When does WiMax go live? [Archive]

dominic

01-11-2005, 08:21 AM

afaik they will be finalising certification issues in december....a while till it comes to market

MaxWi

02-02-2006, 03:03 PM

There should be the first WiMAX live networks in major centers as early as May/June. Prices will start off similar to ADSL and then come down quickly.

bwana

02-02-2006, 04:26 PM

Any idea if they'll be excluding PE as a major center as is usually the case?

MaxWi

07-02-2006, 10:27 PM

It should begin to be live by June.

francois3G

11-02-2006, 11:42 AM

Will I be able to get WiMAX in a small town like Prince Albert? And if yes, when?

Thanks

Chaz

11-02-2006, 09:24 PM

I find this amusing. WiMax is not saving the planet - youll be lucky to see any major benefit over any of the existing OFDM technologies - its amazing how the WiMax hype has made Joe Public believe that the technology will be able to connect all irrespective of where.

Crazy stuff.

francois3G

11-02-2006, 09:41 PM

Hmmm...

I'm just looking for something that I can use for gaming really. I got 3G, but no 3G coverage, so I'm paying R700 p/m for GPRS.....whatta waste!!

I was hoping that WiMAX would suite my needs better. Something wireless with a low latency.

Any suggestions from your side, Chaz???

Chaz

13-02-2006, 10:12 PM

I do ..... but if i told you id have to kill you .... :-)

Working on something ...... can't say more than that.

francois3G

13-02-2006, 10:33 PM

I do ..... but if i told you id have to kill you .... :-)

Hehe....reminds me of that Top Gun scene. :D

Well, let us know, soon, will ya?!

Chaz

13-02-2006, 10:42 PM

Hehe....reminds me of that Top Gun scene. :D

Well, let us know, soon, will ya?!

Yep - wont be anything too soon unfortunately - wheels of change in SA is still slow ...

Jeeva

16-02-2006, 03:15 PM

Well you can buy Pre-Wimax equipment +/- R 10,000 a AP @ 54mbits, etc
The ISO standerd has been established, so it is just a matter of time before it gets rolled out.

francois3G

16-02-2006, 03:34 PM

Too late.....I've chosen to go with ISDN. :)

Jeeva

16-02-2006, 05:07 PM

Err... ISDN Adapter = R 300, WiMax client side AP +/- R 6000, big diff :P

Chaz

17-02-2006, 12:44 AM

Well you can buy Pre-Wimax equipment +/- R 10,000 a AP @ 54mbits, etc
The ISO standerd has been established, so it is just a matter of time before it gets rolled out.

'Real' Pre WiMax equipment will not do 54Mbits ....

Anything 54Mbits is not WiMax anything -- but rather an 802.11 a/b/g subset equipment ...

albert123

08-03-2006, 12:58 PM

Any idea if they'll be excluding PE as a major center as is usually the case?

does PE have computers?