Bandwidth routing question

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I was wondering, they have satelite links that will provide virtually unlimited bandwidth, will local routing be done via satelite or cable? Because if it's satelite I don't see local gaming pings being very low.

Any opinions?
 
MyWirless uses wireless and cable for local routing and Satellite for international routing.
 
Sweet, the reason why I ask, and this is just a theory, is that if I were to get an account with www.nocap.co.za with their gaming server for international pings, it would mean I could play on international gaming servers without worrying about the extra MS lag I will experience because of the different type of routing.

Just an idea I had, might not work though (keeping my options open in case Sentech decides to cap, because ADSL started out that way too, hehe) [:D] [:p] [:o)]
 
There is no reason why your idea should not work unless the game server has a problem with Nocap's proxy. ADSL was always advertised with a 3GB cap, it was just not enforced initially.
 
could always keep ISDN as your land line (if u wish to have one) and dial that out when you want to play?

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i'm a firm believer that telkom should go to hell... who needs land lines ;)
 
Agree with freek. I'm sure that if money was completely not an issue, we could quite happily all subscribe to Telkom's dedicated lines for R 15,000 as shot, and never complain about anything. Unfortunately, money IS an issue, and R 645 alone is a LOT of money to pay for internet access. So it better work;)
 
R645 is a lot but if you do the maths for ISDN (line rental + R7 option + 128k isp subscription + call charges) it works out to the same if not more for ISDN. Plus with ISDN you don't have the benefit of cheap access during the day.
 
While I will not debate that wireless technology is an important development and has its uses, I do belive that fixed lines take alot of beating.

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Indeed it does, espescially if you're running a critical business web/mail server and downtime costs money. In the context of the average consumer I don't think it makes much of a difference if it's fixed or not as long as it works.
 
we lose about 150k every 10 minutes our lines are down, hence why I hate telkom so much...

I know HSBC (yes, the bank) loses about 10 mil every half-hour if there's a power failure or telkom ****s up
 
Perdition: my response was based on Karnaugh's post which implied (half-jokingly) that one should keep his or her ISDN line as a backup (and hence pay another R200 + call charges in fees).

I am aware that Sentech's pricing is cheaper than what one would pay for 24/7 wireline access. However, my point is that R 645 is a LOT of money to charge for internet access, and expectations naturally would also be high (now please lets not start a debate on the fact that Telkom R 250,000 per month diginet lines go down on a regular basis) - all I am saying is that from an EXPENSIVE service, I am expecting SOLID performance.
 
i'm willing to go with sentech's "Teething problems"

however, I feel that by beta testing, they'll sort out most of the issues beforehand

trust my friend... have any left? :)
 
Ok point take Zeliard, though if Sentech's connectivity/service is so bad that it warrants keeping a backup then that's grounds to cancel the contract (or not sign up in first place).
 
noone: not much trust left after Telkom's ADSL escapade. I can still trust an established telco brand, such as AT&T or BT, but with Sentech I'd rather wait & see.
 
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