I have customers in 2+ story stucco houses with tile roofs. They might as well be caves!
On 12/16/2010 02:05 PM, Philip Dorr wrote: > It requires GPS (which most people not in caves have) and about 60k > connection both ways per conversation (up to 3 conversations). > It creates an IPSEC VPN out to Verizon that the voice traffic goes over. > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:36 AM, David E. Smith<d...@mvn.net> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:28, Matt<lm7...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Anyone using one of these? What are actual bandwidth requirements and >>> usage? >>> >> Are you referring to this? >> http://support.vzw.com/information/network_extender.html >> I've not used that one, but I've used a similar device from Sprint. For >> calls, the bandwidth used is negligible (40-50kbps). >> The Verizon one supports EVDO data (Sprint's Airave femtocell didn't, IIRC), >> so if the phone is being used for cellular data that will increase the usage >> somewhat. Since the device requires broadband anyway, if the phone has >> wi-fi, just use it instead of EVDO; you'll probably get better performance. >> I vaguely remember reading that all calls and data transactions from a >> femtocell like this have to be tunneled through the carrier's network for >> CALEA purposes, which would obviously add latency, but I don't have a cite >> for this statement. >> David Smith >> MVN.net >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/
