Tue 23 Jan 2007
From time to time we get new customers with existing wireless connections – Woosh a good example.
Most times we get them off wireless as early as the contract permits.
In 2007 if you are in a city area you will have access to DSL which is much more reliable and now much faster.
A Woosh 20 GByte plan with a meagre targeted speed of 1.6Mbyte/s download and 120kbyte/s upload is $59.95 per month.
Orcon’s 30 GByte plan , for the same amount, has targeted speeds of 8Mb/s download and 3Mb/s upload
As anyone with a sky decoder knows, sending digital signals over wireless connections is very susceptible to atmospheric conditions.
From a technology perspective the only reason you would have wireless is if DSL or some other cable based solution was not available (e.g. in rural areas) or if you needed portable access (e.g. 3G access cards for notebooks).
The rules may change in a couple of years when the new WiMax wireless protocols start getting used but I suspect all they will do is push DSL to the faster speeds and cheaper plans that are eminently feasible today
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