply to wilburyan
Re: 2 New Internet options from Sasktel
Actually this is a rural service, the town itself is served by DSL. The ISP is using the Motorola Canopy system, operates in license free 900mhz spectrum. Prices are, I agree, market driven, and that is perhaps why the disparity in pricing on the services. There is competition along the eastern Lake Ontario shoreline area. |
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK | 900 Mhz?
I hope no one has cordless phones =P |
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wilburyan
join:2002-08-01
| Funny you should mention that... with Home net they were experiencing interference problems during testing (not sure how it's doing in real world cause havn't really installed it much yet)
But 2.4ghz phones will cause problems for homenet... that and microwave ovens.
In my opinion they should have with with 802.11a 5ghz doesn't seem to have as much noise. |
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK | haven't run into any microwaves that caused problems, personally |
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rgsaunders
join:2004-08-28
Napanee, ON | reply to Tikker_LoS
Actually I have a 900MHz cordless phone and it is not an issue, they are not on the same frequency, just in the same spectrum. |
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z454
@sympatico.ca | Hi. Do you know the make and model of the modem sasktel wireless is using?
Thanks |
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bwilke1
join:2005-02-23
Vancouver, BC
| reply to Tikker_LoS
900Mhz is a good choice for long distance coverage where line of site is iffy. Remember that attenuation of wireless signals is related to frequency. 5Ghz has much less range than 900Mhz, and 2.4Ghz is somewhere in the middle. So if your house is bordeline light of site with the tower, convince your neighbour to try it first before you buy.  At 900Mhz it might work. |
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wilburyan
join:2002-08-01 | I'm not sure about this... but i'd think that Sasktel would be using a licensed frequency and not a public one. This is just a guess... I'm not sure what they're using. |
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wilburyan
join:2002-08-01 | confirmed... it's not 900mhz... it's lower, although I don't think I'm allowed to be giving out exact details. But the frequency is licensed to Sasktel. |
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