Comments on: The State of WiMax: What’s the real deal?

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San Antonio Chapter 13 Bankruptcy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:51:25 +0000

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By: ruel

ruel — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:57:16 +0000

Are there any IT/Telco companies here in the Philippines who are offering wimax infra installations specifically for unified city-wide telecommunications ?

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By: thephilippineisland

thephilippineisland — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:01:54 +0000

Is that really true?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:57:53 +0000

I’ve had Smartbro (fixed antenna) for a couple years and it’s been rock steady for me. Then again, I have a Smart Tower just a couple hundred feet from where I live so they were an obvious choice. It’s been a very steady & reliable connection, but just isn’t fast enough for large bandwidth connections. So I had a Globe 1mbt dsl line hooked up a couple days ago. I hooked up both the Smart & Globe connections to a cheap’ish load balancing router and so far I’m quite satisfied with it.

I’d looked at bumping up my Smartbro to the new 3.5g usb modems.. but saw too many horror stories about IM client disconnects, aborted file transfers, and widly fluctuating connection speeds. I can’t see the point of a 2mbt connection if it only applies for the 1st minute of anything but http surfing. Also my local Smart Tower isn’t even 3.5G capable yet, argh.

I wonder how much of a lockdown the Phil ISP’s will be putting on Wimax connections… i.e. will they implement heavy throttling on ftp/video conferencing/voip? Will residental Wimax be an “open” connection or just another NAT’d/proxied smokescreen? i.e. We’ll give you a 512kbt/whatever connection but you can only use it for plain http.

By: ogago

ogago — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:38:03 +0000

i use globe dsl, speed was very unstable and connection sometimes intermittent compared to pldt’s NGN (i use both, one in laguna and one in cavite)so what more do you expect from globe’s wireless connection?

By: yuga

yuga — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:49:32 +0000

It used to be that PLDT DSL is about Php1,500 for 128Kbps.

By: mindyQ

mindyQ — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:12:06 +0000

@aldrin

I concur, P799 is quite expensive for 512kbps speed, which is not even guaranteed by Globe!

If you ask me, P350-499 for 512kbps is more reasonable.

By: aldrin

aldrin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:55:27 +0000

agree. guided transmissions are more reliable than free space ones.

By: Beau Rudd

Beau Rudd — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:54:32 +0000

We use Wimax in my call center and it works great!

Its cheaper then a dedicated ISP and works just as well.

By: macobex

macobex — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:01:20 +0000

WiMax Technology was discussed in our class as a thesis proposal for one of our subject. It is said that WiMax has a larger coverage area than WiFi, so without further thinking I would say that this technology is much better that WiFi. But Whatever happen I will still use DSL, as you said “fixed lines are still more reliable and have better latency.”

Thanks for the post.

By: Joseph Paul Caparas

Joseph Paul Caparas — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:20:03 +0000

Just as long as the bandwidth doesn’t dilute to an uber-detestable degree — say 10 kBps — I’m in. That’s the problem with most wireless networks.

By: aldrin

aldrin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:15:36 +0000

I’m interested to see how this all works out in the long run. We Pinoys love to be at the forefront of technology, even if it means running the risk of burning holes in our pockets. P799 per month for 512kBps is a bit on the pricey side.

By: lexx

lexx — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:12:27 +0000

will wait for it