OK, then buy a Canopy 430. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] NetFlix Streaming Bandwidth Information
> <rant>This is why we need gear capable of higher throughputs. Too many > WISPs out there don't press their manufacturers. They'd rather just put > up > a couple Canopy radios and complain on a list about how they can't deliver > X, Y, or Z to a customer. > > I have complained to manufacturers. WiMAX is NOT the answer we are > looking > for. Most of the gear being released in the US is using small channel > sizes, so small throughput. > > I will not purchase another AP unless it is able to deliver 40 mbit of > throughput, end of story. Fortunately for me, they're out there... > Mikrotik can (though uses a lot of spectrum). Deliberant is working on > it. > I believe the new Canopy is close. > > Orthogon can do 300 mbit in 30 MHz... expensive, but it can be done. > Where > are the engineers at the other companies? Where are the PtMP products? I > haven't purchased any of their products, but from what I hear, Deliberant > is > going to do 70 mbit in 20 MHz by spring. Not as good as Orthogon, but a > lot > better than anyone else out there. 20 MHz of WiMAX could produce > acceptable > speeds, but no one is doing it. > > <sarcasm>Buying an $8k WiMAX AP that only does 15 megabit sounds like a > great idea!</sarcasm>I could MAYBE see $8k for a TV whitespaces AP that > supported bonding of several channels (say 4 or 5)... In 3650 or 5 gig, > no > thanks. > > Where has the innovation in the last few years gone?</rant> > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dennis Burgess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:42 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: [WISPA] NetFlix Streaming Bandwidth Information > >> In case you did not know, recently NetFlix and Microsoft teamed up to >> provide video on-demand services to all of the XBox 360 users. Not only >> can you start one of 12,000 videos in a matter of seconds on your >> computer, but you can also do this right on your Xbox 360, bringing it >> mainstream for many who have never used it. Not to mention the super >> low cost of basically $9 bucks a month! >> >> I have been using it for a few weeks and since it came out on the XBox >> 360 last Wednesday, I have streamed GIGs. Soon as you hear, gigs, you >> may be interested to know what is required to maintain a high-end video >> stream. So, I put together some numbers for everyone, in case you are >> interested in how much bandwidth this service uses! A >> >> You can see my data at http://www.linktechs.net/netflix.asp. Feel free >> to shoot me a e-mail off-list if you have any questions! >> >> ------------------------------ >> * Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer >> Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services* >> 314-735-0270 >> http://www.linktechs.net >> <http://www.linktechs.net/> >> >> */ Link Technologies, Inc is offering LIVE Mikrotik On-Line Training >> <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp>/* >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
